The Honourable
Craig Farrell
MLC
President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Assumed office
21 May 2019
Preceded byJim Wilkinson
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Derwent
Assumed office
7 May 2011
Preceded byMichael Aird
Personal details
Born
Craig Maxwell Farrell

(1964-01-28) 28 January 1964
Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
OccupationTelevision presenter, television sales executive, real estate representative
Websitecraigfarrell.com.au

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]

References

  1. ↑ Warburton, Annie (30 April 2012). "Craig Farrell choofs on down the Derwent Valley line". 936 ABC Hobart. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Labor backs deputy mayor for Derwent, ABC News, 4 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Neales, Sue: Ballot box fatigue in Derwent, The Mercury, 4 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Trevor: Choo-choo, my coo-ca-choo, ABC Tasmania, 31 January 2005.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ New MLC's $40,000 cushion, Mercury website.
  7. ↑ MP's $40,000 jackpot, Mercury website.
  8. ↑ Maloney, Matt (21 May 2019). "Farrell elected as president". The Examiner. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Derwent election result confirmed" (Press release). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.