Constadina Bonaros is an Australian politician. She has been an SA Best member of the

South Australian Legislative Council The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the South Australian House of Assembly, ...

since the 2018 state election.

Career

Bonaros has undergraduate degrees in Laws and Arts (Modern Greek and Social Politics) from the

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on N ...

. She had worked as a lawyer from 2003 until 2006 before becoming an advisor to

Nick Xenophon Nick Xenophon ( Nicholas Xenophou; born 29 January 1959) is an Australian politician and lawyer who was a Senator for South Australia from 2008 to 2017. He was the leader of two political parties: Nick Xenophon Team federally, and Nick Xenophon ...

for over 12 years. In 2007, Bonaros served as Xenophon's campaign manager. From 2007 she served in John Darley's office, running second on the ticket to Darley at that years election. She left Darley's office to join Senator Stirling Griff's office as his chief of staff when he was elected at the 2016 federal election. Bonaros was campaign manager for SA Best during the 2018 election campaign, at which the party won two seats in the upper house (Bonaros and

Frank Pangallo Frank Pangallo (born October 1954) is an Australian journalist and politician. He has been an SA Best member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2018 state election. Pangallo worked for the ''News'' in Adelaide, becoming edi ...

). In 2020, Connie stated that fellow politician Sam Duluk slapped her bottom but the courts found him not guilty. Another politician, Tammy Franks has also accused him of similar actions.

Personal life

Bonaros is married and has one child.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the South Australian Legislative Council Women members of the South Australian Legislative Council Nick Xenophon's SA-BEST members of the Parliament of South Australia University of Adelaide alumni 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians {{Australia-politician-stub