Attorney-General of Tasmania

Attorney-General of Tasmania
Incumbent
Vanessa Goodwin

since 31 March 2014
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of Tasmania on the recommendation of the Premier of Tasmania
Inaugural holder 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 March 2014, is Vanessa Goodwin of the Liberal Party.[1]

List of Attorneys-General of Tasmania

Name Start End
Francis Smith 1 Nov 1856 26 Feb 1857
John Gregson 26 Feb 1857 25 Apr 1857
Francis Smith 25 Apr 1857 1 November 1860
Thomas John Knight 1 Nov 1860 4 February 1861
William Lambert Dobson 5 Feb 1861 20 January 1863
Robert Byron Miller 20 Jan 1863 24 Nov 1866
William Lambert Dobson 24 Nov 1866 5 Feb 1870
William Giblin 5 Feb 1870 4 Nov 1872
John Alexander Jackson 4 November 1872 1873
William Giblin 1873 20 Jul 1876
Charles Hamilton Bromby 20 Jul 1876 9 Aug 1877
William Giblin 9 Aug 1877 13 Aug 1877
Alfred Dobson 13 Aug 1877 10 Dec 1878
John Stokell Dodds 20 Dec 1878 1 Dec 1881
William Giblin 1 Dec 1881 5 Aug 1884
John Stokell Dodds 15 Aug 1884 1887
Richard Lucas 1887 29 Mar 1887
Andrew Inglis Clark 30 Mar 1887 17 Aug 1892
Elliott Lewis 17 Aug 1892 14 Apr 1894
Andrew Inglis Clark 14 Apr 1894 23 Oct 1897
Don Urquhart 10 Nov 1897 12 Oct 1899
Elliott Lewis 12 Oct 1899 8 Apr 1903
Herbert Nicholls 9 Apr 1903 11 Jun 1904
William Propsting 1 May 1906 19 Jun 1909
Albert Solomon 19 Jun 1909 20 Oct 1909
John Earle 20 Oct 1909 27 Oct 1909
Albert Solomon 27 Oct 1909 6 Feb 1914
John Earle 6 Apr 1916 14 Apr 1916
William Propsting 15 Apr 1916 14 Aug 1923
Alexander Hean 14 Aug 1923 25 Oct 1923
Albert Ogilvie 25 Oct 1923 15 Jun 1928
Henry Baker 15 Jun 1928 22 Jun 1934
Eric Ogilvie 22 Jun 1934 19 Aug 1940
Roy Fagan 10 Dec 1946 19 Jul 1958
Bill Neilson 22 Jul 1958 28 Oct 1958
Eric Reece 28 Oct 1958 12 May 1959
Roy Fagan 12 May 1959 26 May 1969
Max Bingham 26 May 1969 3 May 1972
Merv Everett 3 May 1972 1 Aug 1972
Eric Reece 2 Aug 1972 21 Aug 1974
Merv Everett 21 Aug 1972 12 Apr 1974
Bill Neilson 12 Apr 1974 31 Mar 1975
Brian Kirkwall Miller 31 Mar 1974 26 May 1982
Max Bingham 27 May 1982 13 Jun 1984
Geoff Pearsall 14 Jun 1984 19 Feb 1986
John Bennett 19 Feb 1986 29 Jun 1989
Peter Patmore 3 Jul 1989 17 Feb 1992
Ray Groom 17 Feb 1992 18 Feb 1992
Ron Cornish 18 Feb 1992 18 Mar 1996
Sue Napier 18 Mar 1996 21 Mar 1996
Ray Groom 21 Mar 1996 14 Sep 1998
Paul Lennon 14 Sep 1998 18 Sep 1998
Peter Patmore 18 Sep 1998 20 Jul 2002
Judy Jackson 9 Aug 2002 5 Apr 2006
Steve Kons 5 Apr 2006 12 Feb 2008
David Llewellyn 12 Feb 2008 17 Sep 2008
Lara Giddings 17 Sep 2008 24 Jan 2011
David Bartlett 24 Jan 2011 13 May 2011
Brian Wightman 13 May 2011 31 Mar 2014
Vanessa Goodwin 31 Mar 2014 present

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