Michael Hodgman | |
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| Minister for the Capital Territory | |
| In office 3 November 1980 – 11 March 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Bob Ellicott |
| Succeeded by | Tom Uren (Territories and Local Government) |
| Member of theAustralian Parliament forDenison | |
| In office 13 December 1975 – 11 July 1987 | |
| Preceded by | John Coates |
| Succeeded by | Duncan Kerr |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly forDenison | |
| In office 21 August 2001 – 20 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ray Groom |
| Succeeded by | Elise Archer |
| In office 1 February 1992 – 29 August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Gibson |
| Succeeded by | seat abolished |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly forHuon | |
| In office 14 May 1966 – 25 May 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Brown |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hodgman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Michael Hodgman (1938-11-16)16 November 1938 Hobart,Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 19 June 2013(2013-06-19) (aged 74) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Marian Hodgman |
| Relations | Bill Hodgman (father) Peter Hodgman (brother) |
| Children | Angela, Victoria andWill Hodgman |
| Residence(s) | Kingston Beach,Tasmania |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Occupation | Politician,lawyer |
William Michael HodgmanAMQC (16 November 1938 – 19 June 2013) was an Australian politician and lawyer. He was a member of theLiberal Party and served asMinister for the Capital Territory in theFraser government from 1980 to 1983. He was active in both state and federal politics, serving in theTasmanian Legislative Council (1966–1974),Australian House of Representatives (1975–1987), andTasmanian House of Assembly (1992–1998, 2002–2010). His sonWill Hodgman was Premier of Tasmania for 6 years, until his resignation in January 2020.
Michael Hodgman was born atHobart,Tasmania, in 1938.[1] He was educated atThe Hutchins School and theUniversity of Tasmania, where he graduated with aBachelor of Laws degree in 1962. Whilst at university, Hodgman served as vice president of theTasmania University Law Society and editor of the university newspaperTogatus.
After graduation, Hodgman was admitted to the Bar of theSupreme Court of Tasmania and served as associate to the Rt Hon. SirVictor Windeyer of theHigh Court of Australia from 1962 to 1963. He then worked as a Legal Officer forHydro Tasmania from 1965 to 1966. He was a committee member of the Tasmanian Bar Council from 1969 to 1974, including a period as vice president from 1972 to 1973. He was appointedQueen's Counsel in 1984.
Throughout his career, Hodgman largely specialised incriminal law, and represented a number of high-profile clients, includingMark "Chopper" Read.[2]
Hodgman first entered politics in 1966 as member for theTasmanian Legislative Council seat ofHuon. He held this position until 1974 when he stood down to run for the Federal electorate ofDenison. He was unsuccessful, but won the seat at his second attempt at the1975 election, and held the seat until1987, when he was defeated byDuncan Kerr from theAustralian Labor Party. He served asMinister for the Capital Territory and Minister Assisting the Minister for Industry and Commerce in theFraser government from 1980 to 1983.
In 1992 Hodgman returned to state politics in the lower house electorate ofDenison, which he held until defeated in 1998, when the size of parliament was reduced from 35 to 25 members. He regained the position in 2001 after a recount of votes due to the retirement ofRay Groom. In the2002 state election he retained his seat, at the expense of his colleague and leaderBob Cheek.
Hodgman was well known for his strong support for retaining Australia'sConstitutional monarchy.[3] He enjoyed wide name-recognition in Hobart; mainly due to his long political career. His wife died in 2003. His son,Will Hodgman, was elected to the House of Assembly in 2002 from the neighbouring seat ofFranklin, and was Premier of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020.
After Michael's final election to the House of Assembly in 2006, he was in the partyroom meeting that saw Will elected unopposed as the new Liberal leader.
He achieved further fame in 2007 when, during a speech, he rallied fellow party members to give "the Labor party one right up the bracket". On the popularGet This radio show, the team had a featured segment using the soundbite "one right up the bracket", in which callers air their grievances.
On 19 November 2009 Hodgman announced he would not be contesting the2010 state election.[3] In his farewell speech he spoke briefly about his political career including electorates represented, ministerial offices held, opposition to the invasion of East Timor and flooding of Lake Pedder.[4]
He died in a nursing home in Hobart in 2013.[3] He had terminalemphysema andAlzheimer's disease.[5]
 | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | June 2012[6] |
 | Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Member forHuon 1966–1974 | Succeeded by |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by | Member forDenison 1975–1987 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Minister for the Capital Territory 1980–1983 | Succeeded by |
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