The President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Council.
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 (Sir) James 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 10 May 1904 – 7 May 1907 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 (Sir) 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 Alby 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 Ray 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 – 4 May 2013 Jim Wilkinson Independent Nelson 21 May 2013 – 3 May 2019 Craig Farrell Labor Derwent 21 May 2019 – present
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