Katrine Anne Hildyard (born 1 April 1970) is an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Reynell in the Parliament of South Australia as a member of the South Australian Labor Party since the 2014 state election. Hildyard has served as the Minister for Child Protection, the Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, and the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing in the Malinauskas ministry since March 2022. She was previously appointed to the Weatherill ministry in September 2017 as Minister for Disabilities and served in this role until the 2018 state election. Background and early career Hildyard was born in Adelaide and grew up in Netley with her brother and two sisters. During Hildyard's childhood her mother was the victim of domestic violence from her estranged father, which shaped her passion on the issue in later life. Hildyard attended Plympton High School and studied a Bachelor of Arts at Flinders University as a mature age student. She worked as a cleaner, shop assistant, lecturer, and clerical worker. She later graduated from the Australian Institute of Company Directors and was a Fellow of the Governor's Leadership Foundation. Hildyard joined the Labor Party in the 1990s and became a member of the Labor Left. She worked for ALP Senator Nick Bolkus between 1994 and 1996. In 1996 Hildyard began working for the South Australian branch of the Australian Services Union (ASU), where she was elected Assistant Secretary in 2006 and later Secretary in 2009. As Secretary the ASU campaigned for overwhelmingly female community sector workers to have their wages increased to match their mainly-male private sector counterparts. An equal pay case before Fair Work Australia was successful in 2012, and the State Government committed to increasing wages between 19 and 41 per cent. The ASU also committed to supporting same-sex marriage and lobbying the Labor Party to change its policy, which at the time was opposed to any change. In 2008 Hildyard participated in the social inclusion stream of the Australia 2020 Summit. She was appointed to the Premier's Council for Women in 2011. Political career At the 2014 state election Hildyard was elected as the Labor member for Reynell, replacing retiring member Gay Thompson. In her maiden speech, Hildyard said her priorities included reducing domestic violence, supporting equal pay for women, maintaining high quality mental health services, and recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution. Hildyard