Lynette Ruth Breuer (born 28 March 1951) is a former Australian politician who represented the electoral district of Giles in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Labor Party from 1997 to 2014. Breuer became Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly for the Mike Rann and Jay Weatherill Labor governments following the 2010 election. Breuer was the first female Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 2010 to 2013. Before entering Parliament at the 1997 election, Breuer was a lecturer in Women's Studies and Vocational Education at the Spencer Institute of TAFE. She was Junior Vice President of the Australian Labor Party. Breuer did not re-contest her seat at the 2014 election. She was elected as mayor of the City of Whyalla in August 2016. In May 2017 Breuer was found guilty of a breach of the Council's code of conduct over a "heated argument" with another council member and a third person who had complained. In January 2018 it was announced that Breuer was under investigation for the alleged assault of the wife of SA-Best 2018 state elections candidate Tom Antonio, at a 2017 Remembrance Day function. She was defeated by Clare McLaughlin at the November 2018 elections. See also Women and government in Australia Women in the South Australian House of Assembly References http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-01/whyalla-mayor-steps-down-from-council-after-alleged-assault/9383810 External links Members of the South Australian House of Assembly 1952 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia Speakers of the South Australian House of Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the South Australian House of Assembly