Michael Field (politician)

Michael Field
38th Premier of Tasmania
In office
29 June 1989 – 17 February 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir Phillip Bennett
DeputyPeter Patmore
Preceded byRobin Gray
Succeeded byRay Groom
ConstituencyBraddon
Chancellor of the University of Tasmania
In office
1 January 2013 – 30 June 2021
Preceded byDamian Bugg
Succeeded byAlison Watkins
Personal details
Born (1948-05-28) 28 May 1948 (age 76)
Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseJan Field
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitics

Michael Walter Field AC (born 28 May 1948 in Latrobe, Tasmania), is a former Australian politician, holding office as the Premier of Tasmania between 1989 and 1992. Field is also a former chancellor of the University of Tasmania, holding that position from January 2013 to 30 June 2021. He was leader of the Tasmanian Branch of the Labor Party from 1988 until his retirement in 1996. Field is best known for operating in minority government with the support of the Independents, Tasmania's nascent Green party, with an agreement known as the Labor–Green Accord.