Treasurer of Tasmania


The Treasurer of Tasmania is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the financial management of Tasmania’s budget sector.

List of Tasmanian Treasurers

TreasurerPartyTerm
Thomas Chapman1856–1857
Charles Meredith1857–1857
Thomas Chapman1862–1863
Charles Meredith1863–1866
Thomas Chapman1866–1872
Frederick Innes1872–1873
Philip Fysh1873–1875
Frederick Innes1875–1876
Charles Meredith1876–1877
William Giblin1877–1878
David Lewis1878–1879
William Giblin1879–1881
John Stokell Dodds1881–1884
William BurgessLiberal1884–1887
Bolton BirdRevenue Tariff Party1887–1892
John Henry1892–1894
Philip Fysh1894–1898
Edward BraddonFree Trade1899–1899
Bolton BirdRevenue Tariff Party1899–1903
William PropstingLiberal-Democrat1903–1904
Charles Stewart1904–1905
John EvansAnti-Socialist1905–1906
Don UrquhartFree Trade1906–1909
Elliott LewisAnti-Socialist1909–1909
James OgdenLabor1909–1909
Elliott LewisAnti-Socialist1909–1912
Herbert PayneNationalist1912–1914
Joseph LyonsLabor1914–1916
Neil LewisNationalist1916–1922
Walter LeeNationalist1922–1923
Joseph LyonsLabor1923–1928
John McPheeNationalist1928–1934
Walter LeeNationalist1934–1934
Edmund Dwyer-GrayLabor1934–1939
Robert CosgroveLabor1939–1939
Edmund Dwyer-GrayLabor1939–1945
Robert CosgroveLabor1945–1947
Edward BrookerLabor1947–1948
John MaddenLabor1948–1956
Reg TurnbullLabor1956–1958
Robert CosgroveLabor1958–1958
Eric ReeceLabor1958–1958
Reg TurnbullLabor1958–1959
Bill NeilsonLabor1959–1959
Eric ReeceLabor1959–1969
Walter BethuneLiberal1969–1972
Eric ReeceLabor1972–1975
William NeilsonLabor1975–1977
Neil BattLabor1977–1979
Doug LoweLabor1979–1980
Neil BattLabor1980–1980
Doug LoweLabor1980–1981
Harry HolgateLabor1981–1982
Robin GrayLiberal1982–1989
Michael FieldLabor1989–1992
Ray GroomLiberal1992–1993
Tony RundleLiberal1993–1998
David CreanLabor1998–2004
Paul LennonLabor2004–2006
Michael AirdLabor2006–2010
Lara GiddingsLabor2010–2014
Peter GutweinLiberal2014–present