Connie Bonaros


Constadina Bonaros is an Australian politician. She has been an SA Best member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2018 state election.

Career

Bonaros has undergraduate degrees in Laws and Arts from the University of Adelaide. She had worked as a lawyer from 2003 until 2006 before becoming an advisor to Nick Xenophon for over 12 years. In 2007, Bonaros served as Xenophon's campaign manager. From 2007 she served in John Darley's office, running second on the ticket to Darley at that years election. She left Darley's office to join Senator Stirling Griff's office as his chief of staff when he was elected at the 2016 federal election. Bonaros was campaign manager for SA Best during the 2018 election campaign, at which the party won two seats in the upper house.
In December 2019, at a Christmas party in Parliament House, Bonaros was the subject of an incident which resulted in fellow MP Sam Duluk being reported for assault.

Personal life

Bonaros is married and has one child.