Deputy Premier of Tasmania explained

Post:Deputy Premier
Body:Tasmania
Flag:Flag of Tasmania.svg
Flagsize:120px
Flagcaption:Flag of Tasmania
Insignia:Tasmania Coat of Arms.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Incumbentsince:8 April 2022
Department:Department of Premier and Cabinet
Style:The Honourable
Reports To:Premier of Tasmania
Seat:Executive Building
15 Murray Street, Hobart
Nominator:Premier of Tasmania
Appointer:Governor of Tasmania
Appointer Qualified:on the advice of the premier
Termlength:At the Governor's pleasure
Formation:26 August 1958
First:John James Dwyer

The deputy premier of Tasmania is a role in the Government of Tasmania assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Tasmania. It has second ranking behind the premier of Tasmania in Cabinet, and its holder serves as acting premier during absence or incapacity of the premier. The deputy premier may either be appointed by the premier during the cabinet formation process, or may be elected by caucus. Due to the contingent role of the deputy premier, they almost without exception have additional ministerial portfolios. The current deputy premier is Michael Ferguson

List of deputy premiers of Tasmania

No.PortraitName
Electoral district
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyPremier
Term startTerm end
1John Dwyer
MHA for Franklin
(1890–1962)
26 August
1958
12 May
1959
LaborEric Reece
Labor
(1958–1969)
2Roy Fagan
MHA for Wilmot
(1905–1990)
12 May
1959
26 May
1969
Labor
3Kevin Lyons
MHA for Braddon
(1923–2000)
26 May
1969
14 March
1972
CentreAngus Bethune
Liberal
(1969–1972)
4Merv Everett
MHA for Denison
(1917–1988)
3 May
1972
12 April
1974
LaborEric Reece
Labor
(1972–1975)
5Bill Neilson
MHA for Franklin
(1925–1989)
17 April
1974
31 March
1975
Labor
6Doug Lowe
MHA for Franklin
(born 1942)
31 March
1975
1 December
1977
LaborBill Neilson
Labor
(1975–1977)
7Neil Batt
MHA for Denison
(born 1937)
1 December
1977
18 December
1979
LaborDoug Lowe
Labor
(1977–1981)
25 February
1980
29 August
1980
8Michael Barnard
MHA for Bass
(1942–1999)
29 August
1980
27 May
1982
Labor
Harry Holgate
Labor
(1981–1982)
9Max Bingham
MHA for Bass
(1927–2021)
27 May
1982
13 June
1984
LiberalRobin Gray
Liberal
(1982–1989)
10Geoff Pearsall
MHA for Franklin
(born 1946)
15 June
1984
1 November
1988
Liberal
11Ray Groom
MHA for Denison
(born 1944)
1 November
1988
29 June
1989
Liberal
12Peter Patmore
MHA for Bass
(born 1952)
3 July
1989
17 February
1992
LaborMichael Field
Labor
(1989–1992)
13John Beswick
MHA for Bass
(born 1937)
18 February
1992
18 March
1996
LiberalRay Groom
Liberal
(1982–1989)
14Sue Napier
MHA for Bass
(1948–2010)
18 March
1996
14 September
1998
LiberalTony Rundle
Liberal
(1996–1998)
15Paul Lennon
MHA for Franklin
(born 1955)
14 September
1998
21 March
2004
LaborJim Bacon
Labor
(1998–2004)
16David Llewellyn
MHA for Lyons
(born 1942)
22 March
2004
5 April
2006
LaborPaul Lennon
Labor
(2004–2008)
17Bryan Green
MHA for Braddon
(born 1957)
5 April
2006
15 July
2006
Labor
18Steve Kons
MHA for Braddon
(born 1962)
30 October
2006
9 April
2008
Labor
19David Bartlett
MHA for Denison
(born 1968)
10 April
2008
26 May
2008
Labor
20Lara Giddings
MHA for Franklin
(born 1972)
26 May
2008
24 January
2011
LaborDavid Bartlett
Labor
(2008–2011)
(17)Bryan Green
MHA for Braddon
(born 1957)
24 January
2011
31 March
2014
LaborLara Giddings
Labor
(2011–2014)
21Jeremy Rockliff
MHA for Braddon
(born 1970)
31 March
2014
8 April
2022
LiberalWill Hodgman
Liberal
(2014–2020)
Peter Gutwein
Liberal
(2020–2022)
22Michael Ferguson
MHA for Bass
(born 1974)
8 April
2022
IncumbentLiberalJeremy Rockliff
Liberal
(since 2022)

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