Craig Farrell (politician)

Craig Maxwell Farrell (born 28 January 1964) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the seat of Derwent for the Labor Party.

[3] In February 2012 he stood down as president of the Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society but remained on the board.

[4][5] On his first day in Parliament, Farrell was appointed Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House.

[6] A year later, he was appointed Leader of Government Business in the Upper House on the retirement of the incumbent, Doug Parkinson.

[7] On 21 May 2019, Farrell was elected as president of the Legislative Council, following the retirement of the incumbent, Jim Wilkinson.