Jonathan Pietzsch for Barker

Jonathan is the father of four young children, three girls and a boy, and together with his wife runs an agricultural contracting and farming business around Tintinara and Keith in South East South Australia.

Elected to local government in 2022 Jonathan now serves as Deputy Mayor of the Coorong District Council. Regional growth and development is a priority as he wants to build a legacy for his children that enables them to live, work and raise a family in Regional SA without being disadvantaged by the tyranny of distance.

He joined the Nationals 20 years ago as he believes that the party is best suited to representing Regional Australia. A party driven by values; the belief that the family unit is the irreplaceable basis of a strong and stable society and the belief in maximising the rights and freedoms of the local community and the individual to govern themselves. The Nationals are the party that believes in you and your potential.