President of the Legislative Council | |
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since 21 May 2019 | |
Appointer | Elected by the Tasmanian Legislative Council |
Inaugural holder | Thomas Horne |
Formation | 2 December 1856 |
Deputy | Ruth Forrest |
The President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Council.
Member | Party | Electorate | Term in Office |
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Thomas Horne | Independent | Hobart | 2 December 1856 – 2 September 1859 |
William Nairn | Meander | 13 September 1859 – 25 August 1868 | |
Frederick Innes | Independent | South Esk | 25 August 1868 – 4 November 1872 |
(Sir) James Wilson | Independent | Hobart | 4 November 1872 – 29 February 1880 |
Frederick Innes | Independent | South Esk | 3 March 1880 – 11 May 1882 |
Thomas Chapman | Buckingham | 11 July 1882 – 17 February 1884 | |
Walter Gellibrand | Independent | Derwent | 1 July 1884 – 9 July 1889 |
William Moore | Independent | Russell | 9 July 1889 – 20 April 1894 |
(Sir) Adye Douglas | Independent | Launceston | 20 April 1894 – 2 May 1904 |
William Dodery | Independent | Westmorland | 10 May 1904 – 7 May 1907 |
Tetley Gant | Independent | Buckingham | 9 July 1907 – 27 July 1926 |
William Propsting | Independent | Hobart | 27 July 1926 – 3 December 1937 |
Thomas Murdoch | Independent | Buckingham | 7 December 1937 – 3 May 1944 |
Charles Eady | Independent | Hobart | 9 May 1944 – 20 December 1945 |
(Sir) Rupert Shoobridge | Independent | Derwent | 26 February 1946 – 13 May 1955 |
Geoffrey Green | Independent | Monmouth | 17 May 1955 – 21 April 1959 |
(Sir) Henry Baker | Independent | Queenborough | 2 June 1959 – 20 July 1968 |
Walter Davis | Independent | West Devon | 3 September 1968 – 7 October 1971 |
Hector McFie | Independent | Mersey | 12 October 1971 – 25 May 1972 |
Charles Fenton | Independent | Russell | 7 June 1972 – 22 May 1981 |
Bill Hodgman | Independent | Queenborough | 9 June 1981 – 28 May 1983 |
Harry Braid | Independent | Mersey | 7 June 1983 – 26 May 1984 |
Alby Broadby | Independent | Gordon | 5 June 1984 – 28 May 1988 |
George Shaw | Independent | Macquarie | 21 June 1988 – 14 July 1992 |
John Stopp | Independent | Queenborough | 14 July 1992 – 27 May 1995 |
Reg Hope | Independent | Meander | 20 June 1995 – 31 May 1997 |
Ray Bailey | Independent | Cornwall/Rosevears | 17 June 1997 – 4 May 2002 |
Don Wing | Independent | Paterson | 21 May 2002 – 10 June 2008 |
Sue Smith | Independent | Montgomery | 10 June 2008 – 4 May 2013 |
Jim Wilkinson | Independent | Nelson | 21 May 2013 – 3 May 2019 |
Craig Farrell | Labor | Derwent | 21 May 2019 – present |