\u201cI approached him to become part of our government,\u201d Mr Weatherill told David and Will on Tuesday. \u201cHe is a great supporter, he\u2019s been very supportive of me and my career. I think it\u2019s one of the first duties of a leader to make sure that there\u2019s a good succession plan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Malinauskas has confirmed he will switch from the state\u2019s upper house to the lower house seat of Croydon.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s part of it,\u201d Mr Weatherill said, \u201cthere are others — Susan Close, Stephen Mullighan and of course John Rau, Jack Snelling, Tom Koutsantonis. We\u2019ve got an extraordinary team, any one of whom could step up and provide leadership in South Australia. I\u2019m not afraid of surrounding myself with talent, I think that\u2019s what we need in South Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n