Jim Bacon (politician)

Jim Bacon
41st Premier of Tasmania
Elections: 1998, 2002
In office
14 September 1998 – 21 March 2004
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir Guy Green
Richard Butler
DeputyPaul Lennon
Preceded byTony Rundle
Succeeded byPaul Lennon
Leader of the Opposition
In office
14 April 1997 – 14 September 1998
PremierTony Rundle
Preceded byMichael Field
Succeeded byTony Rundle
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Denison
In office
24 February 1996 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byJulian Amos
Succeeded byDavid Bartlett
Personal details
Born(1950-05-15)15 May 1950
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died20 June 2004(2004-06-20) (aged 54)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLabor
Other political
affiliations
CPA (ML) (until 1991)

James Alexander Bacon, AC (15 May 1950 – 20 June 2004) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Tasmania from 1998 to 2004.