Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Leonie Hiscutt | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLC |
Office1: | Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Montgomery |
Term Start1: | 6 May 2013 |
Term End1: | 2025 |
Predecessor1: | Sue Smith |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Birth Date: | 1959 1, df=y |
Birth Place: | Elliott, Tasmania, Australia |
Office: | Leader of the Government in the Tasmanian Legislative Council |
Deputy: | Jo Palmer |
Premier: | Will Hodgman Peter Gutwein Jeremy Rockliff |
Term Start: | 30 March 2017 |
Predecessor: | Vanessa Goodwin |
Leonie Anne Hiscutt (born 14 January 1959[1]) is an Australian politician, who has been a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Montgomery since 2013.
Hiscutt was a farmer and businesswoman prior to entering Parliament.[2] She grew up in Elliott (near Yolla) and currently lives in Howth (near Penguin).[3] Her husband's uncles, Des Hiscutt and Hugh Hiscutt were both previously members of the Tasmanian parliament.
Following the resignation of Vanessa Goodwin in 2017 for health reasons, Hiscutt was appointed as the Leader of the Government in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.[4]
In May 2024, Hiscutt announced she will not recontest the 2025 Division of Montgomery election, and she won't contest Liberal preselection.[5]