# Attorney-General of Tasmania

The Attorney General of Tasmania, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for Tasmania and usually known simply as the Attorney General, is a minister in the Government of Tasmania who has responsibility for the administration of justice in Tasmania, Australia. In addition, the attorney general is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. The Attorney-General serves as the chief legal and constitutional adviser of the Crown and Government of Tasmania. The position is not directly elected, and instead is chosen by the Premier and appointed by the Governor.
The current Attorney-General of Tasmania, since 2 October 2023, is Guy Barnett of the Liberal Party.

## List of attorneys-general of Tasmania

| Name | Start | End |
| Francis Smith | 1 November 1856 | 26 February 1857 |
| John Gregson | 26 February 1857 | 25 April 1857 |
| Francis Smith | 25 April 1857 | 1 November 1860 |
| Thomas John Knight | 1 November 1860 | 4 February 1861 |
| William Lambert Dobson | 5 February 1861 | 20 January 1863 |
| Robert Byron Miller | 20 January 1863 | 24 November 1866 |
| William Lambert Dobson | 24 November 1866 | 5 February 1870 |
| William Giblin | 5 February 1870 | 4 November 1872 |
| John Alexander Jackson | 4 November 1872 | 4 April 1873 |
| William Giblin | 4 August 1873 | 20 July 1876 |
| Charles Hamilton Bromby | 20 July 1876 | 9 August 1877 |
| William Giblin | 9 August 1877 | 13 August 1877 |
| Alfred Dobson | 13 August 1877 | 10 December 1878 |
| John Stokell Dodds | 20 December 1878 | 1 December 1881 |
| William Giblin | 1 December 1881 | 5 August 1884 |
| John Stokell Dodds | 15 August 1884 | 15 February 1887 |
| Richard Lucas | 25 February 1887 | 29 March 1887 |
| Andrew Inglis Clark | 30 March 1887 | 17 August 1892 |
| Elliott Lewis | 17 August 1892 | 14 April 1894 |
| Andrew Inglis Clark | 14 April 1894 | 23 October 1897 |
| Don Urquhart | 10 November 1897 | 12 October 1899 |
| Elliott Lewis | 12 October 1899 | 8 April 1903 |
| Herbert Nicholls | 9 April 1903 | 11 June 1904 |
| William Propsting | 1 May 1906 | 19 June 1909 |
| Albert Solomon | 19 June 1909 | 20 October 1909 |
| John Earle | 20 October 1909 | 27 October 1909 |
| Albert Solomon | 27 October 1909 | 6 February 1914 |
| John Earle | 6 April 1916 | 14 April 1916 |
| William Propsting | 15 April 1916 | 14 August 1923 |
| Alexander Hean | 14 August 1923 | 25 October 1923 |
| Albert Ogilvie | 25 October 1923 | 15 June 1928 |
| Henry Baker | 15 June 1928 | 22 June 1934 |
| Eric Ogilvie | 22 June 1934 | 19 August 1940 |
| James McDonald | August 1940 | December 1946 |
| Roy Fagan | 10 December 1946 | 19 July 1958 |
| Bill Neilson | 22 July 1958 | 28 October 1958 |
| Eric Reece | 28 October 1958 | 12 May 1959 |
| Roy Fagan | 12 May 1959 | 26 May 1969 |
| Max Bingham | 26 May 1969 | 3 May 1972 |
| Merv Everett | 3 May 1972 | 1 August 1972 |
| Eric Reece | 2 August 1972 | 21 August 1974 |
| Merv Everett | 21 August 1972 | 12 April 1974 |
| Bill Neilson | 12 April 1974 | 31 March 1975 |
| Brian Kirkwall Miller | 31 March 1974 | 26 May 1982 |
| Max Bingham | 27 May 1982 | 13 June 1984 |
| Geoff Pearsall | 14 June 1984 | 19 February 1986 |
| John Bennett | 19 February 1986 | 29 June 1989 |
| Peter Patmore | 3 July 1989 | 17 February 1992 |
| Ray Groom | 17 February 1992 | 18 February 1992 |
| Ron Cornish | 18 February 1992 | 18 March 1996 |
| Sue Napier | 18 March 1996 | 21 March 1996 |
| Ray Groom | 21 March 1996 | 14 September 1998 |
| Paul Lennon | 14 September 1998 | 18 September 1998 |
| Peter Patmore | 18 September 1998 | 20 July 2002 |
| Judy Jackson | 9 August 2002 | 5 April 2006 |
| Steve Kons | 5 April 2006 | 12 February 2008 |
| David Llewellyn | 12 February 2008 | 17 September 2008 |
| Lara Giddings | 17 September 2008 | 24 January 2011 |
| David Bartlett | 24 January 2011 | 13 May 2011 |
| Brian Wightman | 13 May 2011 | 31 March 2014 |
| Vanessa Goodwin | 31 March 2014 | 2 October 2017 |
| Will Hodgman | 2 October 2017 | 21 March 2018 |
| Elise Archer | 21 March 2018 | 28 September 2023 |
| Guy Barnett | 2 October 2023 | Present |