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.
[3] The deal promised the TCC company, part-owned by two former Labor ministers (John White and Glen Milliner), a three-year exclusive business monopoly from the Government or $2.5 million compensation.
Green faced trial in December 2007 on charges of conspiracy and attempting to interfere with an executive officer, which ended in a hung jury.
[7] In March 2014, following the resignation of Giddings, Green was elected Labor leader in Tasmania after gaining unanimous support from colleagues.
Shadow health minister Rebecca White was elected unopposed to replace him, and Green's seat in Braddon was filled by a recount.