About
About Eric Abetz
Eric Abetz is a Liberal member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Franklin, first elected on 23 March 2024 and re-elected at the 2025 state election. He was a Liberal senator for Tasmania from 1994 to 2022 and served as Minister for Employment in the Abbott government. He is currently Minister for Business, Industry and Resources and Minister for Transport in the Rockliff Government.
- First elected
- 23 March 2024, Tasmanian House of Assembly, Franklin
- Senate service
- Senator for Tasmania, 1994 to 2022
- Senate term ended
- 30 June 2022
- Born
- 25 January 1958, Germany
- Education
- University of Tasmania, degrees in law and arts in 1981
- Before parliament
- Barrister and solicitor
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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Gavin PearceLiberal, Braddon
Guy BarnettLiberal, Lyons- Jacquie PetrusmaLiberal, Franklin
- Jane HowlettLiberal, Lyons
Jeremy RockliffLiberal, Braddon- Madeleine OgilvieLiberal, Clark
- Marcus VermeyLiberal, Clark
- Mark SheltonLiberal, Lyons
- Michael FergusonLiberal, Bass
- Rob FairsLiberal, Bass
Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 11 November 2026.
