This is a list of premiers of Tasmania by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.
Rank by time in office Rank No. Officeholder Portrait Party District Assumedoffice Leftoffice Time in office(term) Time in office(total) Electionwins 1. 30th Sir Robert Cosgrove Labor MHA for Denison 18 December 1939 18 December 1947 18 years, 182 days 1941 194619481950 19551956 25 February 1948 26 August 1958 2. 32nd Eric Reece Labor MHA for Braddon 26 August 1958 26 May 1969 13 years, 240 days 1959 19641972 3 May 1972 31 March 1975 3. 37th Robin Gray Liberal MHA for WilmotLyons 26 May 1982 29 June 1989 1982 1986 4. 24th Sir Walter Lee Commonwealth Liberal MHA for Wilmot 15 April 1916 12 August 1922 6 years, 290 days 1916 19191922 Nationalist 14 August 1923 25 October 1923 15 March 1934 22 June 1934 5. 19th Sir Elliott Lewis Conservatism MHA for Richmond 12 October 1899 9 April 1903 6 years, 188 days 1900 1912 Commonwealth Liberal MHA for Denison 19 June 1909 20 October 1909 27 October 1909 14 June 1912 6. 12th Sir Philip Fysh No Party Alignment MHA for Buckingham 9 August 1877 5 March 1878 5 years, 349 days Liberalism 29 March 1887 17 August 1892 7.45thWill HodgmanLiberalMHA for Franklin31 March 201420 January 20202014 2018 8. 27th Sir John McPhee Nationalist MHA for Denison 15 June 1928 15 March 1934 1928 1931 9. 13th William Giblin No Party Alignment MHA for Wellington 5 March 1878 20 December 1878 5 years, 215 days 1882 30 October 1879 15 August 1884 10. 41st Jim Bacon Labor MHA for Denison 14 September 1998 21 March 2004 1998 2002 11. 18th Sir Edward Braddon Free Trade MHA for West Devon 14 April 1894 12 October 1899 1897 12. 28th Albert Ogilvie Labor MHA for Franklin 22 June 1934 11 June 1939 1934 1937 13. 21st Sir John Evans Conservatism MHA for Kingborough 12 July 1904 19 June 1909 1906 1909 14. 26th Joseph Lyons Labor MHA for Wilmot 25 October 1923 15 June 1928 1925 15. 47th Jeremy Rockliff Liberal MHA for Braddon 8 April 2022 Incumbent Jeremy Rockliff's time in office as of 2024 2025 16. 42nd Paul Lennon Labor MHA for Franklin 21 March 2004 26 May 2008 2006 17. 39th Ray Groom Liberal MHA for Denison 17 February 1992 18 March 1996 1992 1996 18. 35th Doug Lowe Labor MHA for Franklin 1 December 1977 11 November 1981 1979 19. 6th James Whyte No Party Alignment MLC for Pembroke 20 January 1863 24 November 1866 20. 4th Sir Francis Smith No Party Alignment MHA for Fingal 12 May 1857 1 November 1860 21. 8th Sir James Wilson No Party Alignment MLC for Hobart 4 August 1869 4 November 1872 1871 22. 44th Lara Giddings Labor MHA for Franklin 23 January 2011 31 March 2014 23. 10th Alfred Kennerley No Party Alignment MLC for Hobart 4 August 1873 20 July 1876 24. 33rd Sir Angus Bethune Liberal MHA for Wilmot 26 May 1969 3 May 1972 1969 25. 7th Sir Richard Dry No Party Alignment MLC for Tamar 24 November 1866 4 August 1869 1866 1869 26. 34th Bill Neilson Labor MHA for Franklin 31 March 1975 1 December 1977 1976 27. 43rd David Bartlett Labor MHA for Denison 26 May 2008 23 January 2011 2010 28. 38th Michael Field Labor MHA for Braddon 29 June 1989 17 February 1992 1989 29. 40th Tony Rundle Liberal MHA for Braddon 18 March 1996 14 September 1998 30. 46th Peter Gutwein Liberal MHA for Bass 20 January 2020 8 April 2022 2021 31. 22nd John Earle Labor MHA for Franklin 20 October 1909 27 October 1909 2 years, 16 days 6 April 1914 15 April 1916 32. 23rd Albert Solomon Commonwealth Liberal MHA for Bass 14 June 1912 6 April 1914 1913 33. 17th Henry Dobson Conservatism MHA for Brighton 17 August 1892 14 April 1894 1893 34. 14th Sir Adye Douglas No Party Alignment MHA for Fingal 15 August 1884 8 March 1886 35. 5th Thomas Chapman No Party Alignment MHA for QueenboroughCampbell Town 2 August 1861 20 January 1863 1861 36. 20th William Propsting Conservatism MHA for North Hobart 9 April 1903 12 July 1904 37. 16th Sir James Agnew No Party Alignment MHA for Macquarie 8 March 1886 29 March 1887 38. 11th Thomas Reibey No Party Alignment MHA for Westbury 20 July 1876 9 August 1877 39. 25th John Hayes Nationalist MHA for Bass 12 August 1922 14 August 1923 40. 14th Dr William Crowther No Party Alignment MLC for Hobart 20 December 1878 30 October 1879 41. 3rd William Weston No Party Alignment MHA for Ringwood 25 April 1857 12 May 1857 291 days 1 November 1860 2 August 1861 42. 9th Frederick Innes No Party Alignment MHA for Selby 4 November 1872 4 August 1873 43. 36th Harry Holgate Labor MHA for Bass 11 November 1981 26 May 1982 44. 29th Edmund Dwyer-Gray Labor MHA for Denison 11 June 1939 18 December 1939 45. 1st William Champ No Party Alignment MHA for Launceston 1 November 1856 26 February 1857 46. 31st Edward Brooker Labor MHA for Franklin 18 December 1947 24 February 1948 47. 2nd Thomas Gregson No Party Alignment MHA for Richmond 26 February 1857 25 April 1857
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See also Premier of Tasmania List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office List of Australian heads of government by time in office List of premiers of New South Wales by time in office List of premiers of Queensland by time in office List of premiers of South Australia by time in office List of premiers of Victoria by time in office List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office List of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office