Corey Luke Wingard is a former Australian politician. He was a

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member of the

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from the 2014 state election, representing

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until 2018 and

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until his defeat in 2022. Wingard served as the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing in the Marshall Ministry from 2018 to 2022. He previously served as the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services. Following a Cabinet reshuffle on 28 July 2020, Wingard was appointed the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, and was sworn in on the following day. Wingard previously was a

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and sports presenter, ran a media advice company, and worked for senator Sean Edwards. Wingard graduated from the

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with a degree in exercise and sports. He worked for the

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before moving into television where he worked for the ''Nine Network'' on the ''Wide World of Sports'' and ''FOX Sports''. He later joined ''Network 10'' where he was a sports producer/presenter and was a host and commentator for major events such as the Commonwealth Games, IPL cricket, AFL and the National Basketball League. Wingard was cleared of misconduct by

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Steven Marshall Steven Spence Marshall (born 21 January 1968) is an Australian politician who served as the 46th premier of South Australia between 2018 and 2022. He has been a member of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in the ...

following the report of a private investigator after accusations of bullying and intimidatory behavior by Leah Cassidy, chief executive of Sport SA.

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