| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Craig Farrell | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLC |
| Office: | President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council |
| Term Start: | 21 May 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Jim Wilkinson |
| Office2: | Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Derwent |
| Predecessor2: | Michael Aird |
| Term Start2: | 7 May 2011 |
| Birthname: | Craig Maxwell Farrell |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Party: | Labor Party |
| Occupation: | Television presenter, television sales executive, real estate representative |
Craig Maxwell Farrell (born 28 January 1964) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the seat of Derwent for the Labor Party.
In the 1980s, Farrell hosted The Cartoon Company, a Saturday morning cartoon programming block on TasTV, with a costumed character called "Boss Poss".[1] From the 1990s, he was a television sales executive and real estate representative.
Farrell was elected to the Legislative Council in a by-election on 7 May 2011 following the resignation of Michael Aird in 2010. He also served as a councillor and Deputy Mayor of Derwent Valley Council until October 2011,[2] and was an electoral officer in the New Norfolk office of federal MP Dick Adams.[3] In February 2012 he stood down as president of the Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society but remained on the board.[4] [5]
On his first day in Parliament, Farrell was appointed Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House.[6] A year later, he was appointed Leader of Government Business in the Upper House on the retirement of the incumbent, Doug Parkinson.[7]
On 21 May 2019, Farrell was elected as president of the Legislative Council, following the retirement of the incumbent, Jim Wilkinson.[8]
In 2021, Farrell was elected for a further six-year term as the Member for Derwent.[9]