Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemens Land (Tasmania from 1855 now a state of Australia).
| Surveyor General[1] | Period in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1826 | appointed, but did not assume office | |
| 1825–1827 | acting | |
| 1827–1838 | ||
| 1839–1841 | acting | |
| July 1841 – June 1857 | ||
| 1857 – September 1859 | acting | |
| September 1859 – 30 June 1870 | Surveyor General position abolished 30 June 1870 | |
| 1870–1872 | Ministers for Lands and (Public) Works from July 1870 to 1894 | |
| Charles Meredith | 1872–1873 | |
| William Moore | 1873–1876 | |
| Charles Meredith | 1876 | |
| Christopher O’Reilly | 1876–1877 | |
| William Moore | 1877 | |
| John Nicholas Brown | 1877–1878 | |
| Christopher O’Reilly | 1878–1882 | |
| Nicholas John Brown | 1882–1887 | |
| Nicholas Edward Braddon | 1887–1888 | |
| 1888–1892 | ||
| William Hartnoll | 1892–1894 | |
| 1894 | ||
| 1894–1924 | Surveyor General title resumed from 1894 | |
| 1925–1937 | Title: Secretary of Lands; Surveyor General title abolished again, see Land Surveyor's Act 1924. Five other positions in the department also abolished at this time, to economise. | |
| Colin Mackenzie Pitt | 1938–1953 | |
| Edgar Derwent Blackwood | 1953-1955 | |
| Frank Miles | 1955-1970 | |
| Charles Christopher Butler | 1970–Jan 1986 | |
| Christopher M. Rowe | 1988–2002 | acting in January 1988, permanent by 1991 |
| Peter Murphy | 2002–2013 | |
| Michael Giudici | 2013–present | |