Russell Wortley

Wortley worked as a plumber and gas fitter before being elected as a union official in 1984. He is a former head of the Gas sub-branch of the Transport Workers Union in South Australia.{{cite news|last=Mayne|first=Stephen|title=Tracking the unionists in parliament|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/2006/01/25/tracking-the-unionists-in-parliament/|access-date=28 April 2014|newspaper=Crikey|date=25 January 2006}} He was a councillor for the Fitzroy Ward of the Prospect City Council from 1987 to 1993.{{Cite web | url=https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1985/27/1279.pdf | title=City of Prospect | publisher=The South Australian Government Gazette | date=1985-04-18}} He has served as a member of a number of government and community organisations including the Occupational Health and Safety Commission, the Workers Appeal Tribunal and the Industrial Relations Advisory Committee. He is a Justice of the Peace.

First elected to the Legislative Council in the 2006 South Australian state election, Wortley was re-elected at the 2014 election for a second eight-year term, and again in the 2022 election for a third eight-year term.

Wortley's policy interests include education, health, industrial relations, aged care, environment and natural resources. Wortley has served in many committees and select committees, and served as Minister for Industrial Relations and State/Local Government Relations from 2011 to 2013.

He served as President of the South Australian Legislative Council from 6 May 2014 until 3 May 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-29/russell-wortley-legislative-council-president-john-gazzola/5418668|title=Wortley given nod as Upper House president|date=29 April 2014|via=www.abc.net.au}}

Wortley is married to fellow state Labor politician Dana Wortley. They have one son.

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• [http://sa.alp.org.au/alp/state-mps/hon-russell-wortley-mlc Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website]

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