Peter Hodgman

Who is Peter Hodgman?

Peter Curtis Leigh Hodgman is an Australian politician. A member of the prominent Tasmanian Hodgman family, he is the son of Bill Hodgman, the brother of Michael Hodgman and the uncle of current Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman.

Hodgman first entered politics in 1974, when he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the member for Huon. Like most MLCs, he was elected as an independent. In 1986 he resigned his seat to contest the House of Assembly seat of Franklin as a Liberal, successfully. He resigned his seat on 8 October 2001 to contest the federal seat of Franklin at the 2001 federal election, but he was defeated by sitting Labor MP Harry Quick. In December 2013 it was announced he would be contesting the seat of Huon in the Tasmanian Legislative Council as an endorsed Liberal, but he was defeated by Robert Armstrong, an independent.