announced his resignation as premier, and confirmed he would also resign from state parliament. In his resignation speech, he cited the toll on his family; his 17 years in the legislature had been concurrent with the "entire lives" of his three children. On 20 January, Treasurer Peter Gutwein was elected unopposed as Liberal leader, and was sworn in as premier later that day. Hodgman is one of the few Australian state politicians to have never spent a day on the backbench. He spent his entire tenure in the House of Assembly as deputy opposition leader (2002–2006), opposition leader (2006–2014) and premier (2014–2020). Prior to his resignation there was speculation that Hodgman would stay on as premier to surpass Robin Gray as the state's longest serving Liberal Premier. Career after politics On 15 April 2020, Hodgman was announced as the inaugural chair of the new Australian Business Growth Fund. In November 2020, Hodgman was appointed the next Australian High Commissioner to Singapore. He officially took up the position on 9 February 2021 when he presented his credentials to the President of Singapore Halimah Yacob. References External links Will Hodgman's maiden speech to parliament 1969 births Living people Premiers of Tasmania Leaders of the Opposition in Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania University of Tasmania alumni Politicians from Hobart Australian people of English descent 21st-century Australian politicians Attorneys-General of Tasmania