Premier of Tasmania

The Premier of Tasmania is the head of the government in the Australian state of Tasmania. The political party which has the most support in the House of Assembly will nominate its leader to be Premier. The leader is then asked by the Governor of Tasmania to act as their principal adviser.^[1]

Premier of Tasmania
Tasmanian Coat of arms
Flag of Tasmania
Incumbent Jeremy Rockliff since 8 April 2022
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable (formal) Premier (informal)
Status	Head of Government
Member of	Parliament National Cabinet Cabinet Executive Council
Reports to	Parliament
Seat	Executive Building 15 Murray Street, Hobart
Appointer	Governor of Tasmania by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the House of Assembly
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament
Constituting instrument	None (constitutional convention)
Formation	1 November 1856
First holder	William Champ
Deputy	Deputy Premier of Tasmania
Website	www.premier.tas.gov.au

Before the 1890s, there was no political party system in Tasmania. Before 1920 premiers were often appointed from the Legislative Council.^[1]

List of Premiers of Tasmania

No.	Name	Party	Assumed office	Left office
1	William Champ		1 November 1856	26 February 1857
2	Thomas Gregson		26 February 1857	25 April 1857
3	William Weston		25 April 1857	12 May 1857
4	Francis Smith		12 May 1857	1 November 1860
—	William Weston		1 November 1860	2 August 1861
5	Thomas Chapman		2 August 1861	20 January 1863
6	James Whyte		20 January 1863	24 November 1866
7	Sir Richard Dry		24 November 1866	4 August 1869
8	James Wilson		4 August 1869	4 November 1872
9	Frederick Innes		4 November 1872	4 August 1873
10	Alfred Kennerley		4 August 1873	20 July 1876
11	Thomas Reibey		20 July 1876	9 August 1877
12	Philip Fysh		9 August 1877	5 March 1878
13	William Giblin		5 March 1878	20 December 1878
14	William Crowther		20 December 1878	30 October 1879
—	William Giblin		30 October 1879	15 August 1884
15	Adye Douglas		15 August 1884	8 March 1886
16	James Agnew		8 March 1886	29 March 1887
—	Philip Fysh	Liberal	29 March 1887	17 August 1892
17	Henry Dobson	Conservative	17 August 1892	14 April 1894
18	Sir Edward Braddon	Liberal / Free Trade	14 April 1894	12 October 1899
19	Elliott Lewis	Conservative	12 October 1899	9 April 1903
20	William Propsting	Liberal	9 April 1903	12 July 1904
21	John Evans	Conservative	12 July 1904	19 June 1909
—	Sir Elliott Lewis	Liberal	19 June 1909	20 October 1909
22	John Earle	Labor	20 October 1909	27 October 1909
—	Sir Elliott Lewis	Commonwealth Liberal	27 October 1909	14 June 1912
23	Albert Solomon	Commonwealth Liberal	14 June 1912	6 April 1914
—	John Earle	Labor	6 April 1914	15 April 1916
24	Walter Lee	Commonwealth Liberal, Nationalist	15 April 1916	12 August 1922
25	John Hayes	Nationalist	12 August 1922	14 August 1923
—	Sir Walter Lee	Nationalist	14 August 1923	25 October 1923
26	Joseph Lyons	Labor	25 October 1923	15 June 1928
27	John McPhee	Nationalist	15 June 1928	15 March 1934
—	Sir Walter Lee	Nationalist	15 March 1934	22 June 1934
28	Albert Ogilvie	Labor	22 June 1934	11 June 1939
29	Edmund Dwyer-Gray	Labor	11 June 1939	18 December 1939
30	Robert Cosgrove	Labor	18 December 1939	18 December 1947
31	Edward Brooker	Labor	18 December 1947	25 February 1948
—	Robert Cosgrove	Labor	25 February 1948	26 August 1958
32	Eric Reece	Labor	26 August 1958	26 May 1969
33	Angus Bethune	Liberal	26 May 1969	3 May 1972
—	Eric Reece	Labor	3 May 1972	31 March 1975
34	Bill Neilson	Labor	31 March 1975	1 December 1977
35	Doug Lowe	Labor	1 December 1977	11 November 1981
36	Harry Holgate	Labor	11 November 1981	26 May 1982
37	Robin Gray	Liberal	26 May 1982	29 June 1989
38	Michael Field	Labor	29 June 1989	17 February 1992
39	Ray Groom	Liberal	17 February 1992	18 March 1996
40	Tony Rundle	Liberal	18 March 1996	14 September 1998
41	Jim Bacon	Labor	14 September 1998	21 March 2004
42	Paul Lennon	Labor	21 March 2004	26 May 2008
43	David Bartlett	Labor	26 May 2008	24 January 2011
44	Lara Giddings	Labor	24 January 2011	31 March 2014
45	Will Hodgman	Liberal	31 March 2014	20 January 2020
46	Peter Gutwein	Liberal	20 January 2020	Present