Neil Batt
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The Hon. Neil Batt AO |
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| 7th Deputy Premier of Tasmania | |
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In office 1 December 1977 – 18 December 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Lowe |
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In office 25 February 1980 – 29 August 1980 |
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| Succeeded by | Michael Barnard |
| Constituency | Denison |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Neil Leonard Charles Batt 14 June 1937 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
Neil Leonard Charles Batt AO (born 14 June 1937), Australian politician, is a former Tasmanian government minister, Deputy Premier and Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he was leader of the party in Tasmania, and Leader of the Opposition from 1986 to 1988.
Batt was born in Hobart, and educated at Hobart High School and the University of Tasmania, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He worked as a secondary school teacher from 1960 to 1961, and from 1964 to 1966.
In 1966, Batt ran as the Labor candidate for Denison in the 1966 federal election, although he was unsuccessful, with the incumbent Liberal candidate, Adrian Gibson, retaining the seat.
Batt was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 10 May 1969 at the 1969 state election, representing Denison for the Australian Labor Party. On 3 May 1972, Batt was appointed Chief Secretary and Minister for Transport in Eric Reece's cabinet. On 17 April 1974, he was made Minister for Education, with Recreation, the Arts and Federal Affairs being added to his portfolio in 1976.
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