Craig Farrell | |
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President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jim Wilkinson |
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Derwent | |
Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Michael Aird |
Personal details | |
Born | Craig Maxwell Farrell 28 January 1964 Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia |
Political party | Labor Party |
Occupation | Television presenter, television sales executive, real estate representative |
Website | craigfarrell |
Craig Maxwell Farrell (born 28 January 1964) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the seat of Derwent for the Labor Party.
In the 1980s, Farrell hosted The Cartoon Company, a Saturday morning cartoon programming block on TasTV, with a costumed character called "Boss Poss".[1] From the 1990s, he was a television sales executive and real estate representative.
Farrell was elected to the Legislative Council in a by-election on 7 May 2011 following the resignation of Michael Aird in 2010. He also served as a councillor and Deputy Mayor of Derwent Valley Council until October 2011,[2] and was an electoral officer in the New Norfolk office of federal MP Dick Adams.[3] In February 2012 he stood down as president of the Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society but remained on the board.[4][5]
On his first day in Parliament, Farrell was appointed Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House.[6] A year later, he was appointed Leader of Government Business in the Upper House on the retirement of the incumbent, Doug Parkinson.[7]
On 21 May 2019, Farrell was elected as president of the Legislative Council, following the retirement of the incumbent, Jim Wilkinson.[8]
In 2021, Farrell was elected for a further six-year term as the Member for Derwent.[9]
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