President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

President of the Legislative Council
Incumbent Sue Smith since 10 June 2008
Appointer	Elected by the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Inaugural holder	Thomas Horne
Formation	2 December 1856
Deputy	Greg Hall

The President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Council. The current President is Sue Smith MLC who has presided over the Council since 10 June 2008.

Presidents of the Legislative Council

Member	Party	Electorate	Term in Office
Thomas Horne	Independent	Hobart	2 December 1856 – 2 September 1859
William Nairn		Meander	13 September 1859 – 25 August 1868
Frederick Innes	Independent	South Esk	25 August 1868 – 4 November 1872
James Milne Wilson	Independent	Hobart	4 November 1872 – 29 February 1880
Frederick Innes	Independent	South Esk	3 March 1880 – 11 May 1882
Thomas Chapman		Buckingham	11 July 1882 – 17 February 1884
Walter Gellibrand	Independent	Derwent	1 July 1884 – 9 July 1889
William Moore	Independent	Russell	9 July 1889 – 20 April 1894
Sir Adye Douglas	Independent	Launceston	20 April 1894 – 2 May 1904
William Dodery	Independent	Westmorland	20 April 1894 – 2 May 1904
Tetley Gant	Independent	Buckingham	9 July 1907 – 27 July 1926
William Propsting	Independent	Hobart	27 July 1926 – 3 December 1937
Thomas Murdoch	Independent	Buckingham	7 December 1937 – 3 May 1944
Charles Eady	Independent	Hobart	9 May 1944 – 20 December 1945
Sir Rupert Shoobridge	Independent	Derwent	26 February 1946 – 13 May 1955
Geoffrey Green	Independent	Monmouth	17 May 1955 – 21 April 1959
Henry Baker	Independent	Queenborough	2 June 1959 – 20 July 1968
Walter Davis	Independent	West Devon	3 September 1968 – 7 October 1971
Hector McFie	Independent	Mersey	12 October 1971 – 25 May 1972
Charles Fenton	Independent	Russell	7 June 1972 – 22 May 1981
Bill Hodgman	Independent	Queenborough	9 June 1981 – 28 May 1983
Harry Braid	Independent	Mersey	7 June 1983 – 26 May 1984
Albert James Broadby	Independent	Gordon	5 June 1984 – 28 May 1988
George Shaw	Independent	Macquarie	21 June 1988 – 14 July 1992
John Stopp	Independent	Queenborough	14 July 1992 – 27 May 1995
Reg Hope	Independent	Meander	20 June 1995 – 31 May 1997
Raymond Bailey	Independent	Cornwall/Rosevears	17 June 1997 – 4 May 2002
Don Wing	Independent	Paterson	21 May 2002 – 10 June 2008
Sue Smith	Independent	Montgomery	10 June 2008 – present

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Presidents of the Legislative Council (Parliament of Tasmania)

Presiding officers of Australian legislatures

Australian Parliament	Speaker of the House of Representatives · Peter Slipper (Ind) President of the Senate · John Hogg (ALP)

New South Wales	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Shelley Hancock (Lib) President of the Legislative Council · Don Harwin (Lib)

Victoria	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Ken Smith (Lib) President of the Legislative Council · Bruce Atkinson (Lib)

Queensland	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · John Mickel (ALP)

Western Australia	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Grant Woodhams (Nat) President of the Legislative Council · Barry House (Lib)

South Australia	Speaker of the House of Assembly · Lyn Breuer (ALP) President of the Legislative Council · Bob Sneath (ALP)

Tasmania	Speaker of the House of Assembly · Michael Polley (ALP) President of the Legislative Council · Sue Smith (Ind)

Northern Territory	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Jane Aagaard (ALP)

Australian Capital Territory	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Shane Rattenbury (Grn)