Craig Farrell | |
|---|---|
| President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Wilkinson |
| Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Derwent | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Aird |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Craig Maxwell Farrell 28 January 1964 Scottsdale,Tasmania,Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Children | Casey Farrell |
| Occupation | Television presenter,television sales executive,real estate representative |
| Website | craigfarrell |
Craig Maxwell Farrell (born 28 January 1964) is an Australian politician,and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the seat of Derwent for the Labor Party.
In the 1980s,Farrell hosted The Cartoon Company,a Saturday morning cartoon programming block on TasTV,with a costumed character called "Boss Poss". [1] From the 1990s,he was a television sales executive and real estate representative.
Farrell was elected to the Legislative Council in a by-election on 7 May 2011 following the resignation of Michael Aird in 2010. He also served as a councillor and Deputy Mayor of Derwent Valley Council until October 2011, [2] and was an electoral officer in the New Norfolk office of federal MP Dick Adams. [3] In February 2012 he stood down as president of the Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society but remained on the board. [4] [5]
On his first day in Parliament,Farrell was appointed Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House. [6] A year later,he was appointed Leader of Government Business in the Upper House on the retirement of the incumbent,Doug Parkinson. [7]
On 21 May 2019,Farrell was elected as president of the Legislative Council,following the retirement of the incumbent,Jim Wilkinson. [8]
In 2021,Farrell was elected for a further six-year term as the Member for Derwent. [9]
In 2025,his son Casey Farrell was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly. [10]
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