Reggie Martin

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Reggie Martin
MLC
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
19 March 2022
Personal details
Born Port Adelaide, South Australia
Political party Labor

Reggie Martin is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2022 state election.

Martin was born in Port Adelaide and was educated at Taperoo High School and the University of Adelaide. He became an official in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association and rose to become assistant secretary of the state Labor Party in 2011 and state secretary from 2012. [1]

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  1. "About Reggie Martin".