Paul Lennon | |
|---|---|
| 42nd Premier of Tasmania | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 26 May 2008 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Richard Butler William Cox Peter Underwood |
| Deputy | David Llewellyn Bryan Green Steve Kons David Bartlett |
| Preceded by | Jim Bacon |
| Succeeded by | David Bartlett |
| Leader of the Labor Party of Tasmania | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 26 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Bacon |
| Succeeded by | David Bartlett |
| 13th Deputy Premier of Tasmania | |
| In office 14 September 1998 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Premier | Tony Rundle Jim Bacon |
| Preceded by | Sue Napier |
| Succeeded by | David Llewellyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1955 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | Margaret Lennon |
| Profession | Trade union official |
Paul Anthony Lennon AO (born 8 October 1955) is a Labor Party politician. He was Premier of Tasmania from 21 March 2004 until his resignation on 26 May 2008. He was member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the seat of Franklin from 1990 until officially resigning on 27 May 2008.[1] He left office abruptly after his preferred premier rating fell to 17%, largely as a result of perceptions of corruption in his government's fast-tracked approval of the Gunns Bell Bay Pulp Mill proposal, which had effectively bypassed normal planning procedure.