Dan van Holst Pellekaan

Daniel Cornelius van Holst Pellekaan is an Australian former politician. He represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Stuart for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2010 state election until he lost the seat in the 2022 state election.^[3]

Dan van Holst Pellekaan
Deputy Premier of South Australia
In office 23 November 2021 – 21 March 2022
Premier	Steven Marshall
Preceded by	Vickie Chapman
Succeeded by	Susan Close
Deputy Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party
In office 25 November 2021 – 19 April 2022
Leader	Steven Marshall
Preceded by	Vickie Chapman
Succeeded by	John Gardner
Leader of Government Business in the House
In office 29 July 2020 – 21 March 2022
Premier	Steven Marshall
Preceded by	Stephan Knoll
Succeeded by	Tom Koutsantonis
Minister for Energy and Mining
In office 22 March 2018 – 21 March 2022
Premier	Steven Marshall
Preceded by	Tom Koutsantonis (as Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy)
Succeeded by	Tom Koutsantonis
Shadow ministerial positions Shadow Minister for Energy and Mining In office 25 January 2017 – 22 March 2018 Leader Steven Marshall Succeeded by Tom Koutsantonis Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Racing, and Sport and Recreation In office 8 December 2011 – 6 November 2012 Leader Isobel Redmond Preceded by Steven Griffiths (for Regional Development) Succeeded by Mitch Williams (for Racing, Sport and Recreation)
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Stuart
In office 20 March 2010 – 19 March 2022
Preceded by	Graham Gunn
Succeeded by	Geoff Brock
Personal details
Born	Daniel Cornelius van Holst Pellekaan Canberra, ACT, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Rebecca van Holst Pellekaan
Education	Maret School
Alma mater	University of Toronto University of Tasmania (BEc)
Occupation	Basketball player Politician
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Career information
Playing career	1985–1988
Position	Forward
Career history
1985–1988[2]	Hobart Devils
Career NBL statistics
Points	389 (5.8 ppg)
Rebounds	215 (3.2 rpb)
Blocks	15 (0.2 bpg)

Van Holst Pellekaan was the Deputy Premier of South Australia between November 2021 and March 2022, and served as the Minister for Energy and Mining in the Marshall Ministry between 2018 and 2022.^[4][5]

Early life and education

Van Holst Pellekaan was born in Canberra, to a Dutch father who had emigrated to Australia at the age of two. The family moved to Washington D.C. when his father was offered a position at the World Bank,^[6] and Dan attended the Maret School. He was active in sport, playing American football and basketball for Maret, and later moved to Canada to study and play basketball at the University of Toronto.^[7]

He moved back to Australia when he was recruited by the Hobart Devils basketball team in Tasmania, where he played for four years while studying for a Bachelor of Economics degree.^[7][8]

After graduating, van Holst Pellekaan moved to Melbourne to work for BP. He later moved to the outback where he and some friends bought Spud's Roadhouse in Pimba, South Australia. After seven years, he worked in other tourism ventures, then moved to Wilmington after meeting his wife, Rebecca.

Political career

In Wilmington, following the announcement of the retirement of Graham Gunn, van Holst Pellekaan gained Liberal Party endorsement for the seat of Stuart;^[7] and was elected at the 2010 state election.

Following the 2018 state election, van Holst Pellekaan was appointed as the Minister for Energy and Mining.^[9] On 25 November 2021, following the resignation of Vickie Chapman as deputy party leader and Deputy Premier, van Holst Pellekaan was elected as the new deputy leader, defeating David Speirs in a party room ballot. He was sworn in as Deputy Premier of South Australia that day.^[10]

He lost his seat at the 2022 state election to independent Geoff Brock, who had transferred from the Frome following a redistribution.^[11]

Interests

Van Holst Pellekaan was listed as a “bronze sponsor” of the 2018 Kapunda Rodeo in the event programme.

References

1. "Dan Van Holst Pellekan". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
2. "Dan Van Holst Pellekan". Player Profile. SportsTG. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
3. "2010 election". Electoral Commission of South Australia.
4. MacLennan, Leah (22 March 2018). "SA election: Who's who in the new South Australian Liberal Government?". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
5. "The South Australian Government Gazette, 22 March 2018, No. 20, Supplementary Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
6. "Van Holst Pellekaan benoemd bij Wereldbank". Dutch Australian Weekly. Vol. 25, no. 29. New South Wales, Australia. 7 May 1976. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via Trove. (in Dutch)
7. "Dan van Holst Pellekaan – the Mid North MP who is playing to win". The Advertiser. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
8. "Mr Dan van Holst Pellekaan". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
9. Siebert, Bension (22 March 2018). "Marshall unveils new Cabinet". InDaily. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
10. "SA Mining and Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan is officially SA's new Deputy Premier". ABC News. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
11. "Deputy Premier Dan van Holst Pellekaan loses seat". ABC News. 19 March 2022.

 

Political offices
Preceded by Tom Koutsantonis as Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy	Minister for Energy and Mining 2018–2022	Succeeded by Tom Koutsantonis
Preceded by Vickie Chapman	Deputy Premier of South Australia 2021–2022	Succeeded by Susan Close
South Australian House of Assembly
Preceded by Graham Gunn	Member for Stuart 2010–2022	Succeeded by Geoff Brock
Party political offices
Preceded by Vickie Chapman	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division) 2021–2022	Succeeded by John Gardner