Commonwealth, State and Territory Education Ministers: Tasmania

Year	Political Party	Premier	Minister for Education
May 1972 - May 1982	ALP	Reece \| Neilson \| Lowe \| Holgate	Minister for Education William NEILSON – May 1972 – Apr 1974 (Reece) Neil BATT – Apr 1974 to May 1976 (Reece/Neilson) Minister for Education, Recreation and Federal Affairs Neil BATT – May 1976 to Dec 1976 (Neilson) Minister for Education, Recreation and the Arts Neil BATT – Dec 1976 to Dec 1977 Harold HOLGATE – Dec 1977 to Aug 1980 (Lowe) Minister for Education Harold HOLGATE – Aug 1980 to Jul 1981 Minister for Education and the Arts Terrence AULICH – Jul 1981 to May 1982 (Lowe/Holgate)
May 1982 - Jun 1989	LIB	Gray	Minister for Education Eardley Max BINGHAM – May 1982 to Jun 1984 Richard BESWICK – Jun 1984 to Feb 1986 Minister of Education and the Arts Peter RAE – Feb 1986 to May 1989 Richard BESWICK – Jun 1989 to Jun 1989
Jun 1989 - Feb 1992	ALP	Field	Minister for Education & the Arts Peter PATMORE – Jul 1989 to Apr 1991 Michael AIRD – Apr 1991 to Feb 1992
Feb 1992 - Sep 1998	LIB	Rundle \| Groom	Minister for Education and the Arts Richard BESWICK – Feb 1992 to Mar 1996 (Groom) Minister for Education and Vocational Training Suzanne NAPIER – Mar 1996 to Sep 1998 (Rundle)
Sep 1998 - 2005*	ALP	Bacon \| Lennon	Ministerfor Education Paula WRIEDT – Sep 1998 to Oct 2001 (Bacon) Frances BLADEL – Oct 2001 to Jan 2002 Paula WRIEDT – Jan 2002 to Apr 2006 (Bacon/Lennon) David BARTLETT – Apr 2006 to current (Lennon)

*Still in government at project end date of 2005.

Sources:
Colin A. Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1965-1974 Edition (Canberra: ANU Press, 1977) 1975-1984 Edition (Canberra: ANU Press, 1986); and 1975-1999 Edition (Canberra: Federation Press, 2002); The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library online. Accessed 25 January 2008.