Josh Willie
Josh Willie | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2025 | |
| Deputy | Janie Finlay |
| Preceded by | Dean Winter |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Clark | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
| Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick | |
| In office 7 May 2016 – 27 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Adriana Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joshua Barton Willie 14 January 1984 Launceston, Tasmania |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Profession | Teacher |
Joshua Barton Willie (born 14 January 1984) is an Australian politician currently serving as leader of the Australian Labor Party in Tasmania. He has been one of seven members for Clark in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since the state election in March 2024. Before being elected to the lower house, Willie was the member for Elwick in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from May 2016 to February 2024.[1]
Willie was re-elected at the 2025 Tasmanian state election.[2]
In August 2025, following a failed motion of no confidence in the Rockliff government in the aftermath of the 2025 Tasmanian state election, Willie was elected unanimously to replace Dean Winter as leader of the party.[3] Other reports indicated that Willie initially lost a vote of the Labor caucus 9 to 4 to Winter, before Winter later stood aside before the outcome was to be decided by a ballot of Labor MPs and rank and file members.[4] It was reported that Ella Haddad, Meg Brown & Brian Mitchell were the 3 other votes for Willie besides himself.[5]
References
- ^ "Labor increases Upper House numbers as Josh Willie takes Elwick". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Clark - TAS Electorate, Candidates, Results". www.abc.net.au. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Josh Willie replaces Dean Winter as Tasmanian Labor leader after election loss". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 August 2025. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ McGuire, Simon (20 August 2025). "Winter is over as Labor elects new leader". Tasmanian Country. Font Publishing. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ Denholm, Matthew (20 August 2025). "Labor Party jumps to the left after rocky election outcome". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
External links
- "Willie, Josh". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.