Simon Wood (politician)

Simon Wood
MP
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 April 2022
Preceded byPeter Gutwein
Personal details
Born (1976-10-14) 14 October 1976 (age 48)
Launceston, Tasmania
Political partyLiberal Party

Simon Robert Francis Wood (born 14 October 1976) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass since 2022 and currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier.[1]

He served on Launceston City Council from 2014 to 2018, and at the time of his election was a staffer to Senator Wendy Askew.[2] Wood was elected to the House of Assembly in a recount following the resignation of the then Premier Peter Gutwein.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tasmania, Parliament of (13 June 2023). "Simon Wood". www.parliament.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Simon Wood". Libraries Tasmania.
  3. ^ "Simon Wood replaces Peter Gutwein in Bass". Tasmanian Times. 27 April 2022.


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