The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania,including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign. They form a part of the Australian Greens.
Andrew Damien Wilkie is an Australian politician and independent federal member for Clark. Before entering politics Wilkie was an infantry officer in the Australian Army.
Michael Darrel Joseph Ferguson is an Australian politician who is currently the Deputy Premier of Tasmania since April 2022. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the Division of Bass since the 2010 state election. Ferguson was appointed to cabinet after his party's victory in the 2014 state election and has served continuously as Minister in a range of portfolios including Finance,Health,Infrastructure,Transport,State Growth and Science and Technology.
Albert George Ogilvie was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 22 June 1934 until his death on 10 June 1939.
An election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 18 March 2006,the same day as the South Australian elections. The Labor Party led by Premier Paul Lennon,won a third successive majority government term in office,despite predictions the election would result in a minority government. Although there was a small swing against Labor,they finished with 14 seats,and there were no changes in the party composition of the assembly. The Liberal Party led by Rene Hidding gained a small swing and finished with seven seats. The Tasmanian Greens led by Peg Putt suffered a small swing and finished with four seats;meaning no change in seat representation since the last election. Had the Greens lost one of their four seats,they would have lost their status as a major party and would lose financial resources,offices and support staff.
William Edward Felix Hodgman is an Australian diplomat and former politician who has been the High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore since February 2021. He was the 45th Premier of Tasmania and a member for the Division of Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from the 2002 state election until his resignation in January 2020. He became premier following the 2014 state election,having been Leader of the Opposition since 2006. He was re-elected to a second term in government following victory in the 2018 state election.
David John Bartlett is an Australian former politician in the state of Tasmania,serving as the 43rd Premier of Tasmania from May 2008 until January 2011. He was a Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Denison from 2004 to 2011 when he retired.
Graeme Lindsay Sturges is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2002 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014,representing the Hobart-based electorate of Denison. He was elected twice before losing his seat in 2010,regained it in a countback following the resignation of David Bartlett in 2011,and retired at the 2014 election. He was the state Minister for Infrastructure from 2008 until 2010.
Jeremy Page Rockliff is an Australian politician. He has served as premier of Tasmania since 2022,as state leader of the Liberal Party. He previously served as deputy premier from 2014 to 2022.
Cassandra Stanwell O'Connor is an Australian politician,who was a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2008 to 2023,representing the electorate of Denison which was renamed to Clark in September 2018. Since the 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election,she has represented the electorate of Hobart.
Peter Carl Gutwein is a former Australian politician who was the 46th premier of Tasmania from 2020 to 2022. He was a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2002 to 2022,representing the electorate of Bass. He succeeded Will Hodgman as leader of the Liberal Party and Tasmanian Premier on 20 January 2020.
Elise Nicole Archer is an Australian lawyer and politician. She is of Swedish descent.
Rebecca Peta White is an Australian politician. She has served as the 51st Leader of the Opposition in Tasmania and Leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party in Tasmania from July 2021 until April 2024,having previously served in that role from March 2017 until May 2021. She has been a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Lyons since the 2010 state election. Previously,White served as Shadow Minister for Health and Human Services,and Opposition Spokesperson for Children.
Susanne Lynnette Hickey is an Australian politician. She represented the electorate of Denison from the 2018 state election until her defeat at the 2021 election,sitting with the Liberal Party until March 2021,when she quit the party and became an independent. Hickey is currently Mayor of the City of Glenorchy.
The Tasmanian Liberal Party,officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) and more simply as the Tasmanian Liberals,is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Tasmania. The party currently governs in Tasmania as the only Liberal government in Australia above the local level. The party is part of the federal Liberal Party of Australia,currently in opposition.
The 2021 Tasmanian state election was held on 1 May 2021 to elect all 25 members to the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
Eloise Rafia "Ella" Haddad is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Labor Party in the Division of Denison at the 2018 state election,reelected at the 2021 Tasmanian state election and is currently the member for Clark after Denison was renamed.
The Tasmanian Labor Party,officially known as the Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) and commonly referred to simply as Tasmanian Labor,is the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Labor Party. It has been one of the most successful state Labor parties in Australia in terms of electoral success.
The 2024 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 March 2024 to elect all 35 members to the House of Assembly.
Kristie Joy Johnston is an Australian politician. She was elected as the Mayor of City of Glenorchy in 2014 and 2018 and is an Independent member for the seat of Division of Clark,having been elected in the 2021 Tasmanian state election.
