David Bartlett
- January 9, 2024
- Former Premier Of Tasmania
Quick Facts
| Full Name | David Bartlett |
| Occupation | Former Premier Of Tasmania |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 19, 1968(1968-01-19) |
| Age | 56 |
| Date Of Death | 2017-10-12 |
| Birthplace | Hobart |
| Country | Australia |
| Birth City | Tasmania |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
David Bartlett Biography
| Name | David Bartlett |
| Birthday | Jan 19 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place Of Birth | Hobart |
| Home Town | Tasmania |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
David Bartlett is one of the most popular and richest Former Premier Of Tasmania who was born on January 19, 1968 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. David John Bartlett (born 19 January 1968) is an Australian former politician from Tasmania. He was a politician in Tasmania and was the 44th Premier for Tasmania in May of 2008 to January 2011. He was an Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Denison between 2004 and 2011 , when he resigned.
Bartlett first joined parliament through a countback in 2004, after then- Premier Jim Bacon resigned due to cancer. Bartlett was the Deputy Premier of Tasmania from April to May 2008 , and the Premier of Tasmania until May 26, 2008 and succeeded Paul Lennon.
During the March 2010 election campaign, Bartlett promised to resign as Premier if the opposition Liberal Party won more seats than the government, and that a “back room deal with the Greens is a deal with the devil… I am not going to sell my soul for the sake of remaining in power”.
Bartlett announced his resignation as Premier of Tasmania and Tasmanian Labor leader on Facebook on 23 January 2011, citing family reasons. Deputy Premier Lara Giddings was sworn in on 24 January as the new Premier. In the Giddings cabinet, Bartlett was appointed as Attorney-General and Justice Minister. He said he would remain in parliament but did not intend to contest the next election. On 11 May 2011, following the defeat of Labor’s Lin Thorp in Legislative Council elections, he resigned from cabinet but said he would remain in parliament for some “months”. On 13 May, following pressure from within Labor and the Opposition, he quit parliament entirely.
On the 10th of April, 2008 Paul Lennon announced Bartlett as the new Deputy Premier to replace Steve Kons.
David Bartlett Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Former Premier Of Tasmania |
| House | Living in own house. |
David Bartlett is one of the richest Former Premier Of Tasmania from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Bartlett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Bartlett was elected again at the 2006 election He was elected again in the 2006 election, receiving 12.97 percent of the first preference and atop his previous Labor votes in Denison He was also appointed Minister of Education and Skills in the Lennon Cabinet. In the course of his duties as a parliamentary member, Bartlett served on the Public Accounts Committee, the Environment, Resources and Development Committee and the Library Committee of Parliament.
On May 26, 2008, Lennon announced in a surprise manner that he was resigning on the same day as Premier. Bartlett was sworn into office as the new Premier later that afternoon by Tasmanian Governor The Hon. Peter Underwood, having been elected State party leader by the caucus.
Greens leader Nick McKim announced his party’s support for Labor on matters of confidence and supply. A Labor-Green agreement with joint ministry arrangements eventuated, leading the Governor to re-appoint Bartlett as Premier in a Labor minority government. Bartlett said his minority government with the Greens was his biggest challenge of 2010: “I think the alternative would have been political chaos and parliamentary chaos, and that would be good for no-one. It had better work because with Tasmania facing hung parliaments and minority governments for the next decade or two as a regular part of our political landscape, we must find ways to make this work.”
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David Ranked on the list of most popular Former Premier Of Tasmania. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. David Bartlett celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.