Ray Groom

Ray Groom
39th Premier of Tasmania
In office
17 February 1992 – 18 March 1996
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir Phillip Bennett
Sir Guy Green
DeputyJohn Beswick
Preceded byMichael Field
Succeeded byTony Rundle
Member of the Tasmanian Parliament
for Denison
In office
8 February 1986 – 9 August 2001
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Braddon
In office
13 December 1975 – 26 October 1984
Preceded byRon Davies
Succeeded byChris Miles
Personal details
Born
Raymond John Groom

(1944-09-03) 3 September 1944 (age 80)
Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Spouse
Gillian Groom (née Crisp)
(m. 1967)
ChildrenMatthew Groom
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
ProfessionBarrister; politician

Raymond John Groom AO (born 3 September 1944) is an Australian lawyer and former sportsman and politician, representing the Liberal Party in the Federal Parliament 1975–84 and the Tasmanian Parliament 1986–2001. He was a Federal and state minister for a total of 13 years. He was Premier of Tasmania from 1992 to 1996 and also served as Deputy Premier and Attorney-General.