Bryan Green
| Bryan Green | |
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| 53rd Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania | |
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In office 31 March 2014 – 17 March 2017 |
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| Premier | Will Hodgman |
| Deputy | Michelle O'Byrne |
| Preceded by | Will Hodgman |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca White |
| Deputy Premier of Tasmania | |
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In office 24 January 2011 – 31 March 2014 |
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| Premier | Lara Giddings |
| Preceded by | Lara Giddings |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Rockliff |
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In office 5 April 2006 – 15 July 2006 |
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| Premier | Paul Lennon |
| Preceded by | David Llewellyn |
| Succeeded by | Steve Kons |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Braddon |
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In office 29 August 1998 – 17 March 2017 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 June 1957 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Machinist, union organiser |
| Website | http://www.bryangreenmp.com/ |
Bryan Alexander Green (born 30 June 1957) is a former Australian politician. He was the leader of the parliamentary Labor Party in Tasmania from 2014 to 2017, and a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon from 1998 to 2017.
A native of New South Wales, Green was born in Wollongong. His family later moved to George Town, Tasmania and then to Burnie, Tasmania, where he attended Burnie High School and Burnie Technical College.
From 1974 to 1993, he worked as a machinist for the Burnie mills of Australian Paper. He then spent three years as an electorate officer for Senator Kay Denman, and then several years as a state organiser for the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU).
Green entered the Tasmanian parliament at the 1998 election. He was appointed to the ministerial portfolio of Primary Industries, Water and Environment in 2002. Following a reshuffle precipitated by the resignation of Premier Jim Bacon due to ill-health, Green was promoted to Minister of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources in 2004.
As Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Green was responsible for obtaining Parliamentary support for construction of the Meander Dam, a major water project that was opposed by conservationists. As Transport Minister he proposed lowering the states speed limits on rural roads from 100 km/h to 90 km/h, a proposition that was met with somewhat of a backlash. Green later was appointed as the chairman of the Tasmanian Road Safety Council. He was the key negotiator with freight rail company Pacific National, which in September 2005 threatened to 'pull out' of intermodal operations in the State, forcing all containerised and coal rail freight onto the road. While Green initially showed little sign of weakness stating 'Tasmania will not be held at mercy to profitable companies' he later backed down and agreed to a $120 million rescue package ($80 million funded by the Australian federal government) to the company.
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