Deputy Premier of Tasmania
The Deputy Premier of Tasmania is a role in the Government of Tasmania assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Tasmania. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Tasmania in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier. The Deputy Premier may either be appointed by the Premier during the cabinet formation process, or may be elected by caucus. Due to the contingent role of the Deputy Premier, they almost without exception have additional ministerial portfolios. The current Deputy Premier is Jeremy Rockliff.
| Deputy Premier of Tasmania | |
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 Coat of arms of Tasmania | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of Tasmania |
| Term length | At the Governor's pleasure |
| Formation | 26 August 1958 |
| First holder | John James Dwyer |
List of Deputy Premiers in Tasmania
- Political parties
Labor Party Centre Party Liberal Party
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John James Dwyer |  |
26 August 1958 | 12 May 1959 | |
| 2 | Roy Fagan |  |
12 May 1959 | 26 May 1969 | |
| 3 | Kevin Lyons |  |
26 May 1969 | 14 March 1972 | |
| 4 | Merv Everett | |
3 May 1972 | 12 April 1974 | |
| 5 | Bill Neilson |  |
17 April 1974 | 31 March 1975 | |
| 6 | Doug Lowe | |
31 March 1975 | 1 December 1977 | |
| 7 | Neil Batt | |
1 December 1977 | 29 August 1980 | |
| 8 | Michael Barnard | |
29 August 1980 | 27 May 1982 | |
| 9 | Max Bingham | |
27 May 1982 | 13 June 1984 | |
| 10 | Geoff Pearsall | |
15 June 1984 | 1 November 1988 | |
| 11 | Ray Groom | |
1 November 1988 | 29 June 1989 | |
| 12 | Peter Patmore | |
3 July 1989 | 17 February 1992 | |
| 13 | John Beswick | |
18 February 1992 | 18 March 1996 | |
| 12 | Sue Napier | |
18 March 1996 | 14 September 1998 | |
| 13 | Paul Lennon | |
14 September 1998 | 21 March 2004 | |
| 14 | David Llewellyn |  |
22 March 2004 | 5 April 2006 | |
| 15 | Bryan Green | |
5 April 2006 | 15 July 2006 | |
| 16 | Steve Kons | |
30 October 2006 | 9 April 2008 | |
| 17 | David Bartlett |  |
10 April 2008 | 26 May 2008 | |
| 18 | Lara Giddings |  |
26 May 2008 | 24 January 2011 | |
| 19 | Bryan Green | |
24 January 2011 | 31 March 2014 | |
| 20 | Jeremy Rockliff |  |
31 March 2014 | present | |
References
- The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 Parliament of Tasmania
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