Harry Holgate
Harry Holgate | |
|---|---|
| 36th Premier of Tasmania | |
| In office 11 November 1981 – 26 May 1982 | |
| Deputy | Michael Barnard |
| Preceded by | Doug Lowe |
| Succeeded by | Robin Gray |
| Constituency | Bass |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1933 Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rosalind Wesley[1] Katharine White[2] |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Harold Norman Holgate
Born in Maitland, New South Wales in 1933, Holgate was a television producer and journalist prior to entering politics, arriving in Tasmania to work for The Examiner newspaper in 1963.[3] He first stood for election in 1972 but was unable to meet the required quota of 4,707 votes.[4] From 1973 to 1974, he worked as a press secretary for Deputy Prime Minister Lance Barnard.[3]
In 1974, he was elected on a recount after the resignation of
Until Lara Giddings in 2014, Holgate was the last defeated Premier who did not then serve as Leader of the Opposition. When the ALP next achieved government in 1989, under Michael Field, Holgate was not included in the cabinet. Nevertheless, he remained a member of parliament until he retired at the 1992 election. He died of cancer in Launceston on 16 March 1997.
References
- ISBN 978-0-7022-3438-5.
- ^ "Married on Saturday". The Age. 29 July 1957.
- ^ Premier of Tasmania. Archived from the originalon 27 September 2007.
- ^ 1972 House of Assembly Election Results, Parliament of Tasmania, 22 April 1972.
- ^ Angle, Maura: The Franklin Dam dispute, Stateline (Tasmanian edition) (ABC TV), 27 June 2003.
External links
- "Harry Holgate". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
