Treasurer of Tasmania

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Treasurer of Tasmania

Tasmanian Coat of arms

Flag of Tasmania

Incumbent
Eric Abetz

since 8 April 2022

Department of Treasury and Finance
Style| The Honourable
Member of|

* Parliament
* Cabinet
* Executive Council

Reports to| Premier of Tasmania
Seat| Executive Building
15 Murray Street, Hobart
Nominator| Premier of Tasmania
Appointer| Governor of Tasmania
on the advice of the premier
Term length| At the governor's pleasure
Formation| 1856
First holder| Thomas Chapman

Treasurer of Tasmania is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Tasmania’s budget sector.

## List of Tasmanian treasurers

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Treasurer | Party | Term[1]

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Thomas Chapman |  | 1856–1857
Charles Meredith |  | 1857–1857
Thomas Chapman |  | 1862–1863
Charles Meredith |  | 1863–1866
Thomas Chapman |  | 1866–1872
Frederick Innes |  | 1872–1873
Philip Fysh |  | 1873–1875
Frederick Innes |  | 1875–1876
Charles Meredith |  | 1876–1877
William Giblin |  | 1877–1878
David Lewis |  | 1878–1879
William Giblin |  | 1879–1881
John Stokell Dodds |  | 1881–1884
William Burgess | Liberal | 1884–1887
Bolton Bird | Revenue Tariff Party | 1887–1892
John Henry |  | 1892–1894
Philip Fysh |  | 1894–1898
Edward Braddon | Free Trade | 1899
Bolton Bird | Revenue Tariff Party | 1899–1903
William Propsting | Liberal-Democrat | 1903–1904
Charles Stewart |  | 1904–1905
John Evans | Anti-Socialist | 1905–1906
Don Urquhart | Free Trade | 1906–1909
Elliott Lewis | Anti-Socialist | 1909
James Ogden | Labor | 1909
Elliott Lewis | Anti-Socialist | 1909–1912
Herbert Payne | Nationalist | 1912–1914
Joseph Lyons | Labor | 1914–1916
Neil Lewis | Nationalist | 1916–1922
Walter Lee | Nationalist | 1922–1923
Joseph Lyons | Labor | 1923–1928
John McPhee | Nationalist | 1928–1934
Walter Lee | Nationalist | 1934
Edmund Dwyer-Gray | Labor | 1934–1939
Robert Cosgrove | Labor | 1939
Edmund Dwyer-Gray | Labor | 1939–1945
Robert Cosgrove | Labor | 1945–1947
Edward Brooker | Labor | 1947–1948
John Madden | Labor | 1948–1956
Reg Turnbull | Labor | 1956–1958
Robert Cosgrove | Labor | 1958
Eric Reece | Labor | 1958
Reg Turnbull | Labor | 1958–1959
Bill Neilson | Labor | 1959
Eric Reece | Labor | 1959–1969
Walter Bethune | Liberal | 1969–1972
Eric Reece | Labor | 1972–1975
William Neilson | Labor | 1975–1977
Neil Batt | Labor | 1977–1979
Doug Lowe | Labor | 1979–1980
Neil Batt | Labor | 1980
Doug Lowe | Labor | 1980–1981
Harry Holgate | Labor | 1981–1982
Robin Gray | Liberal | 1982–1989
Michael Field | Labor | 1989–1992
Ray Groom | Liberal | 1992–1993
Tony Rundle | Liberal | 1993–1998
David Crean | Labor | 1998–2004
Paul Lennon | Labor | 2004–2006
Michael Aird | Labor | 2006–2010
Lara Giddings | Labor | 2010–2014
Peter Gutwein | Liberal | 2014–2022
Michael Ferguson | Liberal | 2022–2024
Guy Barnett | Liberal | 2024–2025
Eric Abetz | Liberal  | 2025–

## References

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1. ^ "Treasurers of Tasmania". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

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