by Lara Giddings. The party was re-elected at the 2018 state election. Hodgman retired from politics in January 2020 and was succeeded by Peter Gutwein as party leader and Premier. On 22 March 2021, lower house MP Sue Hickey announced that she would quit the Liberal Party and sit as an independent, slamming the state Liberals as "unable to accommodate strong women" after being told by Gutwein that she would not be endorsed for the next election. The Liberal government lost its majority and plunged into minority government. The party was re-elected at the May 2021 state election and regained majority government status. In April 2022, Gutwein retired from politics and was succeeded by his deputy Jeremy Rockliff as party leader and Premier. Organisation Each division of the Liberal Party is autonomous, with a unique organisational structure and their own constitutions. Premiers Seven parliamentary Liberal leaders have served as Premier of Tasmania: Angus Bethune (1969–1972), Robin Gray (1982–1989), Ray Groom (1992–1996), Tony Rundle (1996–1998), Will Hodgman (2014–2020), Peter Gutwein (2020–2022) and Jeremy Rockliff (2022–present). Deputy Premiers Seven parliamentary Liberal deputy leaders have served as Deputy Premier of Tasmania: Max Bingham (1982–1984), Geoff Pearsall (1984–1988), Ray Groom (1988–1989), John Beswick (1992–1996), Sue Napier (1996–1998), Jeremy Rockliff (2014–2022) and Michael Ferguson (2022–present). List of parliamentary leaders Neil Campbell (1945–1950) Rex Townley (1950–1956) Tim Jackson (1956–1960) Angus Bethune (1960–1972) Max Bingham (1972–1979) Geoff Pearsall (1979–1981) Robin Gray (1981–1991) Ray Groom (1991–1996) Tony Rundle (1996–1999) Sue Napier (1999–2001) Bob Cheek (2001–2002) Rene Hidding (2002–2006) Will Hodgman (2006–2020) Peter Gutwein (2020–2022) Jeremy Rockliff (2022–present) State election results Federal election results References Further reading Lucadou-Wells R (1994) 50 year history of the Liberal Party (Tasmanian Division), Hobart, Tasmania. External links Tasmanian Liberals Official website Liberal Party of Australia Federal party official site Liberal Party of Australia ephemera digitised and held by the National Library of Australia Tasmania Political parties in Tasmania