Bill Neilson

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William Arthur 'Bill' Neilson (Born Hobart August 27, 1925; Died November 9, 1989) was Premier of Tasmania March 31, 1975 to December 1, 1977. A former clerk who married Jill Benjamin in Melbourne in 1948, they had one son and three daughters.

Preceded by:
Eric Reece
Premier of Tasmania
1975-1977
Succeeded by:
Douglas Lowe


Premiers of Tasmania
Champ | Gregson | Weston | Smith | Chapman | Whyte | Dry | Wilson | Innes | Kennerley | Reibey | Fysh | Giblin | Crowther | Douglas | Agnew | Dobson | Braddon | E. Lewis | Propsting | Evans | Earle | Solomon | Lee | Hayes | Lyons | McPhee | Ogilvie | Dwyer-Gray | Cosgrove | Brooker | Reece | Bethune | Neilson | Lowe | Holgate | Gray | Field | Groom | Rundle | Bacon | Lennon