Back Premier of Tasmania English Premier ministre de Tasmanie French タスマニア州首相 Japanese Premierzy Tasmanii Polish 塔斯马尼亚州州长 Chinese
| Premier of Tasmania | |
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| Status | Head of Government |
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| Reports to | Parliament |
| Seat | Executive Building 15 Murray Street, Hobart |
| Appointer | Governor of Tasmania by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the House of Assembly |
| Term length | At the Governor's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament |
| Constituting instrument | None (constitutional convention) |
| Formation | 1 November 1856 |
| First holder | William Champ |
| Deputy | Deputy Premier of Tasmania |
| Website | www.premier.tas.gov.au |
The Premier of Tasmania is the head of the government in the Australian state of Tasmania. The political party which has the most support in the House of Assembly will nominate its leader to be Premier. The leader is then asked by the Governor of Tasmania to act as their principal adviser.[1]
Before the 1890s, there was no political party system in Tasmania. Before 1920 premiers were often appointed from the Legislative Council.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Premier and Leader of the Opposition Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.