Premiers of Tasmania
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- See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier.
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| Incumbent: David Bartlett |
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| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointed by: | Peter Underwood as Governor of Tasmania |
| First : | William Champ |
| Formation: | 1 November 1856 |
Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in Tasmania. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only.
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[edit] List of Premiers in Tasmania
| No. | Name | Party | Date elected |
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| 1 | William Champ | 1 November 1856 | |
| 2 | Thomas Gregson | 26 February 1857 | |
| 3 | William Weston | 25 April 1857 | |
| 4 | Francis Smith | 12 May 1857 | |
| — | William Weston | 1 November 1860 | |
| 5 | Thomas Chapman | 2 August 1861 | |
| 6 | James Whyte | 20 January 1863 | |
| 7 | Sir Richard Dry | 24 November 1866 | |
| 8 | James Wilson | 4 August 1869 | |
| 9 | Frederick Innes | 4 November 1872 | |
| 10 | Alfred Kennerley | 4 August 1873 | |
| 11 | Thomas Reibey | 20 July 1876 | |
| 12 | Philip Fysh | 9 August 1877 | |
| 13 | William Giblin | 5 March 1878 | |
| 14 | William Crowther | 20 December 1878 | |
| — | William Giblin | 30 October 1879 | |
| 15 | Adye Douglas | 15 August 1884 | |
| 16 | James Agnew | 8 March 1886 | |
| — | Philip Fysh | Liberal | 29 March 1887 |
| 17 | Henry Dobson | Conservative | 17 August 1892 |
| 18 | Sir Edward Braddon | Liberal / Free Trade |
14 April 1894 |
| 19 | Elliott Lewis | Conservative | 12 October 1899 |
| 20 | William Propsting | Liberal | 9 April 1903 |
| 21 | John Evans | Conservative | 12 July 1904 |
| — | Sir Elliott Lewis | Liberal | 19 June 1909 |
| 22 | John Earle | Labor | 20 October 1909 |
| — | Sir Elliott Lewis | Commonwealth Liberal | 27 October 1909 |
| 23 | Albert Solomon | Commonwealth Liberal | 14 June 1912 |
| — | John Earle | Labor | 6 April 1914 |
| 24 | Walter Lee | Commonwealth Liberal, Nationalist |
15 April 1916 |
| 25 | John Hayes | Nationalist | 12 August 1922 |
| — | Sir Walter Lee | Nationalist | 14 August 1923 |
| 26 | Joseph Lyons | Labor | 25 October 1923 |
| 27 | John McPhee | Nationalist | 15 June 1928 |
| — | Sir Walter Lee | Nationalist | 15 March 1934 |
| 28 | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | 22 June 1934 |
| 29 | Edmund Dwyer-Gray | Labor | 11 June 1939 |
| 30 | Robert Cosgrove | Labor | 18 December 1939 |
| 31 | Edward Brooker | Labor | 18 December 1947 |
| — | Robert Cosgrove | Labor | 25 December 1948 |
| 32 | Eric Reece | Labor | 26 August 1958 |
| 33 | Angus Bethune | Liberal | 26 May 1969 |
| — | Eric Reece | Labor | 3 May 1972 |
| 34 | Bill Neilson | Labor | 31 March 1975 |
| 35 | Doug Lowe | Labor | 1 December 1977 |
| 36 | Harry Holgate | Labor | 11 November 1981 |
| 37 | Robin Gray | Liberal | 26 May 1982 |
| 38 | Michael Field | Labor | 29 June 1989 |
| 39 | Ray Groom | Liberal | 17 February 1992 |
| 40 | Tony Rundle | Liberal | 18 March 1996 |
| 41 | Jim Bacon | Labor | 14 September 1998 |
| 42 | Paul Lennon | Labor | 21 March 2004 |
| 43 | David Bartlett | Labor | 26 May 2008 |
[edit] Living former premiers
As of May 2008, six former premiers are alive, the oldest being Tony Rundle (1996–98, born 1939). The most recent premier to die was Sir Angus Bethune (1969–72), on 27 August 2004. The most recently-serving premier to die was Jim Bacon (1998–2004), on 20 June 2004.
| Name | Term as premier | Date of birth |
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| Doug Lowe | 1977–1981 | 15 May 1942 |
| Robin Gray | 1982–1989 | 1 March 1940 |
| Michael Field | 1989–1992 | 28 May 1948 |
| Ray Groom | 1992–1996 | 3 September 1944 |
| Tony Rundle | 1996–1998 | 5 March 1939 |
| Paul Lennon | 2004–2008 | 8 October 1955 |
[edit] References
- PREMIERS OF TASMANIA Parliament of Tasmania
[edit] See also
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