Born in 1962. A Gemini! Happily married. Two daughters at high school.

While studying law Kris Hanna worked part-time as a project officer at the South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS). After graduating with Honours from Adelaide University, he practiced law, primarily in the areas of injury litigation and criminal defence work. Served as an Elected Member of the Marion Council 1995-97.

  During his time in Parliament, Kris has campaigned successfully on a
  range of community issues. He has spoken out in Parliament on issues
  such as Australia’s treatment of refugees, the rights of individual citizens, environmental matters, constitutional reform and the fallacies of ‘tough law & order’ policies.

First elected to the House of Assembly in the South Australian Parliament October 1997. Formerly a member of Labor then the Greens, Kris was re-elected in March 2006 as an Independent MP.

“Being an MP is the best job in the world because it carries with it the power to do much good. Being an MP is the worst job in the world because of the cynicism, ignorance, apathy and sheer malice with which we have to contend every day.”  Kris