For other people with the same name, see William Hodgman.
His Excellency The Honourable
Will Hodgman
MP
45th Premier of Tasmania Elections: 2010, 2014, 2018
In office 31 March 2014 – 20 January 2020
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor
Peter Underwood Kate Warner
Deputy
Jeremy Rockliff
Preceded by
Lara Giddings
Succeeded by
Peter Gutwein
18th Australian High Commissioner to Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 February 2021
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison Anthony Albanese
Preceded by
Bruce Gosper
Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania
In office 30 March 2006 – 31 March 2014
Deputy
Jeremy Rockliff
Preceded by
Rene Hidding
Succeeded by
Bryan Green
Leader of the Liberal Party of Tasmania
In office 30 March 2006 – 20 January 2020
Preceded by
Rene Hidding
Succeeded by
Peter Gutwein
Member of the Tasmanian Parliament for Franklin
In office 20 July 2002 – 20 January 2020
Preceded by
Matt Smith
Succeeded by
Nic Street
Personal details
Born
William Edward Felix Hodgman
(1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 55) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Political party
Liberal
Spouse
Nicola Hodgman
Relations
Michael Hodgman (father)
Bill Hodgman (grandfather)
Peter Hodgman (uncle)
Children
William, James and Lily Hodgman
Alma mater
University of Tasmania
William Edward Felix Hodgman (born 20 April 1969) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who has been the High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore since February 2021. He was the 45th Premier of Tasmania and a member for the Division of Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from the 2002 state election until his resignation in January 2020. He became premier following the 2014 state election, having been Leader of the Opposition since 2006.[1] He was re-elected to a second term in government following victory in the 2018 state election.
In March 2018, he succeeded Angus Bethune as the longest-serving leader in the history of the Tasmanian Liberals. He resigned as the Premier of Tasmania, the Leader of the Tasmanian Liberals and Member of the Parliament of Tasmania on 20 January 2020.[2][3] In April 2020, Hodgman was appointed as the chair of Australian Business Growth Fund by federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.[4] Hodgman is from Hobart and was educated at the University of Tasmania.
Hodgman's father, uncle, and grandfather also served in the Parliament of Tasmania.
^"Premiers of Tasmania". www.parliament.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^"Premier's Resignation Speech". Premier of Tasmania. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^Howarth, Carla (14 January 2020). "'I've given this job everything': Will Hodgman resigns as Tasmanian Premier". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^Sue Baliey, Emily Jarvie (15 April 2020). "Former Tasmanian premier Will Hodgman appointed chair of Australian Business Growth Fund". Tasmania Examiner. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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