President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

President of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Jim Wilkinson
since 21 May 2013
Appointer Elected by the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Inaugural holder Thomas Horne
Formation 2 December 1856
Deputy Greg Hall

The President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Council. The current President is Jim Wilkinson MLC who has presided over the Council since 21 May 2013.

Presidents of the Legislative Council

MemberPartyElectorateTerm in Office
Thomas HorneIndependentHobart2 December 1856 – 2 September 1859
William NairnMeander13 September 1859 – 25 August 1868
Frederick InnesIndependentSouth Esk25 August 1868 – 4 November 1872
(Sir) James WilsonIndependentHobart4 November 1872 – 29 February 1880
Frederick InnesIndependentSouth Esk3 March 1880 – 11 May 1882
Thomas ChapmanBuckingham11 July 1882 – 17 February 1884
Walter GellibrandIndependentDerwent1 July 1884 – 9 July 1889
William MooreIndependentRussell9 July 1889 – 20 April 1894
(Sir) Adye DouglasIndependentLaunceston20 April 1894 – 2 May 1904
William DoderyIndependentWestmorland10 May 1904 – 7 May 1907
Tetley GantIndependentBuckingham9 July 1907 – 27 July 1926
William PropstingIndependentHobart27 July 1926 – 3 December 1937
Thomas MurdochIndependentBuckingham7 December 1937 – 3 May 1944
Charles EadyIndependentHobart9 May 1944 – 20 December 1945
(Sir) Rupert ShoobridgeIndependentDerwent26 February 1946 – 13 May 1955
Geoffrey GreenIndependentMonmouth17 May 1955 – 21 April 1959
(Sir) Henry BakerIndependentQueenborough2 June 1959 – 20 July 1968
Walter DavisIndependentWest Devon3 September 1968 – 7 October 1971
Hector McFieIndependentMersey12 October 1971 – 25 May 1972
Charles FentonIndependentRussell7 June 1972 – 22 May 1981
Bill HodgmanIndependentQueenborough9 June 1981 – 28 May 1983
Harry BraidIndependentMersey7 June 1983 – 26 May 1984
Alby BroadbyIndependentGordon5 June 1984 – 28 May 1988
George ShawIndependentMacquarie21 June 1988 – 14 July 1992
John StoppIndependentQueenborough14 July 1992 – 27 May 1995
Reg HopeIndependentMeander20 June 1995 – 31 May 1997
Ray BaileyIndependentCornwall/Rosevears17 June 1997 – 4 May 2002
Don WingIndependentPaterson21 May 2002 – 10 June 2008
Sue SmithIndependentMontgomery10 June 2008 – 21 May 2013
Jim WilkinsonIndependentNelson21 May 2013 – present
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