- Premiers of Tasmania
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Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier. "Infobox minister office
border = provincial
minister = prime
title = Premier
jurisdiction = Tasmania
incumbent =David Bartlett
his/her = His
appointed_by =Peter Underwood
governor =Governor of Tasmania
first_minister =William Champ
date =November 1 ,1856 Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system inTasmania . Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only.List of Premiers in Tasmania
No. Name Party Date elected 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 Trade14 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,
Nationalist15 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 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), onAugust 27 2004 . The most recently-serving premier to die wasJim Bacon (1998–2004), onJune 20 2004 .References
* [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/DataSheets/Premiers_Table.htm PREMIERS OF TASMANIA] Parliament of Tasmania
ee Also
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List of Premiers of Tasmania by time in office
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