Tasmanian Government | |
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Leader | Premier of Tasmania (Jeremy Rockliff) |
Appointed by | Governor of Tasmania (Barbara Baker) on behalf of the King (Charles III) |
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Ministries | 8 Government Departments |
Responsible to | Parliament of Tasmania |
Annual budget | $8.7 billion (2023-2024) [1] |
Headquarters | Executive Building 15 Murray Street, Hobart |
Website | tas |
The Tasmanian Government is the executive branch of the Australian state of Tasmania. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invited by the governor of Tasmania to form the executive. The governor appoints the premier of Tasmania.
Since 8 April 2022, the premier of Tasmania has been Jeremy Rockliff, leader of the Liberal Party. The current ministry of Tasmania is the Second Rockliff ministry.
Tasmania is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary responsible government based on the model of the United Kingdom. Legislative power rests with the bicameral Parliament of Tasmania, which consists of the governor of Tasmania, and the two chambers: the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly. [2]
Executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, consisting of the governor and senior ministers, and informally called the Cabinet. In practice, executive power is exercised by the premier of Tasmania upon the advice of the Cabinet. Cabinet members are appointed by the governor but hold office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the House of Assembly.
Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court of Tasmania and a system of subordinate courts. As with all states, upon federation, Tasmania accepted the authority of the federal High Court of Australia to overrule the state judiciary.
Second Rockliff ministry | ||
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Minister for | Premier | Deputy Premier |
Department administered | Premier and Cabinet | Justice |
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Minister for | Business, Industry and Resources | Innovation, Science and Digital Economy Corrections and Rehabilitation Environment Arts and Heritage |
Department administered | State Growth | State Growth |
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Minister for | Energy and Renewables | Police, Fire and Emergency Management |
Department administered | State Growth | Justice |
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Minister for | Primary Industries and Water | Children and Young People |
Department administered | Natural Resources and Environment | Education, Children and Young People |
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Minister for | Education Disability Services Women and the Prevention of Family Violence | Health Aboriginal Affairs Indigenous Affairs |
Department administered | Education | Health |
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Department administered | Infrastructure Local Government | |
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Assistant Minister for | Assistant to the Premier | Youth Engagement |
Department administered | Premier and Cabinet | Education, Children and Young People |
Assistant Minister | ||
Assistant Minister for | Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing | |
Department administered | Health |
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The Tasmanian Government delivers services, determines policy, and issues regulations through a number of agencies grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a Secretary, who reports to one or more government ministers, a member of Parliament. Since reorganisation in 2022 [3] the departmental structure is the following
A range of other agencies support the functions of these departments.
The Government of Tasmania also owns and operates a number of state-owned companies: [4]
As a state of Australia, Tasmania is represented in the federal House of Representatives and Senate. Tasmania has five representatives in the federal House of Representatives for the electoral divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons. In line with other states, Tasmania also has twelve Senators.
Australian House of Representatives | |||||
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Party | Faction | Representative | Background | Representative since | |
Labor | Socialist Left | Jess Teesdale | Teacher | 3 May 2025 | |
Labor | Socialist Left | Anne Urquhart | Former Senator | 3 May 2025 | |
Labor | Socialist Left | Rebecca White | Former state MLA | 3 May 2025 | |
Labor | Socialist Left | Julie Collins | Labor staffer | 24 November 2007 | |
Independent | N/A | Andrew Wilkie | Army soldier | 21 August 2010 | |
Australian Senate | |||||
Party | Faction | Senator | Background | Senator since | |
Liberal | National Right | Wendy Askew | Political adviser | 6 March 2019 | |
Liberal | National Right | Claire Chandler | Liberal organiser | 1 July 2019 | |
Liberal | National Right | Jonathon Duniam | Liberal staffer | 2 July 2016 | |
Liberal | Moderate | Richard Colbeck | Devonport City Council | 2002-2016, 9 February 2018 | |
Labor | Socialist Left | Carol Brown | Labor staffer | 25 August 2005 | |
Labor | Socialist Left | Josh Dolega | Union official | 27 May 2025 | |
Labor | Right | Helen Polley | Labor staffer | 1 July 2005 | |
Labor | Right | Richard Dowling | Economist | 1 July 2025 | |
Greens | Mainstream | Nick McKim | Former state MLA | 19 August 2015 | |
Greens | Mainstream | Peter Whish-Wilson | ADFA | 20 June 2012 | |
Lambie | N/A | Jacqui Lambie | Army soldier | 2014-2017, 1 July 2019 | |
Independent | N/A | Tammy Tyrrell | Lambie staffer | 1 July 2022 | |
Cabinet of Australia | |||||
Party | Faction | Minister | Portfolio | Minister since | |
Labor | Socialist Left | Julie Collins | Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | intermittently since 2011 | |
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