1. David John Bartlett was born on 19 January 1968 and is an Australian former politician in the state of Tasmania, serving as the 43rd Premier of Tasmania from May 2008 until January 2011.
17 Facts About David Bartlett
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David Bartlett was a Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Denison from 2004 to 2011 when he retired.
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David Bartlett has been a resident of both Moonah and Mount Nelson.
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David Bartlett's education started at Mount Nelson Primary School, with secondary education at Taroona High School and Hobart College.
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David Bartlett completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Graduate Diploma of Business in Professional Management at the University of Tasmania.
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David Bartlett first entered parliament on a countback in 2004 after then Premier Jim Bacon resigned due to cancer.
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David Bartlett was Deputy Premier of Tasmania from April to May 2008 and Premier of Tasmania from 26 May 2008, succeeding Paul Lennon.
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David Bartlett was sworn in as Premier later in the day by the Tasmanian Governor, the Hon.
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David Bartlett then went to Government House with a letter urging the Governor, Peter Underwood, to commission a Liberal minority government.
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However, Underwood opted to recommission David Bartlett, taking the line that the Liberals were not in a position to provide stable government.
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Underwood noted that Hodgman had not approached the Greens for support before the writs were returned, and David Bartlett had not promised a minimum period of support to a Hodgman minority government.
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David Bartlett concluded that Bartlett's promise to give up power was not relevant, since the decision to invite a person to form government was solely within the governor's prerogative.
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Since David Bartlett still held his commission as Premier, Underwood was of the view that David Bartlett was obliged to test the support for his government on the floor of the House of Assembly.
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David Bartlett announced his resignation as Premier of Tasmania and Tasmanian Labor leader on Facebook on 23 January 2011, citing family reasons.
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David Bartlett said he would remain in parliament but did not intend to contest the next election.
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David Bartlett is married to Larissa, and has two children, Hudson and Matilda.
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David Bartlett served as the president of the Hobart Chargers basketball club between 2016 and 2019.