About Will Hodgman
William Edward Felix Hodgman (born 20 April 1969) is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He was the premier of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020 and state leader of the Liberal Party from 2006 to 2020. He later served as High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore from 2021 to 2023. Hodgman was born into a political family, with his father Michael, uncle Peter, and grandfather Bill Hodgman also serving parliament. He studied arts and law at the University of Tasmania and subsequently worked as a lawyer in Hobart. Hodgman was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly at the 2002 state election, standing in the seat of Division of Franklin. He was elected party leader and leader of the opposition in 2006 following the resignation of Rene Hidding. At the 2010 election the Liberals won the most votes, but a hung parliament resulted in Labor continuing in office with Greens support. At the 2014 election, Hodgman led the Liberals to a landslide victory, forming a majority government for the first time in over 20 years. The party won a second term in 2018 with a slightly reduced share of the vote. In the same year, he succeeded Angus Bethune as the longest-serving leader in the history of the Tasmanian Liberals. He resigned as premier in 2020 after just under six years in office. Hodgman was re-elected in the 2006 election receiving 21.98 per cent of first preferences, an increase compared to his previous vote of 12.37 per cent in the 2002 election.
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