Deputy Premier of Tasmania

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 of Tasmania is Guy Barnett.

List of deputy premiers of Tasmania

No.	Portrait	Name Electoral district (Birth–death)	Term of office		Party		Premier
			Term start	Term end
1	File:John James Dwyer.jpg	John Dwyer MHA for Franklin (1890–1962)	26 August 1958	12 May 1959	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Eric Reece Labor (1958–1969)
2		Roy Fagan MHA for Wilmot (1905–1990)	12 May 1959	26 May 1969	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor
3	File:Kevin Lyons.jpg	Kevin Lyons MHA for Braddon (1923–2000)	26 May 1969	14 March 1972	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Centre	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Angus Bethune Liberal (1969–1972)
4		Merv Everett MHA for Denison (1917–1988)	3 May 1972	12 April 1974	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Eric Reece Labor (1972–1975)
5	File:Bill Neilson 1961 (cropped).jpg	Bill Neilson MHA for Franklin (1925–1989)	17 April 1974	31 March 1975	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor
6	File:Doug Lowe premier.jpg	Doug Lowe MHA for Franklin (born 1942)	31 March 1975	1 December 1977	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Bill Neilson Labor (1975–1977)
7		Neil Batt MHA for Denison (born 1937)	1 December 1977	18 December 1979	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Doug Lowe Labor (1977–1981)
			25 February 1980	29 August 1980
8		Michael Barnard MHA for Bass (1942–1999)	29 August 1980	27 May 1982	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor
					style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Harry Holgate Labor (1981–1982)
9	File:Max Bingham 1973 (cropped).jpg	Max Bingham MHA for Bass (1927–2021)	27 May 1982	13 June 1984	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Liberal	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; |	Robin Gray Liberal (1982–1989)
10		Geoff Pearsall MHA for Franklin (born 1946)	15 June 1984	1 November 1988	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Liberal
11		Ray Groom MHA for Denison (born 1944)	1 November 1988	29 June 1989	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Liberal
12		Peter Patmore MHA for Bass (born 1952)	3 July 1989	17 February 1992	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Michael Field Labor (1989–1992)
13		John Beswick MHA for Bass (born 1937)	18 February 1992	18 March 1996	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Liberal	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Ray Groom Liberal (1982–1989)
14		Sue Napier MHA for Bass (1948–2010)	18 March 1996	14 September 1998	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Liberal	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Tony Rundle Liberal (1996–1998)
15		Paul Lennon MHA for Franklin (born 1955)	14 September 1998	21 March 2004	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Jim Bacon Labor (1998–2004)
16	File:David Llewellyn.jpg	David Llewellyn MHA for Lyons (born 1942)	22 March 2004	5 April 2006	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Paul Lennon Labor (2004–2008)
17		Bryan Green MHA for Braddon (born 1957)	5 April 2006	15 July 2006	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor
18		Steve Kons MHA for Braddon (born 1962)	30 October 2006	9 April 2008	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor
19	File:DavidBartlettW1.JPG	David Bartlett MHA for Denison (born 1968)	10 April 2008	26 May 2008	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor
20	File:Lara Giddings.jpg	Lara Giddings MHA for Franklin (born 1972)	26 May 2008	24 January 2011	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	David Bartlett Labor (2008–2011)
(17)		Bryan Green MHA for Braddon (born 1957)	24 January 2011	31 March 2014	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Labor	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Lara Giddings Labor (2011–2014)
21	File:Jeremy-Rockliff.jpg	Jeremy Rockliff MHA for Braddon (born 1970)	31 March 2014	8 April 2022	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; |	Liberal	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Will Hodgman Liberal (2014–2020)
					style="background:Template:Party color; |		Peter Gutwein Liberal (2020–2022)
22		Michael Ferguson MHA for Bass (born 1974)	8 April 2022	14 October 2024	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Liberal	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; |	Jeremy Rockliff Liberal (since 2022)
23	File:Guy-Barnett-crop-20150331-015.jpg	Guy Barnett MHA for Lyons (born 1962)	15 October 2024	Incumbent	style="background:Template:Party color; |	Liberal

References

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