Premier’s adviser wins top development lobby job

The City Improvement Institute of Australia SA division (UDIA) immediately introduced that political adviser and former public servant Liam Golding will probably be its subsequent chief govt.

Golding, who has suggested quite a few Labor ministers, is presently a senior adviser to the Premier – a job he was appointed to in Could 2022.

He was additionally Malinauskas’ chief-of-staff when the now-Premier was Police, Corrections and Emergency Providers Minister within the Weatherill Authorities.

Previous to that, Golding was an adviser to Planning Minister John Rau from 2011 to 2014 earlier than shifting to then Premier Jay Weatherill’s workplace to advise him on planning, city improvement, transport and infrastructure.

Extra lately, he was a senior coverage adviser with federal SA senator Marielle Smith (July 2019 to Could 2022), a senior supervisor throughout the South Australian Housing Authority (April 2018 to July 2019) and principal coverage officer throughout the South Australian cupboard workplace (November 2016 to April 2018).

Golding will exchange outgoing UDIA CEO Pat Gerace, who earlier this yr was appointed CEO of civil engineering firm Greenhill.

UDIA SA president Daniel Palumbo mentioned Golding’s data of coverage improvement and authorities processes can be helpful to the organisation.

“Liam has been a trusted and efficient senior coverage and parliamentary advisor to 2 Premiers and two Deputy Premiers,” Palumbo mentioned in a press release.

“We’re assured that Liam will probably be an efficient chief of the UDIA’s advocacy efforts on behalf of our members, as he comes with a deep seeded understanding of and expertise in coverage improvement and tips on how to successfully navigate Cupboard and Parliamentary processes.

“Liam is undoubtedly a revered and gifted political advisor and the abilities and networks he has developed over this time will probably be a terrific asset for the UDIA shifting ahead — and crucial to constructing on the achievements of former chief govt Pat Gerace.”

Gerace additionally had expertise advising Labor ministers earlier than he was appointed UDIA CEO in 2015.

He was a ministerial adviser to former Transport, Infrastructure and City Improvement Minister Pat Conlon from 2005 to 2013 earlier than a short stint within the workplace of Vitality Minister Tom Koutsantonis.

The UDIA represents builders, consultants, companies and small firms throughout South Australia’s improvement sector.

It has been a vocal supporter of the Malinauskas Authorities’s land launch initiatives within the outer suburbs.

It has additionally been advocating for a higher concentrate on greenfield and strategic infill developments to fulfill Adelaide’s future housing progress wants.

Golding will begin as CEO on Could 23, 2023.

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