Michael Field (Australian politician)

The Hon. Michael Field AC
38th Premier of Tasmania
In office 29 June 1989 – 17 February 1992
Governor	Sir Phillip Bennett
Deputy	Peter Patmore
Preceded by	Robin Gray
Succeeded by	Ray Groom
Constituency	Braddon
Personal details
Born	28 May 1948 (1948-05-28) Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Jan Field

Michael Walter Field, AC (born 28 May 1948) was Tasmanian Labor leader from 1988 until his retirement in 1996, and was the Premier of Tasmania between 1989 and 1992. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

He is best known for operating in minority government with the support of the Tasmanian Greens with an agreement known as the Labor-Green Accord.

Since retiring from politics in 1997, Mr Field has been working as a consultant on leadership. In 2003, Mr Field was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia for his service to the Parliament of Tasmania. Mr Field has received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Tasmania for his service to the state and the university.

Michael Field has been chairman of the Tasmanian Innovations Advisory Board since it was established in May 1999.

Michael and his wife Jan still reside in Tasmania on the Tasman Peninsula, they have three children: Emma, Claire and Tom.

External links

• Parliamentary Library profile

Political offices
Preceded by Neil Batt	Opposition Leader of Tasmania 1988–1989	Succeeded by Robin Gray
Preceded by Robin Gray	Premier of Tasmania 1989–1992	Succeeded by Ray Groom
Preceded by Ray Groom	Opposition Leader of Tasmania 1992–1997	Succeeded by Jim Bacon
Party political offices
Preceded by Neil Batt	Leader of the Labor Party in Tasmania 1988–1997	Succeeded by Jim Bacon