Premier of Tasmania

The **Premier of Tasmania** is the head of the government in the Australian state of Tasmania. The political party  which has the most support in the House of Assembly will nominate its leader to be Premier. The leader is then asked by the Governor of Tasmania to act as their principal adviser. 

Before the 1890s, there was no political party system in Tasmania. Before 1920 premiers were often appointed from the Legislative Council.

## List of Premiers of Tasmania

 **No.****Name****Party****Assumed office****Left office**

 1 William Champ1 November 185626 February 1857
 2 Thomas Gregson26 February 185725 April 1857
 3 William Weston25 April 185712 May 1857
 4 Francis Smith12 May 18571 November 1860
 — William Weston1 November 18602 August 1861
 5 Thomas Chapman2 August 186120 January 1863
 6 James Whyte20 January 186324 November 1866
 7 Sir Richard Dry24 November 18664 August 1869
 8 James Wilson4 August 18694 November 1872
 9 Frederick Innes4 November 18724 August 1873
 10 Alfred Kennerley4 August 187320 July 1876
 11 Thomas Reibey20 July 18769 August 1877
 12 Philip Fysh9 August 18775 March 1878
 13 William Giblin5 March 187820 December 1878
 14 William Crowther20 December 187830 October 1879
 — William Giblin30 October 187915 August 1884
 15 Adye Douglas15 August 18848 March 1886
 16 James Agnew8 March 188629 March 1887
 — Philip FyshLiberal29 March 188717 August 1892
 17 Henry DobsonConservative17 August 189214 April 1894
 18 Sir Edward BraddonLiberal /Free Trade14 April 189412 October 1899
 19 Elliott LewisConservative12 October 18999 April 1903
 20 William PropstingLiberal9 April 190312 July 1904
 21 John EvansConservative12 July 190419 June 1909
 — Sir Elliott LewisLiberal19 June 190920 October 1909
 22 John EarleLabor20 October 190927 October 1909
 — Sir Elliott LewisCommonwealth Liberal27 October 190914 June 1912
 23 Albert SolomonCommonwealth Liberal14 June 19126 April 1914
 — John EarleLabor6 April 191415 April 1916
 24 Walter LeeCommonwealth Liberal,Nationalist15 April 191612 August 1922
 25 John HayesNationalist12 August 192214 August 1923
 — Sir Walter LeeNationalist14 August 192325 October 1923
 26Joseph LyonsLabor25 October 192315 June 1928
 27 John McPheeNationalist15 June 192815 March 1934
 — Sir Walter LeeNationalist15 March 193422 June 1934
 28 Albert OgilvieLabor22 June 193411 June 1939
 29 Edmund Dwyer-GrayLabor11 June 193918 December 1939
 30 Robert CosgroveLabor18 December 193918 December 1947
 31 Edward BrookerLabor18 December 194725 February 1948
 — Robert CosgroveLabor25 February 194826 August 1958
 32 Eric ReeceLabor26 August 195826 May 1969
 33 Angus BethuneLiberal26 May 19693 May 1972
 — Eric ReeceLabor3 May 197231 March 1975
 34 Bill NeilsonLabor31 March 19751 December 1977
 35 Doug LoweLabor1 December 197711 November 1981
 36 Harry HolgateLabor11 November 198126 May 1982
 37 Robin GrayLiberal26 May 198229 June 1989
 38Michael FieldLabor29 June 198917 February 1992
 39 Ray GroomLiberal17 February 199218 March 1996
 40 Tony RundleLiberal18 March 199614 September 1998
 41 Jim BaconLabor14 September 199821 March 2004
 42 Paul LennonLabor21 March 200426 May 2008
 43 David BartlettLabor26 May 200824 January 2011
 44 Lara GiddingsLabor24 January 201131 March 2014
 45 Will HodgmanLiberal31 March 201420 January 2020
 46 Peter GutweinLiberal20 January 2020Present

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