Hon. Lucy Hood

Lucy Hood MP was elected as the State Member for Adelaide in 2022, after a two-year campaign of community engagement. In September 2025, she was appointed to Cabinet as the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water.

Lucy was raised in the state’s southeast, on a sheep farm at Bool Lagoon and in the regional township of Naracoorte. Lucy’s love of the environment, water and heritage was fostered during her childhood, playing in Mary Seymour Conversation Park and the Bool Lagoon wetlands, along the Naracoorte Creek and at the UNESCO World Heritage-Listed Naracoorte Caves. 

Lucy was the first in her family to go to university, moving to Adelaide to study Journalism. She later started her career at The Advertiser newspaper as a cadet journalist and went on to become Education Editor. Before entering politics, Lucy was an adviser to former Premier Jay Weatherill and Director of Policy for SA Labor Leader and now Premier, Peter Malinauskas.

Lucy lives in the suburb of Prospect with her two children, Audrey and Ned, her partner David, and his three boys. Together, they love walking, running, and playing sport in the world-renowned Adelaide Park Lands, cheering on the North Adelaide Roosters, and visiting the famous Adelaide Central Market. Lucy is also an Authorised Marriage Celebrant.