| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Gill James | |
| Constituency Am: | Bass |
| Assembly: | Tasmanian House of |
| Term Start: | 11 December 1976 |
| Term End: | 8 February 1986 |
| Term Start1: | 1 February 1992 |
| Term End1: | 20 July 2002 |
| Birth Date: | 1934 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Party: | Labor Party |
Gillian Hilma James (born 6 December 1934) is a former Australian politician. She was born in Launceston, Tasmania. James was first elected to the Tasmanian Parliament in 1976, when she won a seat in Bass for the Labor Party. She held the seat until she was defeated in 1986, but she returned in 1992 and served until her retirement in 2002. James was the first female cabinet minister in Tasmanian history.[1] In 2005 James was inducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women for service to the community.