List of Premiers of Tasmania by time in office
Rank by time in office
Columns: Rank: | Premier: | Party: | Assumed Office: | Left Office: | TOTAL Time in Office:
1 | Sir Robert Cosgrove | Labor | 18 December 1939 | 18 December 1947 | 18 years, 182 days | 1 | Sir Robert Cosgrove | Labor | 25 February 1948 | 26 August 1958 | 18 years, 182 days | 2 | Eric Reece | Labor | 26 August 1958 | 26 May 1969 | 13 years, 240 days | 2 | Eric Reece | Labor | 3 May 1972 | 31 March 1975 | 13 years, 240 days | 3 | Robin Gray | Liberal | 26 May 1982 | 29 June 1989 | 7years, 34days | 4 | Sir Walter Lee | Commonwealth Liberal | 15 April 1916 | 12 August 1922 | 6 years, 191 days | 4 | Sir Walter Lee | Nationalist | 14 August 1923 | 25 October 1923 | 6 years, 191 days | 5 | Sir Elliott Lewis | Conservatism | 12 October 1899 | 9 April 1903 | 6 years, 188 days | 5 | Sir Elliott Lewis | Liberal | 19 June 1909 | 20 October 1909 | 6 years, 188 days | 5 | Sir Elliott Lewis | Commonwealth | 27 October 1909 | 14 June 1912 | 6 years, 188 days | 6 | Philip Fysh | No Party Alignment | 9 August 1877 | 5 March 1878 | 5 years, 349 days | 6 | Philip Fysh | Liberal | 29 March 1887 | 17 August 1892 | 5 years, 349 days | 7 | John McPhee | Nationalist | 15 June 1928 | 15 March 1934 | 5years, 273days | 8 | William Giblin | No Party Alignment | 5 March 1878 | 20 December 1878 | 5 years, 215 days | 8 | William Giblin | No Party Alignment | 30 October 1879 | 15 August 1884 | 5 years, 215 days | 9 | Jim Bacon | Labor | 14 September 1998 | 21 March 2004 | 5years, 189days | 10 | Sir Edward Braddon | Liberal | 14 April 1894 | 12 October 1899 | 5years, 181days | 11 | Albert Ogilvie | Labor | 22 June 1934 | 11 June 1939 | 4years, 354days | 12 | John Evans | Conservatism | 12 July 1904 | 19 June 1909 | 4years, 342days | 13 | Joseph Lyons | Labor | 25 October 1923 | 15 June 1928 | 4years, 234days | 14 | Paul Lennon | Labor | 21 March 2004 | 26 May 2008 | 4years, 66days | 15 | Ray Groom | Liberal | 17 February 1992 | 18 March 1996 | 4years, 30days | 16 | Doug Lowe | Labor | 1 December 1977 | 11 November 1981 | 3years, 345days | 17 | James Whyte | No Party Alignment | 20 January 1863 | 24 November 1866 | 3years, 308days | 18 | Francis Smith | No Party Alignment | 12 May 1857 | 1 November 1860 | 3years, 173days | 19 | James Wilson | No Party Alignment | 4 August 1869 | 4 November 1872 | 3years, 92days | 20 | Alfred Kennerley | No Party Alignment | 4 August 1873 | 20 July 1876 | 2years, 351days | 21 | Angus Bethune | Liberal | 26 May 1969 | 3 May 1972 | 2years, 343days | 22 | Lara Giddings | Labor | 23 January 2011 | Incumbent | 3years, 9days | 23 | Sir Richard Dry | No Party Alignment | 24 November 1866 | 4 August 1869 | 2years, 253days | 24 | Bill Neilson | Labor | 31 March 1975 | 1 December 1977 | 2years, 245days | 25 | David Bartlett | Labor | 26 May 2008 | 23 January 2011 | 2years, 242days | 26 | Michael Field | Labor | 29 June 1989 | 17 February 1992 | 2years, 233days | 27 | Tony Rundle | Liberal | 18 March 1996 | 14 September 1998 | 2years, 180days | 28 | John Earle | Labor | 20 October 1909 | 27 October 1909 | 2 years, 16 days | 28 | John Earle | Labor | 6 April 1914 | 15 April 1916 | 2 years, 16 days | 29 | Albert Solomon | Commonwealth Liberal | 14 June 1912 | 6 April 1914 | 1year, 296days | 30 | Henry Dobson | Conservatism | 17 August 1892 | 14 April 1894 | 1year, 240days | 31 | Adye Douglas | No Party Alignment | 15 August 1884 | 8 March 1886 | 1year, 205days | 32 | Thomas Chapman | No Party Alignment | 2 August 1861 | 20 January 1863 | 1year, 171days | 33 | William Propsting | Liberal | 9 April 1903 | 12 July 1904 | 1year, 94days | 34 | James Agnew | No Party Alignment | 8 March 1886 | 29 March 1887 | 1year, 21days | 35 | Thomas Reibey | No Party Alignment | 20 July 1876 | 9 August 1877 | 1year, 20days | 36 | John Hayes | Nationalist | 12 August 1922 | 14 August 1923 | 1year, 2days | 37 | William Crowther | No Party Alignment | 20 December 1878 | 30 October 1879 | 0years, 314days | 38 | William Weston | No Party Alignment | 25 April 1857 | 12 May 1857 | 0 years, 291 days | 38 | William Weston | No Party Alignment | 1 November 1860 | 2 August 1861 | 0 years, 291 days | 39 | Frederick Innes | No Party Alignment | 4 November 1872 | 4 August 1873 | 0years, 273days | 40 | Harry Holgate | Labor | 11 November 1981 | 26 May 1982 | 0years, 196days | 41 | Edmund Dwyer-Gray | Labor | 11 June 1939 | 18 December 1939 | 0years, 190days | 42 | William Champ | No Party Alignment | 1 November 1856 | 26 February 1857 | 0years, 117days | 43 | Edward Brooker | Labor | 18 December 1947 | 24 February 1948 | 0years, 68days | 44 | Thomas Gregson | No Party Alignment | 26 February 1857 | 25 April 1857 | 0years, 58days