What was the position of Michael Hodgman from Feb 1992 to Aug 1998?
Michael Hodgman William Michael Hodgman AM QC ( 16 November 193819 June 2013 ) was an Australian politician and lawyer . He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as Minister for the Capital Territory in the Fraser Government from 1980 to 1983 . He was active in both state and federal politics , serving in the Tasmanian Legislative Council ( 1966–1974 ) , Australian House of Representatives ( 1975–1987 ) , and Tasmanian House of Assembly ( 1992–1998 , 2002–2010 ) . His son Will Hodgman was Premier of Tasmania for 6 years , until his resignation in January 2020 . Early career and education . Michael Hodgman was born at Hobart , Tasmania , in 1938 . He was educated at The Hutchins School and the University of Tasmania , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1962 . Whilst at university , Hodgman served as Vice President of the Tasmania University Law Society and Editor of the university newspaper Togatus . Legal career . After graduation , Hodgman was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Tasmania and served as Associate to the Rt Hon . Sir Victor Windeyer of the High Court of Australia from 1962 to 1963 . He then worked as a Legal Officer for Hydro Tasmania from 1965 to 1966 . He was a Committee Member of the Tasmanian Bar Council from 1969 to 1974 , including a period as Vice President from 1972 to 1973 . He was appointed Queens Counsel in 1984 . Throughout his career , Hodgman largely specialised in criminal law , and represented a number of high-profile clients , including Mark Chopper Read . Parliamentary career . Hodgman first entered politics in 1966 as member for the Tasmanian Legislative Council seat of Huon . He held this position until 1974 when he stood down to run for the Federal electorate of Denison . He was unsuccessful , but won the seat at his second attempt at the 1975 election , and held the seat until 1987 , when he was defeated by Duncan Kerr from the Australian Labor Party . He served as Minister for the Capital Territory and Minister Assisting the Minister for Industry and Commerce in the Fraser government from 1980 to 1983 . In 1992 Hodgman returned to state politics in the lower house electorate of Denison , which he held until defeated in 1998 , when the size of parliament was reduced from 35 to 25 members . He regained the position in 2001 after a recount of votes due to the retirement of Ray Groom . In the 2002 state election he retained his seat , at the expense of his colleague and leader Bob Cheek . Hodgman was well known for his strong support for retaining Australias Constitutional monarchy . He enjoyed wide name-recognition in Hobart ; mainly due to his long political career . His wife died in 2003 . His son , Will Hodgman , was elected to the House of Assembly in 2002 from the neighbouring seat of Franklin , and was Premier of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020 . After Michaels final election to the House of Assembly in 2006 , he was in the partyroom meeting that saw Will elected unopposed as the new Liberal leader . He achieved further fame in 2007 when , during a speech , he rallied fellow party members to give the Labor party one right up the bracket . On the popular Get This radio show , the team had a featured segment using the soundbite one right up the bracket , in which callers air their grievances . On 19 November 2009 Hodgman announced he would not be contesting the 2010 state election . In his farewell speech he spoke briefly about his political career including electorates represented , ministerial offices held , opposition to the invasion of East Timor and flooding of Lake Pedder . Death . He died in a nursing home in Hobart in 2013 . He had terminal emphysema and Alzheimers disease .