Geoffrey Alan Pearsall (born 15 September 1946) was an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party he served as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1969 until 1988 and as Leader of the Opposition (19791981). Robin Gray succeeded him in the latter role. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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