Cassy O'Connor

The Honourable Cassy O'Connor MLC
Leader of the Tasmanian Greens
In office 12 June 2015 – 13 July 2023
Preceded by	Kim Booth
Succeeded by	Rosalie Woodruff
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Hobart
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 May 2024
Preceded by	Rob Valentine MLC
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Clark
In office 21 July 2008 – 13 July 2023
Preceded by	Peg Putt
Succeeded by	Vica Bayley
Secretary to Cabinet
In office 21 April 2010 – 11 November 2010
Minister for Human Services
In office 11 November 2010 – 17 January 2014
Preceded by	Nick McKim
Succeeded by	Rebecca White
Minister for Community Development
In office 11 November 2010 – 17 January 2014
Preceded by	Nick McKim
Succeeded by	Lara Giddings
Minister for Climate Change
In office 12 May 2011 – 17 January 2014
Preceded by	Nick McKim
Succeeded by	Lara Giddings
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
In office 12 May 2011 – 17 January 2014
Preceded by	Nick McKim
Succeeded by	Lara Giddings
Personal details
Born	(1967-04-01) 1 April 1967 (age 57) Canberra, Australia
Political party	Greens
Spouse(s)	Stephen Lees (1st) Nick McKim (2nd)

Cassandra Stanwell O'Connor (born 1 April 1967)^[1] is an Australian politician, who was a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2008 to 2023, representing the electorate of Denison which was renamed to Clark in September 2018. Since the 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, she has represented the electorate of Hobart. O'Connor was the first female Greens minister in Australia, serving in the Giddings ministry intermittently from 2011-14. In 2015, she became leader of the Tasmanian Greens following the resignation of Kim Booth.