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Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition

The Leader of the Opposition in Tasmania is the title of the leader of the largest minority party in the state lower house, the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

They act as the public face of the opposition, leads the opposition on the floor of parliament. They thus act as a chief critic of the government and ultimately attempt to portray the opposition as a feasible alternate government. They are also given certain additional rights under parliamentary standing orders, such as extended time limits for speeches. Should the opposition win an election, the Leader of the Opposition will usually be nominated to become the Premier of Tasmania.

Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Dean Winter
since 10 April 2024
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party not in government
Inaugural holderThomas Gregson
FormationNovember 1856
DeputyAnita Dow

The position of Leader of the Opposition was essentially informal throughout the nineteenth century, with formal recognition only being granted in the early twentieth century. As there was no party system until 1909, the loose ideological blocs in parliament tended to change regularly, and few people lasted in the position for more than one or two years at a time. The development of a party system gave the role greater significance, and it was subsequently given greater formal recognition, with an additional salary payment being accommodated for in 1927 and formal recognition in the parliamentary standing orders in 1937.

The current Leader of the Opposition is Dean Winter of the Labor Party. Winter was elected into the role on 10 April 2024 to replace former Labor Leader Rebecca White following the party's defeat at the 2024 Tasmanian State Election.

List of leaders of the opposition in Tasmania

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Party Constituency Elections Premier
1 Thomas Gregson Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  1 November 1856 26 February 1857 Independent Richmond 1856 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
William Champ
1856–1857
2 William Champ Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  26 February 1857 25 April 1857 Independent Launceston – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Thomas Gregson
1857
(1) Thomas Gregson Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  25 April 1857 July 1862 Independent Richmond – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
William Weston
1857
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Francis Smith
1857–1860
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
William Weston
1860–1861
1861 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Thomas Chapman
1861–1863
3 Charles Meredith Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  July 1862 20 January 1863 Independent Glamorgan 1862
4 Thomas Chapman Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  February 1863 June 1864 Independent Campbell Town – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
James Whyte
1863–1866
5 William Dobson Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  June 1864 24 November 1866 Independent Campbell Town 1866
(3) Charles Meredith Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  24 November 1866 4 November 1872 Independent Kingborough
West Devon 		– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Sir Richard Dry
1866–1869
1871 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
James Wilson
1869–1872
6 William Giblin Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  4 November 1872 4 August 1873 Independent Central Hobart 1872 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Frederick Innes
1872–1873
7 Frederick Innes Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  4 August 1873 March 1875 Independent North Launceston – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Alfred Kennerley
1873–1876
8 Thomas Reibey Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  August 1875 20 July 1876 Independent Westbury –
(6) William Giblin Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  20 July 1876 June 1877 Independent Central Hobart – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Thomas Reibey
1876–1877
9 Philip Fysh Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  July 1877 9 August 1877 Independent East Hobart 1877
(8) Thomas Reibey Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  September 1877 20 December 1878 Independent Westbury – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Philip Fysh
1877–1878
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
William Giblin
1878
(6) William Giblin Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  January 1879 30 October 1879 Independent Wellington – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
William Crowther
1878–1879
9 Alfred Dobson Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  October 1882 July 1885 Independent Glenorchy 1882 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
William Giblin
1879–1884
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Adye Douglas
1884–1886
(8) Thomas Reibey Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  July 1885 August 1886 Independent Westbury 1886
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
James Agnew
1886–1887
10 Edward Braddon Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  August 1886 29 March 1887 Independent West Devon –
11 Nicholas Brown Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  July 1887 July 1889 Independent Cumberland – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Philip Fysh
1887–1892
12 William Burgess Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  July 1889 August 1891 Independent West Hobart 1891
13 Henry Dobson Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  September 1891 17 August 1892 Independent Brighton –
14 Stafford Bird Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  17 August 1892 February 1894 Independent Franklin 1893 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Henry Dobson
1892–1894
(10) Sir Edward Braddon Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  February 1894 14 April 1894 Independent West Devon –
15 Elliott Lewis Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  May 1894 November 1897 Independent Richmond 1897 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Sir Edward Braddon
1894–1899
16 Andrew Clark Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  November 1897 May 1898 Independent Hobart –
(14) Stafford Bird Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  June 1898 12 October 1899 Independent Franklin –
(10) Sir Edward Braddon Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  12 October 1899 29 March 1901 Free Trade West Devon 1900 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Sir Elliott Lewis
1899–1903
(8) Thomas Reibey Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  May 1901 October 1901 Protectionist Westbury –
17 William Propsting Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  October 1901 9 April 1903 Protectionist North Hobart 1903
18 Robert Patterson Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  May 1903 March 1904 Anti-Socialist South Hobart – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
William Propsting
1903–1904
19 John Evans Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  March 1904 12 July 1904 Anti-Socialist Kingborough –
(17) William Propsting Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  12 July 1904 December 1905 Protectionist North Hobart – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
John Evans
1904–1909
20 Herbert Nicholls Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  January 1906 January 1909 Protectionist Central Hobart 1906
21 John Earle Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  April 1909 20 October 1909 Labor Waratah
Franklin 		1909
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Sir Elliott Lewis
1909
(15) Sir Elliott Lewis Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  20 October 1909 27 October 1909 Liberal League Denison – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
John Earle
1909
(21) John Earle Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  27 October 1909 6 April 1914 Labor Franklin 1912 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Sir Elliott Lewis
1909–1912
1913 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Albert Solomon
1912–1914
22 Albert Solomon Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  6 April 1914 5 October 1914 Liberal League Bass – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
John Earle
1914–1916
23 Norman Ewing Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  5 October 1914 23 September 1915 Liberal League Franklin –
24 Sir Walter Lee Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  23 September 1915 15 April 1916 Liberal League Wilmot 1916
(21) John Earle Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  15 April 1916 2 November 1916 Labor Franklin – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Sir Walter Lee
1916–1922
25 Joseph Lyons Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  2 November 1916 25 October 1923 Labor Wilmot 1919
1922
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
John Hayes
1922–1923
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Sir Walter Lee
1923
26 Edward Hobbs Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  25 October 1923 November 1923 Country Darwin – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Joseph Lyons
1923–1928
27 James Newton Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  November 1923 October 1924 Nationalist Bass –
(26) Edward Hobbs Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  October 1924 29 July 1925 Country Darwin 1925
28 John McPhee Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  29 July 1925 15 June 1928 Nationalist Denison 1928
(25) Joseph Lyons Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  15 June 1928 13 September 1929 Labor Wilmot – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
John McPhee
1928–1934
29 Benjamin Watkins Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  13 September 1929 15 October 1929 Labor Franklin –
30 Albert Ogilvie Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  15 October 1929 22 June 1934 Labor Franklin 1931
1934 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Sir Walter Lee
1934
(24) Sir Walter Lee Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  22 July 1934 July 1936 Nationalist Wilmot – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Albert Ogilvie
1934–1939
31 Henry Baker Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  July 1936 22 February 1945 Nationalist Franklin 1937
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Edmund Dwyer-Gray
1939
1941 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Robert Cosgrove
1939–1947
32 Neil Campbell Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  22 February 1945 6 February 1950 Liberal Wilmot 1946
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Edward Brooker
1947–1948
1948 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Robert Cosgrove
1948–1958
33 Reginald Townley Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  6 February 1950 26 June 1956 Liberal Denison 1950
1955
34 Tim Jackson Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  26 June 1956 19 March 1960 Liberal Franklin 1956
1959 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Eric Reece
1958–1969
35 Angus Bethune Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  19 March 1960 27 May 1969 Liberal Wilmot 1964
1969
36 Eric Reece Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  27 May 1969 4 May 1972 Labor Braddon 1972 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Angus Bethune
1969–1972
37 Max Bingham Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  4 May 1972 7 August 1979 Liberal Denison – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Eric Reece
1972–1975
1976 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Bill Neilson
1975–1977
1979 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Doug Lowe
1977–1981
38 Geoff Pearsall Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  7 August 1979 11 November 1981 Liberal Franklin –
39 Robin Gray Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  11 November 1981 27 May 1982 Liberal Wilmot 1982 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Harry Holgate
1981–1982
40 Ken Wriedt Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  27 May 1982 19 February 1986 Labor Franklin 1986 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Robin Gray
1982–1989
41 Neil Batt Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  19 February 1986 14 December 1988 Labor Denison –
42 Michael Field Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  14 December 1988 29 June 1989 Labor Braddon 1989
(39) Robin Gray Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  29 June 1989 17 December 1991 Liberal Lyons – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Michael Field
1989–1992
43 Ray Groom Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  17 December 1991 17 February 1992 Liberal Denison 1992
(42) Michael Field Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  17 February 1992 14 April 1997 Labor Braddon 1996 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Ray Groom
1992–1996
– Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Tony Rundle
1996–1998
44 Jim Bacon Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  14 April 1997 14 September 1998 Labor Denison 1998
45 Tony Rundle Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  14 September 1998 2 July 1999 Liberal Braddon – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Jim Bacon
1998–2004
46 Sue Napier Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  2 July 1999 20 August 2001 Liberal Bass –
47 Bob Cheek Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  20 August 2001 6 August 2002 Liberal Denison 2002
48 Rene Hidding Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  6 August 2002 30 March 2006 Liberal Lyons –
2006 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Paul Lennon
2004–2008
49 Will Hodgman Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  30 March 2006 31 March 2014 Liberal Franklin –
2010 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
David Bartlett
2008–2011
2014 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Lara Giddings
2011–2014
50 Bryan Green Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  31 March 2014 17 March 2017 Labor Braddon – Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Will Hodgman
2014–2020
51 Rebecca White Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  17 March 2017 17 May 2021 Labor Lyons 2018
2021 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Peter Gutwein
2020–2022
52 David O'Byrne Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  15 June 2021 7 July 2021 Labor Franklin –
(51) Rebecca White Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition  7 July 2021 10 April 2024 Labor Lyons –
2024 Tasmania Leader Of The Opposition 
Jeremy Rockliff
2022–
53 Dean Winter 10 April 2024 Incumbent Labor Franklin –

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