Reginald Thomas Hope | |
Office: | President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council |
Term Start: | 20 June 1995 |
Term End: | 31 May 1997 |
Predecessor: | John Stopp |
Successor: | Ray Bailey |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1927 |
Death Date: | 16 December 2010 |
Party: | Independent |
Reginald Thomas "Reg" Hope (12 June 1927 – 16 December 2010)[1] was an Independent member of the Tamar and (from 1982) Meander divisions of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1979 to 1997.
Hope was born in Sheffield, Tasmania.[2] He served as President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1995 to 1997.[3] The Reg Hope Foreshore Park in Devonport, Tasmania is named in his honour.
Hope died on 16 December 2010. At his death, Premier David Bartlett noted that he was "decent, honest, straightforward and committed to helping Tasmanians," while Don Wing said that he was "gregarious, passionate but above all a gentleman."[4]