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Craig Maxwell Farrell (born 28 January 1964) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the seat of Derwent for the Labor Party.

In the 1980s, Farrell hosted The Cartoon Company, a Saturday morning cartoon programming block on TasTV, with a costumed character called "Boss Poss". From the 1990s, he was a television sales executive and real estate representative.

Farrell was elected to the Legislative Council in a by-election on 7 May 2011 following the resignation of Michael Aird in 2010. He also served as a councillor and Deputy Mayor of Derwent Valley Council until October 2011, and was an electoral officer in the New Norfolk office of federal MP Dick Adams. In February 2012 he stood down as president of the Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society but remained on the board.

On his first day in Parliament, Farrell was appointed Deputy Leader of Government Business in the Upper House. A year later, he was appointed Leader of Government Business in the Upper House on the retirement of the incumbent, Doug Parkinson.

On 21 May 2019, Farrell was elected as president of the Legislative Council, following the retirement of the incumbent, Jim Wilkinson.

In 2021, Farrell was elected for a further six-year term as the Member for Derwent.

References

1. Warburton, Annie (30 April 2012). "Craig Farrell choofs on down the Derwent Valley line". 936 ABC Hobart. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
2. Labor backs deputy mayor for Derwent, ABC News, 4 December 2011.
3. Neales, Sue: Ballot box fatigue in Derwent, The Mercury, 4 May 2011.
4. Jackson, Trevor: Choo-choo, my coo-ca-choo, ABC Tasmania, 31 January 2005.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. New MLC's $40,000 cushion, Mercury website.
7. MP's $40,000 jackpot, Mercury website.
8. Maloney, Matt (21 May 2019). "Farrell elected as president". The Examiner. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
9. "Derwent election result confirmed" (Press release). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

External links

• Official website
• "Craig Farrell". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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