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List of premiers of Tasmania by age

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Living as of 22 November 2024
Premier Date of birth Premier
Tony Rundle (1939-03-05) 5 March 1939 (age 85) 1996–1998
Robin Gray (1940-03-01) 1 March 1940 (age 84) 1982–1989
Doug Lowe (1942-05-15) 15 May 1942 (age 82) 1977–1981
Ray Groom (1944-09-03) 3 September 1944 (age 80) 1992–1996
Michael Field (1948-05-28) 28 May 1948 (age 76) 1989–1992
Paul Lennon (1955-10-08) 8 October 1955 (age 69) 2004–2008
Peter Gutwein (1964-12-21) 21 December 1964 (age 59) 2020–2022
David Bartlett (1968-02-12) 12 February 1968 (age 56) 2008–2011
Will Hodgman (1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 55) 2014–2020
Jeremy Rockliff (1970-02-05) 5 February 1970 (age 54) 2022–
Lara Giddings (1972-11-14) 14 November 1972 (age 52) 2011–2014

This is a list of premiers of Tasmania by age, including when they were born, what age they were when they were appointed premier, what age were they when they left the office and the age at which they died, or their current age as of 22 November 2024 if they are still alive. The table can be sorted by each different category.

The date of appointment as premier is the date on which they were sworn in by the Governor for their first term. The day on which they departed office is the final day of their final term. This is either the day a new premier was appointed or their date of death if they died whilst in office.

Overview[edit]

The median age of a premier on the first day of their first term is roughly 50 years, and 24 days which falls between John McPhee and Henry Dobson. The youngest person to assume the office was Doug Lowe at 35 years and 200 days. The oldest person to assume office was James Agnew at 70 years and 157 days.

The oldest living former premier is Tony Rundle, born 5 March 1939 (age 85 years, 262 days). The youngest living premier is Lara Giddings, born 14 November 1972, (age 52 years, 8 days).

The longest-lived premier was Angus Bethune who died on 22 August 2004 aged 95 years and 347 days. Adye Douglas was the second longest-lived premier, aged 90 years and 314 days, 5 years and 33 days short of Bethune. Bethune surpassed Douglas' lifespan on 21 July 1999. The oldest living premier, Tony Rundle, will tie Douglas if he lives to 13 January 2030, and tie Bethune if he lives to 22 February 2035. The shortest-lived premier was William Giblin who died at the age of 46 years and 74 days on 17 January 1887.

The premier with the longest retirement is Francis Smith. He left office on 1 November 1860, and died 48 years and 77 days later on 17 January 1909. Doug Lowe left office on 11 November 1981. If he's still alive on 28 December 2029, he will surpass Smith's record, and become the premier with the longest retirement. The premier with the shortest retirement is Jim Bacon, who died on 20 June 2004, 91 days after leaving office on 21 March 2004.

# Premier Born Took office Age Left office Age Died Length of retirement Lifespan
1 William Champ 15 April 1808 1 November 1856 48 years, 200 days 26 February 1857 48 years, 317 days 25 August 1892 35 years, 181 days 84 years, 132 days
2 Thomas Gregson 7 February 1796 26 February 1857 61 years, 19 days 25 April 1857 61 years, 77 days 4 January 1874 16 years, 254 days 77 years, 331 days
3 William Weston 28 November 1804 25 April 1857 52 years, 148 days 2 August 1861 56 years, 247 days 21 February 1888 26 years, 203 days 83 years, 85 days
4 Francis Smith 13 February 1819 12 May 1857 38 years, 88 days 1 November 1860 41 years, 262 days 17 January 1909 48 years, 77 days 89 years, 339 days
5 Thomas Chapman 31 October 1815 2 August 1861 45 years, 275 days 20 January 1863 47 years, 81 days 17 February 1884 21 years, 28 days 68 years, 109 days
6 James Whyte 30 March 1820 20 January 1863 42 years, 296 days 24 November 1866 46 years, 239 days 20 August 1882 15 years, 269 days 62 years, 143 days
7 Richard Dry 20 September 1815 24 November 1866 51 years, 65 days 1 August 1869[1] 53 years, 315 days 1 August 1869 N/A 53 years, 315 days
8 James Milne Wilson 29 February 1812 4 August 1869 57 years, 157 days 4 November 1872 60 years, 249 days 29 February 1880 7 years, 117 days 68 years, 0 days
9 Frederick Innes 11 August 1816 4 November 1872 56 years, 85 days 4 August 1873 56 years, 358 days 11 May 1882 8 years, 280 days 65 years, 273 days
10 Alfred Kennerley 10 October 1810 4 August 1873 62 years, 298 days 20 July 1876 65 years, 284 days 15 November 1897 21 years, 118 days 87 years, 36 days
11 Thomas Reibey 24 September 1821 20 July 1876 54 years, 300 days 9 August 1877 55 years, 319 days 10 February 1912 34 years, 185 days 90 years, 139 days
12 Philip Fysh 1 March 1835 9 August 1877 42 years, 161 days 17 August 1892 57 years, 169 days 20 December 1919 27 years, 125 days 84 years, 294 days
13 William Giblin 4 November 1840 5 March 1878 37 years, 121 days 15 August 1884 43 years, 285 days 17 January 1887 2 years, 155 days 46 years, 74 days
14 William Crowther 15 April 1817 20 December 1878 61 years, 249 days 30 October 1879 62 years, 198 days 12 April 1885 5 years, 164 days 67 years, 362 days
15 Adye Douglas 31 May 1815 15 August 1884 69 years, 76 days 8 March 1886 70 years, 281 days 10 April 1906 20 years, 33 days 90 years, 314 days
16 James Agnew 2 October 1815 8 March 1886 70 years, 157 days 29 March 1887 71 years, 178 days 8 November 1901 14 years, 224 days 86 years, 37 days
17 Henry Dobson 24 December 1841 17 August 1892 50 years, 237 days 14 April 1894 52 years, 111 days 10 October 1918 24 years, 179 days 76 years, 290 days
18 Edward Braddon 11 June 1829 14 April 1894 64 years, 307 days 12 October 1899 70 years, 123 days 2 February 1904 4 years, 113 days 74 years, 236 days
19 Elliott Lewis 27 October 1858 12 October 1899 40 years, 350 days 14 June 1912 53 years, 231 days 22 September 1935 23 years, 100 days 76 years, 330 days
20 William Propsting 4 June 1861 9 April 1903 41 years, 309 days 12 July 1904 43 years, 38 days 3 December 1937 33 years, 144 days 76 years, 182 days
21 John Evans 1 December 1855 12 July 1904 48 years, 224 days 19 June 1909 53 years, 200 days 2 October 1943 34 years, 105 days 87 years, 305 days
22 John Earle 15 November 1865 20 October 1909 43 years, 339 days 15 April 1916 50 years, 152 days 6 February 1932 15 years, 297 days 66 years, 83 days
23 Albert Solomon 7 March 1876 14 June 1912 36 years, 99 days 6 April 1914 38 years, 30 days 5 October 1914 182 days 38 years, 212 days
24 Walter Lee 27 April 1874 15 April 1916 41 years, 354 days 22 June 1934 60 years, 56 days 1 June 1963 28 years, 344 days 89 years, 35 days
25 John Hayes 21 April 1868 12 August 1922 54 years, 113 days 14 August 1923 55 years, 115 days 12 July 1956 32 years, 333 days 88 years, 82 days
26 Joseph Lyons 15 September 1879 25 October 1923 44 years, 40 days 15 June 1928 48 years, 274 days 7 April 1939 10 years, 296 days 59 years, 204 days
27 John McPhee 4 July 1878 15 June 1928 49 years, 347 days 15 March 1934 55 years, 254 days 14 September 1952 18 years, 183 days 74 years, 72 days
28 Albert Ogilvie 10 March 1890 22 June 1934 44 years, 104 days 10 June 1939[1] 49 years, 92 days 10 June 1939 N/A 49 years, 92 days
29 Edmund Dwyer-Gray 2 April 1870 11 June 1939 69 years, 70 days 18 December 1939 69 years, 260 days 6 December 1945 5 years, 353 days 75 years, 248 days
30 Robert Cosgrove 28 December 1884 18 December 1939 54 years, 355 days 26 August 1958 73 years, 241 days 25 August 1969 10 years, 364 days 84 years, 240 days
31 Edward Brooker 4 January 1891 18 December 1947 56 years, 348 days 25 February 1948 57 years, 52 days 18 June 1948 114 days 57 years, 166 days
32 Eric Reece 6 July 1909 26 August 1958 49 years, 51 days 31 March 1975 65 years, 268 days 23 October 1999 24 years, 206 days 90 years, 109 days
33 Angus Bethune 10 September 1908 26 May 1969 60 years, 258 days 3 May 1972 63 years, 236 days 22 August 2004 32 years, 111 days 95 years, 347 days
34 Bill Neilson 27 August 1925 31 March 1975 49 years, 216 days 1 December 1977 52 years, 96 days 9 November 1989 11 years, 343 days 64 years, 74 days
35 Doug Lowe 15 May 1942 1 December 1977 35 years, 200 days 11 November 1981 39 years, 180 days 43 years, 11 days 82 years, 191 days
36 Harry Holgate 5 December 1933 11 November 1981 47 years, 341 days 26 May 1982 48 years, 172 days 16 March 1997 14 years, 294 days 63 years, 101 days
37 Robin Gray 1 March 1940 26 May 1982 42 years, 86 days 29 June 1989 49 years, 120 days 35 years, 146 days 84 years, 266 days
38 Michael Field 28 May 1948 29 June 1989 41 years, 32 days 17 February 1992 43 years, 265 days 32 years, 279 days 76 years, 178 days
39 Ray Groom 3 September 1944 17 February 1992 47 years, 167 days 18 March 1996 51 years, 197 days 28 years, 249 days 80 years, 80 days
40 Tony Rundle 5 March 1939 18 March 1996 57 years, 13 days 14 September 1998 59 years, 193 days 26 years, 69 days 85 years, 262 days
41 Jim Bacon 15 May 1950 14 September 1998 48 years, 122 days 21 March 2004 53 years, 311 days 20 June 2004 91 days 54 years, 36 days
42 Paul Lennon 8 October 1955 21 March 2004 48 years, 165 days 26 May 2008 52 years, 231 days 16 years, 180 days 69 years, 45 days
43 David Bartlett 19 January 1968 26 May 2008 40 years, 128 days 24 January 2011 43 years, 5 days 13 years, 303 days 56 years, 308 days
44 Lara Giddings 14 November 1972 24 January 2011 38 years, 71 days 31 March 2014 41 years, 137 days 10 years, 236 days 52 years, 8 days
45 Will Hodgman 20 April 1969 31 March 2014 44 years, 345 days 20 January 2020 50 years, 275 days 4 years, 307 days 55 years, 216 days
46 Peter Gutwein 21 December 1964 20 January 2020 55 years, 30 days 8 April 2022 57 years, 108 days 2 years, 228 days 59 years, 337 days
47 Jeremy Rockliff 5 February 1970 8 April 2022 52 years, 62 days Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent 54 years, 291 days

[2]

Timeline of living premiers[edit]

This is a chronological list of all who served as the Premier of Tasmania and were still living, at different periods in history. There has been only one time period when there was only one living premier, beginning with the appointment of William Champ in November 1856 and ending with the appointment of Thomas Gregson in February 1857.

There has been one time period when 12 living current or former premiers co-existed. This period was from the appointment of William Crowther on 20 December 1878 to the death of James Milne Wilson on 29 February 1880.

If one includes future premiers as well as past and current premiers, there has been only one time period when 26 different premiers co-existed. (see Statistics)

Number of premiers alive at each moment in Tasmanian history
Start date End date Start event Duration End event Living premiers
1 November 1856 26 February 1857 Appointment of William Champ 117 days Appointment of Thomas Gregson 1 Champ
26 February 1857 25 April 1857 Appointment of Thomas Gregson 58 days Appointment of William Weston 2 Champ
Gregson
25 April 1857 12 May 1857 Appointment of William Weston 17 days Appointment of Francis Smith 3 Champ
Gregson
Weston
12 May 1857 2 August 1861 Appointment of Francis Smith 4 years, 82 days Appointment of Thomas Chapman 4 Champ
Gregson
Weston
Smith
2 August 1861 20 January 1863 Appointment of Thomas Chapman 1 year, 171 days Appointment of James Whyte 5 Champ
Gregson
Weston
Smith
Chapman
20 January 1863 24 November 1866 Appointment of James Whyte 3 years, 308 days Appointment of Richard Dry 6 Champ
Gregson
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
24 November 1866 1 August 1869 Appointment of Richard Dry 2 years, 250 days Death of Richard Dry 7 Champ
Gregson
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Dry
1 August 1869 4 November 1872 Appointment of James Milne Wilson 3 years, 95 days Appointment of Frederick Innes 7 Champ
Gregson
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Wilson
4 November 1872 4 August 1873 Appointment of Frederick Innes 273 days Appointment of Alfred Kennerley 8 Champ
Gregson
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Wilson
Innes
4 August 1873 4 January 1874 Appointment of Alfred Kennerley 153 days Death of Thomas Gregson 9 Champ
Gregson
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Wilson
Innes
Kennerley
4 January 1874 20 July 1876 Death of Thomas Gregson 2 years, 198 days Appointment of Thomas Reibey 8 Champ
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Wilson
Innes
Kennerley
20 July 1876 9 August 1877 Appointment of Thomas Reibey 1 year, 20 days Appointment of Philip Fysh 9 Champ
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Wilson
Innes
Kennerley
Reibey
9 August 1877 5 March 1878 Appointment of Philip Fysh 208 days Appointment of William Giblin 10 Champ
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Wilson
Innes
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
5 March 1878 20 December 1878 Appointment of William Giblin 290 days Appointment of William Crowther 11 Champ
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Wilson
Innes
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
20 December 1878 29 February 1880 Appointment of William Crowther 1 year, 71 days Death of James Milne Wilson 12 Champ
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Wilson
Innes
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
Crowther
29 February 1880 11 May 1882 Death of James Milne Wilson 2 years, 72 days Death of Frederick Innes 11 Champ
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Innes
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
Crowther
11 May 1882 20 August 1882 Death of Frederick Innes 101 days Death of James Whyte 10 Champ
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Whyte
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
Crowther
20 August 1882 17 February 1884 Death of James Whyte 1 year, 181 days Death of Thomas Chapman 9 Champ
Weston
Smith
Chapman
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
Crowther
17 February 1884 15 August 1884 Death of Thomas Chapman 180 days Appointment of Adye Douglas 8 Champ
Weston
Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
Crowther
15 August 1884 12 April 1885 Appointment of Adye Douglas 240 days Death of William Crowther 9 Champ
Weston
Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
Crowther
Douglas
12 April 1885 8 March 1886 Death of William Crowther 330 days Appointment of James Agnew 8 Champ
Weston
Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
Douglas
8 March 1886 17 January 1887 Appointment of James Agnew 315 days Death of William Giblin 9 Champ
Weston
Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Giblin
Douglas
Agnew
17 January 1887 21 February 1888 Death of William Giblin 1 year, 35 days Death of William Weston 8 Champ
Weston
Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Agnew
21 February 1888 17 August 1892 Death of William Weston 4 years, 178 days Appointment of Henry Dobson 7 Champ
Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Agnew
17 August 1892 25 August 1892 Appointment of Henry Dobson 8 days Death of William Champ 8 Champ
Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Agnew
Dobson
25 August 1892 14 April 1894 Death of William Champ 1 year, 232 days Appointment of Edward Braddon 7 Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Agnew
Dobson
14 April 1894 15 November 1897 Appointment of Edward Braddon 3 years, 215 days Death of Alfred Kennerley 8 Smith
Kennerley
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Agnew
Dobson
Braddon
15 November 1897 12 October 1899 Death of Alfred Kennerley 1 year, 331 days Appointment of Elliott Lewis 7 Smith
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Agnew
Dobson
Braddon
12 October 1899 8 November 1901 Appointment of Elliott Lewis 2 years, 27 days Death of James Agnew 8 Smith
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Agnew
Dobson
Braddon
Lewis
8 November 1901 9 April 1903 Death of James Agnew 1 year, 152 days Appointment of William Propsting 7 Smith
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Dobson
Braddon
Lewis
9 April 1903 2 February 1904 Appointment of William Propsting 299 days Death of Edward Braddon 8 Smith
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Dobson
Braddon
Lewis
Propsting
2 February 1904 12 July 1904 Death of Edward Braddon 161 days Appointment of John Evans 7 Smith
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
12 July 1904 10 April 1906 Appointment of John Evans 1 year, 272 days Death of Adye Douglas 8 Smith
Reibey
Fysh
Douglas
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
10 April 1906 17 January 1909 Death of Adye Douglas 2 years, 282 days Death of Francis Smith 7 Smith
Reibey
Fysh
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
17 January 1909 20 October 1909 Death of Francis Smith 276 days Appointment of John Earle 6 Reibey
Fysh
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
20 October 1909 10 February 1912 Appointment of John Earle 2 years, 113 days Death of Thomas Reibey 7 Reibey
Fysh
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
10 February 1912 14 June 1912 Death of Thomas Reibey 125 days Appointment of Albert Solomon 6 Fysh
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
14 June 1912 5 October 1914 Appointment of Albert Solomon 2 years, 113 days Death of Albert Solomon 7 Fysh
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
Solomon
5 October 1914 15 April 1916 Death of Albert Solomon 1 year, 193 days Appointment of Walter Lee 6 Fysh
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
15 April 1916 10 October 1918 Appointment of Walter Lee 2 years, 178 days Death of Henry Dobson 7 Fysh
Dobson
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
Lee
10 October 1918 20 December 1919 Death of Henry Dobson 1 year, 71 days Death of Philip Fysh 6 Fysh
Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
Lee
20 December 1919 12 August 1922 Death of Philip Fysh 2 years, 235 days Appointment of John Hayes 5 Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
Lee
12 August 1922 25 October 1923 Appointment of John Hayes 1 year, 74 days Appointment of Joseph Lyons 6 Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
Lee
Hayes
25 October 1923 15 June 1928 Appointment of Joseph Lyons 4 years, 234 days Appointment of John McPhee 7 Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
Lee
Hayes
Lyons
15 June 1928 6 February 1932 Appointment of John McPhee 3 years, 236 days Death of John Earle 8 Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Earle
Lee
Hayes
Lyons
McPhee
6 February 1932 22 June 1934 Death of John Earle 2 years, 136 days Appointment of Albert Ogilvie 7 Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Lee
Hayes
Lyons
McPhee
22 June 1934 22 September 1935 Appointment of Albert Ogilvie 1 year, 92 days Death of Elliott Lewis 8 Lewis
Propsting
Evans
Lee
Hayes
Lyons
McPhee
Ogilvie
22 September 1935 3 December 1937 Death of Elliott Lewis 2 years, 72 days Death of William Propsting 7 Propsting
Evans
Lee
Hayes
Lyons
McPhee
Ogilvie
3 December 1937 7 April 1939 Death of William Propsting 1 year, 125 days Death of Joseph Lyons 6 Evans
Lee
Hayes
Lyons
McPhee
Ogilvie
7 April 1939 10 June 1939 Death of Joseph Lyons 64 days Death of Albert Ogilvie 5 Evans
Lee
Hayes
McPhee
Ogilvie
10 June 1939 18 December 1939 Appointment of Edmund Dwyer-Gray 191 days Appointment of Robert Cosgrove 5 Evans
Lee
Hayes
McPhee
Dwyer-Gray
18 December 1939 2 October 1943 Appointment of Robert Cosgrove 3 years, 288 days Death of John Evans 6 Evans
Lee
Hayes
McPhee
Dwyer-Gray
Cosgrove
2 October 1943 6 December 1945 Death of John Evans 2 years, 65 days Death of Edmund Dwyer-Gray 5 Lee
Hayes
McPhee
Dwyer-Gray
Cosgrove
6 December 1945 18 December 1947 Death of Edmund Dwyer-Gray 2 years, 12 days Appointment of Edward Brooker 4 Lee
Hayes
McPhee
Cosgrove
18 December 1947 18 June 1948 Appointment of Edward Brooker 183 days Death of Edward Brooker Butler 5 Lee
Hayes
McPhee
Cosgrove
Brooker
18 June 1948 14 September 1952 Death of Edward Brooker 4 years, 88 days Death of John McPhee 4 Lee
Hayes
McPhee
Cosgrove
14 September 1952 12 July 1956 Death of John McPhee 3 years, 302 days Death of John Hayes 3 Lee
Hayes
Cosgrove
12 July 1956 26 August 1958 Death of John Hayes 2 years, 45 days Appointment of Eric Reece 2 Lee
Cosgrove
26 August 1958 1 June 1963 Appointment of Eric Reece 4 years, 279 days Death of Walter Lee 3 Lee
Cosgrove
Reece
1 June 1963 26 May 1969 Death of Walter Lee 5 years, 359 days Appointment of Angus Bethune 2 Cosgrove
Reece
26 May 1969 25 August 1969 Appointment of Angus Bethune 91 days Death of Robert Cosgrove 3 Cosgrove
Reece
Bethune
25 August 1969 31 March 1975 Death of Robert Cosgrove 5 years, 218 days Appointment of Bill Neilson 2 Reece
Bethune
31 March 1975 1 December 1977 Appointment of Bill Neilson 2 years, 245 days Appointment of Doug Lowe 3 Reece
Bethune
Neilson
1 December 1977 11 November 1981 Appointment of Doug Lowe 3 years, 345 days Appointment of Harry Holgate 4 Reece
Bethune
Neilson
Lowe
11 November 1981 26 May 1982 Appointment of Harry Holgate 196 days Appointment of Robin Gray 5 Reece
Bethune
Neilson
Lowe
Holgate
26 May 1982 29 June 1989 Appointment of Robin Gray 7 years, 34 days Appointment of Michael Field 6 Reece
Bethune
Neilson
Lowe
Holgate
Gray
29 June 1989 9 November 1989 Appointment of Michael Field 133 days Death of Bill Neilson 7 Reece
Bethune
Neilson
Lowe
Holgate
Gray
Field
9 November 1989 17 February 1992 Death of Bill Neilson 2 years, 100 days Appointment of Ray Groom 6 Reece
Bethune
Lowe
Holgate
Gray
Field
17 February 1992 18 March 1996 Appointment of Ray Groom 4 years, 30 days Appointment of Tony Rundle 7 Reece
Bethune
Lowe
Holgate
Gray
Field
Groom
18 March 1996 16 March 1997 Appointment of Tony Rundle 363 days Death of Harry Holgate 8 Reece
Bethune
Lowe
Holgate
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
16 March 1997 14 September 1998 Death of Harry Holgate 1 year, 182 days Appointment of Jim Bacon 7 Reece
Bethune
Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
14 September 1998 23 October 1999 Appointment of Jim Bacon 1 year, 39 days Death of Eric Reece 8 Reece
Bethune
Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Bacon
23 October 1999 21 March 2004 Death of Eric Reece 4 years, 150 days Appointment of Paul Lennon 7 Bethune
Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Bacon
21 March 2004 20 June 2004 Appointment of Paul Lennon 91 days Death of Jim Bacon 8 Bethune
Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Bacon
Lennon
20 June 2004 22 August 2004 Death of Jim Bacon 63 days Death of Angus Bethune 7 Bethune
Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Lennon
22 August 2004 26 May 2008 Death of Angus Bethune 3 years, 278 days Appointment of David Bartlett 6 Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Lennon
26 May 2008 24 January 2011 Appointment of David Bartlett 2 years, 243 days Appointment of Lara Giddings 7 Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Lennon
Bartlett
24 January 2011 31 March 2014 Appointment of Lara Giddings 3 years, 66 days Appointment of Will Hodgman 8 Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Lennon
Bartlett
Giddings
31 March 2014 20 January 2020 Appointment of Will Hodgman 5 years, 295 days Appointment of Peter Gutwein 9 Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Lennon
Bartlett
Giddings
Hodgman
20 January 2020 8 April 2022 Appointment of Peter Gutwein 2 years, 78 days Appointment of Jeremy Rockliff 10 Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Lennon
Bartlett
Giddings
Hodgman
Gutwein
8 April 2022 present Appointment of Jeremy Rockliff 2 years, 228 days present 11 Lowe
Gray
Field
Groom
Rundle
Lennon
Bartlett
Giddings
Hodgman
Gutwein
Rockliff

Statistics[edit]

Oldest living premiers of Tasmania[edit]

Not all premiers live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 36 deceased premiers, 13 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 23 did not (including both premiers who died in office, and 21 others). Angus Bethune became the oldest living premier when Robert Cosgrove died in 1969 and remained so until his death in 2004 for a record 34 years and 363 days. Francis Smith became the oldest living premier when Adye Douglas died in 1906, but he survived Douglas by only 2 years and 282 days.

On one occasion the oldest living premier lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the appointment of a premier who was older. William Champ lost this distinction when Thomas Gregson was appointed, but when William Weston died in 1888, Champ regained it again until his own death in 1892 for a total period of 4 years and 303 days.

Thomas Reibey was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 87 years and 115 days. Eric Reece, who was aged 90 years and 109 days when he died, on 23 October 1999 was the oldest premier to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Jim Bacon who died on 20 June 2004 aged 54 years and 36 days is the most recent premier to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

Premier Period when oldest living premier Age Duration
Start date End date at start at end
William Champ 1 November 1856 26 February 1857 48 years, 200 days 48 years, 317 days 117 days
Thomas Gregson 26 February 1857 4 January 1874 61 years, 19 days 77 years, 331 days 16 years, 312 days
William Weston 4 January 1874 21 February 1888 69 years, 37 days 83 years, 85 days 14 years, 48 days
William Champ 21 February 1888 25 August 1892 79 years, 312 days 84 years, 132 days 4 years, 186 days
Alfred Kennerley 25 August 1892 15 November 1897 81 years, 320 days 87 years, 36 days 5 years, 82 days
Adye Douglas 15 November 1897 10 April 1906 82 years, 168 days 90 years, 314 days 8 years, 146 days
Francis Smith 10 April 1906 17 January 1909 87 years, 56 days 89 years, 339 days 2 years, 282 days
Thomas Reibey 17 January 1909 10 February 1912 87 years, 115 days 90 years, 139 days 3 years, 24 days
Philip Fysh 10 February 1912 20 December 1919 76 years, 346 days 84 years, 294 days 7 years, 313 days
John Evans 20 December 1919 2 October 1943 64 years, 19 days 87 years, 305 days 23 years, 286 days
John Hayes 2 October 1943 12 July 1956 75 years, 164 days 88 years, 82 days 12 years, 284 days
Walter Lee 12 July 1956 1 June 1963 82 years, 76 days 89 years, 35 days 6 years, 324 days
Robert Cosgrove 1 June 1963 25 August 1969 78 years, 155 days 84 years, 240 days 6 years, 85 days
Angus Bethune 25 August 1969 22 August 2004 60 years, 349 days 95 years, 347 days 34 years, 363 days
Tony Rundle 22 August 2004 Current oldest living premier 65 years, 170 days Current oldest living premier 20 years, 92 days
Premier Start date End date Age at start Age at end Duration

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