# Deputy Premier of Tasmania

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 of Tasmania is Guy Barnett.

## List of deputy premiers of Tasmania

| No. | Portrait | Name Electoral district (Birth–death) | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Premier | Premier |
| No. | Portrait | Name Electoral district (Birth–death) | Term start | Term end | Party | Party | Premier | Premier |
| 1 | | John Dwyer MHA for Franklin (1890–1962) | 26 August 1958 | 12 May 1959 | | Labor | | Eric Reece Labor (1958–1969) |
| 2 | | Roy Fagan MHA for Wilmot (1905–1990) | 12 May 1959 | 26 May 1969 | | Labor | | Eric Reece Labor (1958–1969) |
| 3 | | Kevin Lyons MHA for Braddon (1923–2000) | 26 May 1969 | 14 March 1972 | | Centre | | Angus Bethune Liberal (1969–1972) |
| 4 | | Merv Everett MHA for Denison (1917–1988) | 3 May 1972 | 12 April 1974 | | Labor | | Eric Reece Labor (1972–1975) |
| 5 | | Bill Neilson MHA for Franklin (1925–1989) | 17 April 1974 | 31 March 1975 | | Labor | | Eric Reece Labor (1972–1975) |
| 6 | | Doug Lowe MHA for Franklin (born 1942) | 31 March 1975 | 1 December 1977 | | Labor | | Bill Neilson Labor (1975–1977) |
| 7 | | Neil Batt MHA for Denison (born 1937) | 1 December 1977 | 18 December 1979 | | Labor | | Doug Lowe Labor (1977–1981) |
| 7 | | Neil Batt MHA for Denison (born 1937) | 25 February 1980 | 29 August 1980 | | Labor | | Doug Lowe Labor (1977–1981) |
| 8 | | Michael Barnard MHA for Bass (1942–1999) | 29 August 1980 | 27 May 1982 | | Labor | | Doug Lowe Labor (1977–1981) |
| 8 | | Michael Barnard MHA for Bass (1942–1999) | 29 August 1980 | 27 May 1982 | | Labor | | Harry Holgate Labor (1981–1982) |
| 9 | | Max Bingham MHA for Bass (1927–2021) | 27 May 1982 | 13 June 1984 | | Liberal | | Robin Gray Liberal (1982–1989) |
| 10 | | Geoff Pearsall MHA for Franklin (born 1946) | 15 June 1984 | 1 November 1988 | | Liberal | | Robin Gray Liberal (1982–1989) |
| 11 | | Ray Groom MHA for Denison (born 1944) | 1 November 1988 | 29 June 1989 | | Liberal | | Robin Gray Liberal (1982–1989) |
| 12 | | Peter Patmore MHA for Bass (born 1952) | 3 July 1989 | 17 February 1992 | | Labor | | Michael Field Labor (1989–1992) |
| 13 | | John Beswick MHA for Bass (born 1937) | 18 February 1992 | 18 March 1996 | | Liberal | | Ray Groom Liberal (1982–1989) |
| 14 | | Sue Napier MHA for Bass (1948–2010) | 18 March 1996 | 14 September 1998 | | Liberal | | Tony Rundle Liberal (1996–1998) |
| 15 | | Paul Lennon MHA for Franklin (born 1955) | 14 September 1998 | 21 March 2004 | | Labor | | Jim Bacon Labor (1998–2004) |
| 16 | | David Llewellyn MHA for Lyons (born 1942) | 22 March 2004 | 5 April 2006 | | Labor | | Paul Lennon Labor (2004–2008) |
| 17 | | Bryan Green MHA for Braddon (born 1957) | 5 April 2006 | 15 July 2006 | | Labor | | Paul Lennon Labor (2004–2008) |
| 18 | | Steve Kons MHA for Braddon (born 1962) | 30 October 2006 | 9 April 2008 | | Labor | | Paul Lennon Labor (2004–2008) |
| 19 | | David Bartlett MHA for Denison (born 1968) | 10 April 2008 | 26 May 2008 | | Labor | | Paul Lennon Labor (2004–2008) |
| 20 | | Lara Giddings MHA for Franklin (born 1972) | 26 May 2008 | 24 January 2011 | | Labor | | David Bartlett Labor (2008–2011) |
| (17) | | Bryan Green MHA for Braddon (born 1957) | 24 January 2011 | 31 March 2014 | | Labor | | Lara Giddings Labor (2011–2014) |
| 21 | | Jeremy Rockliff MHA for Braddon (born 1970) | 31 March 2014 | 8 April 2022 | | Liberal | | Will Hodgman Liberal (2014–2020) |
| 21 | | Jeremy Rockliff MHA for Braddon (born 1970) | 31 March 2014 | 8 April 2022 | | Liberal | | Peter Gutwein Liberal (2020–2022) |
| 22 | | Michael Ferguson MHA for Bass (born 1974) | 8 April 2022 | 14 October 2024 | | Liberal | | Jeremy Rockliff Liberal (since 2022) |
| 23 | | Guy Barnett MHA for Lyons (born 1962) | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent | | Liberal | | Jeremy Rockliff Liberal (since 2022) |