Deputy Premier of Tasmania

Deputy Premier of Tasmania
Coat of arms of Tasmania
Incumbent
Jeremy Rockliff
since 31 March 2014
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of Tasmania
Term length At the Governor's pleasure
Formation 26 August 1958
First holder John James Dwyer

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.

List of Deputy Premiers in Tasmania

Name Party Term Start Term End
John James DwyerLabor26 August 195812 May 1959
Roy FaganLabor12 May 195926 May 1969
Kevin LyonsCentre26 May 196914 March 1972
Merv EverettLabor3 May 19721 August 1972
Merv EverettLabor21 August 197212 April 1974
Bill NeilsonLabor17 April 197431 March 1975
Doug LoweLabor31 March 19751 December 1977
Neil BattLabor1 December 197718 December 1979
Neil BattLabor25 February 198029 August 1980
Michael BarnardLabor29 August 198027 May 1982
Max BinghamLiberal27 May 198213 June 1984
Geoff PearsallLiberal15 June 19841 November 1988
Ray GroomLiberal1 November 198829 June 1989
Peter PatmoreLabor3 July 198917 February 1992
John BeswickLiberal18 February 199218 March 1996
Sue NapierLiberal18 March 199614 September 1998
Paul LennonLabor14 September 199821 March 2004
David LlewellynLabor22 March 20045 April 2006
Bryan GreenLabor5 April 200615 July 2006
Steve KonsLabor30 October 20069 April 2008
David BartlettLabor10 April 200826 May 2008
Lara GiddingsLabor26 May 200824 January 2011
Bryan GreenLabor24 January 201131 March 2014
Jeremy RockliffLiberal31 March 2014present

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