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Simon Wood

Simon Wood

Surname: WOOD

Given Names: Simon Robert Francis

Title and Honours: Mr

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 14 October 1976, Launceston, Tasmania.

Date of Death:

House of Assembly: 27 April 2022

Electorate: Bass

Party: Liberal

Positions Held: Government Whip, Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Wellbeing (11 April to date)

Date of Departure:

Reason for Departure:

Inaugural Speech (5 May 2022)

Comments:

Elected by recount for Bass after resignation of Peter Gutwein

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 804

Comments:

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.