The Hon. Lucy Hood MP

Minister for Education, Training & Skills

Minister for Education, Training and Skills
Minister for Autism
Minister for the City of Adelaide

Lucy Hood MP was elected as the State Member for Adelaide in 2022, after a two-year campaign of community engagement.

Lucy was raised in the state’s southeast, on a sheep farm at Bool Lagoon and in the regional township of Naracoorte. Lucy attended Naracoorte Primary School and Naracoorte High School before becoming the first in her family to go to university.

Lucy later started her career at The Advertiser newspaper as a cadet journalist and went on to become Education Editor. Before entering politics, Lucy was an Adviser to former Premier Jay Weatherill and Director of Policy for SA Labor Leader and now Premier, Peter Malinauskas.

Lucy lives in the City of Prospect with her two children, Audrey and Ned, her partner David, and his three boys. Together, they love walking, running, and playing sport in the world-renowned Adelaide Park Lands, cheering on the North Adelaide Roosters, and visiting the famous Adelaide Central Market. Lucy is also an Authorised Marriage Celebrant.