President of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Craig Farrell
since 21 May 2019
AppointerElected by the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Inaugural holderThomas Horne
Formation2 December 1856 (1856-12-02)
DeputyRuth Forrest

The President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Council.

Presidents of the Legislative Council

MemberPartyElectorateTerm in Office
Thomas HorneIndependentHobart2 December 1856 – 2 September 1859
William NairnMeander13 September 1859 – 25 August 1868
Frederick InnesIndependentSouth Esk25 August 1868 – 4 November 1872
(Sir) James WilsonIndependentHobart4 November 1872 – 29 February 1880
Frederick InnesIndependentSouth Esk3 March 1880 – 11 May 1882
Thomas ChapmanBuckingham11 July 1882 – 17 February 1884
Walter GellibrandIndependentDerwent1 July 1884 – 9 July 1889
William MooreIndependentRussell9 July 1889 – 20 April 1894
(Sir) Adye DouglasIndependentLaunceston20 April 1894 – 2 May 1904
William DoderyIndependentWestmorland10 May 1904 – 7 May 1907
Tetley GantIndependentBuckingham9 July 1907 – 27 July 1926
William PropstingIndependentHobart27 July 1926 – 3 December 1937
Thomas MurdochIndependentBuckingham7 December 1937 – 3 May 1944
Charles EadyIndependentHobart9 May 1944 – 20 December 1945
(Sir) Rupert ShoobridgeIndependentDerwent26 February 1946 – 13 May 1955
Geoffrey GreenIndependentMonmouth17 May 1955 – 21 April 1959
(Sir) Henry BakerIndependentQueenborough2 June 1959 – 20 July 1968
Walter DavisIndependentWest Devon3 September 1968 – 7 October 1971
Hector McFieIndependentMersey12 October 1971 – 25 May 1972
Charles FentonIndependentRussell7 June 1972 – 22 May 1981
Bill HodgmanIndependentQueenborough9 June 1981 – 28 May 1983
Harry BraidIndependentMersey7 June 1983 – 26 May 1984
Alby BroadbyIndependentGordon5 June 1984 – 28 May 1988
George ShawIndependentMacquarie21 June 1988 – 14 July 1992
John StoppIndependentQueenborough14 July 1992 – 27 May 1995
Reg HopeIndependentMeander20 June 1995 – 31 May 1997
Ray BaileyIndependentCornwall/Rosevears17 June 1997 – 4 May 2002
Don WingIndependentPaterson21 May 2002 – 10 June 2008
Sue SmithIndependentMontgomery10 June 2008 – 4 May 2013
Jim WilkinsonIndependentNelson21 May 2013 – 3 May 2019
Craig FarrellLaborDerwent21 May 2019 – present
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