- List of Attorneys-General of Tasmania
- See also
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}{{Infobox Political post
| border = parliamentary
| minister = not_prime
| post = Attorney-General of Tasmania
| incumbent = Will Hodgman
| image = Will Hodgman apples cropped.jpg
| incumbentsince = 2 October 2017
| style = The Honourable
| appointer = Governor of Tasmania on the recommendation of the Premier of Tasmania
| inaugural = Sir Francis Smith
| formation = 1856
}}The Attorney-General of Tasmania is a ministry of the Government of Tasmania with responsibility for the state's courts and tribunals. The Attorney General is a senior minister in the state government and the First Law Officer of the State. The current Attorney-General of Tasmania, since October 2017, is the Premier Will Hodgman of the Liberal Party.[1] List of Attorneys-General of Tasmania| Name | Start | End |
|---|
| Smi|Francis Smith}} | 1 November 1856 | 26 February 1857 | | Gre|John Gregson}} | 26 February 1857 | 25 April 1857 | | Smi|Francis Smith}} | 25 April 1857 | 1 November 1860 | | Kni|Thomas John Knight}} | 1 November 1860 | 4 February 1861 | | Dob|William Lambert Dobson}} | 5 February 1861 | 20 January 1863 | | Mil|Robert Byron Miller}} | 20 January 1863 | 24 November 1866 | | Dob|William Lambert Dobson}} | 24 November 1866 | 5 February 1870 | | Gib|William Giblin}} | 5 February 1870 | 4 November 1872 | | Jac|John Alexander Jackson}} | 4 November 1872 | 4 April 1873 | | Gib|William Giblin}} | 4 August 1873 | 20 July 1876 | | Bro|Charles Hamilton Bromby}} | 20 July 1876 | 9 August 1877 | | Gib|William Giblin}} | 9 August 1877 | 13 August 1877 | | MDob|Alfred Dobson}} | 13 August 1877 | 10 December 1878 | | Dod|John Stokell Dodds}} | 20 December 1878 | 1 December 1881 | | Gib|William Giblin}} | 1 December 1881 | 5 August 1884 | | Dod|John Stokell Dodds}} | 15 August 1884 | 15 February 1887 | | Luc|Richard Lucas}} | 25 February 1887 | 29 March 1887 | | Cla|Andrew Inglis Clark}} | 30 March 1887 | 17 August 1892 | | Lew|Elliott Lewis}} | 17 August 1892 | 14 April 1894 | | Cla|Andrew Inglis Clark}} | 14 April 1894 | 23 October 1897 | | Urq|Don Urquhart}} | 10 November 1897 | 12 October 1899 | | Lew|Elliott Lewis}} | 12 October 1899 | 8 April 1903 | | Nic|Herbert Nicholls}} | 9 April 1903 | 11 June 1904 | | Pro|William Propsting}} | 1 May 1906 | 19 June 1909 | | Sol|Albert Solomon}} | 19 June 1909 | 20 October 1909 | | Ear|John Earle}} | 20 October 1909 | 27 October 1909 | | Sol|Albert Solomon}} | 27 October 1909 | 6 February 1914 | | Ear|John Earle}} | 6 April 1916 | 14 April 1916 | | Pro|William Propsting}} | 15 April 1916 | 14 August 1923 | | Hea|Alexander Hean}} | 14 August 1923 | 25 October 1923 | | OgiA|Albert Ogilvie}} | 25 October 1923 | 15 June 1928 | | Bak|Henry Baker}} | 15 June 1928 | 22 June 1934 | | OgiE|Eric Ogilvie}} | 22 June 1934 | 19 August 1940 | | McD|James McDonald}} | August 1940 | December 1946 [2] | | Fag|Roy Fagan}} | 10 December 1946 | 19 July 1958 | | Nei|Bill Neilson}} | 22 July 1958 | 28 October 1958 | | Ree|Eric Reece}} | 28 October 1958 | 12 May 1959 | | Fag|Roy Fagan}} | 12 May 1959 | 26 May 1969 | | Bin|Max Bingham}} | 26 May 1969 | 3 May 1972 | | Eve|Merv Everett}} | 3 May 1972 | 1 August 1972 | | Ree|Eric Reece}} | 2 August 1972 | 21 August 1974 | | Eve|Merv Everett}} | 21 August 1972 | 12 April 1974 | | Nei|Bill Neilson}} | 12 April 1974 | 31 March 1975 | | Mil|Brian Kirkwall Miller}} | 31 March 1974 | 26 May 1982 | | Bin|Max Bingham}} | 27 May 1982 | 13 June 1984 | | Pea|Geoff Pearsall}} | 14 June 1984 | 19 February 1986 | | Ben|John Bennett}} | 19 February 1986 | 29 June 1989 | | Pat|Peter Patmore}} | 3 July 1989 | 17 February 1992 | | Gro|Ray Groom}} | 17 February 1992 | 18 February 1992 | | Cor|Ron Cornish}} | 18 February 1992 | 18 March 1996 | | Nap|Sue Napier}} | 18 March 1996 | 21 March 1996 | | Gro|Ray Groom}} | 21 March 1996 | 14 September 1998 | | Len|Paul Lennon}} | 14 September 1998 | 18 September 1998 | | Pat|Peter Patmore}} | 18 September 1998 | 20 July 2002 | | Jac|Judy Jackson}} [1st female] | 9 August 2002 | 5 April 2006 | | Kon|Steve Kons}} | 5 April 2006 | 12 February 2008 | | Lle|David Llewellyn}} | 12 February 2008 | 17 September 2008 | | Gid|Lara Giddings}} | 17 September 2008 | 24 January 2011 | | Bar|David Bartlett}} | 24 January 2011 | 13 May 2011 | | Wig|Brian Wightman}} | 13 May 2011 | 31 March 2014 | | Goo|Vanessa Goodwin}} | 31 March 2014 | 2 October 2017 | | Hod|Will Hodgman}} | 2 October 2017 | present |
See also- Justice ministry
- Government of Tasmania
References1. ^http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Browse_by_Topic/law/attorneysgeneral
2. ^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McDonald_(Tasmanian_politician)
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