Craig Farrell (politician)

Craig Maxwell Farrell (born 28 January 1964) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the seat of Derwent for the Labor Party.[3] In February 2012 he stood down as president of the Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society but remained on the board.[4][5] On his first day in Parliament, Farrell was appointed Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House.[6] A year later, he was appointed Leader of Government Business in the Upper House on the retirement of the incumbent, Doug Parkinson.[7] On 21 May 2019, Farrell was elected as president of the Legislative Council, following the retirement of the incumbent, Jim Wilkinson.
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