President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

President of the Legislative Council

Incumbent
Craig Farrell

since 21 May 2019

Appointer| Elected by the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Inaugural holder| Thomas Horne
Formation| 2 December 1856; 168 years ago (1856-12-02)
Deputy| Ruth Forrest

The President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Council.

## Presidents of the Legislative Council

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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

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