Michael Aird

Michael Aird
Treasurer of Tasmania
In office 5 April 2006 – 6 December 2010
Premier	Paul Lennon David Bartlett
Preceded by	Paul Lennon
Succeeded by	Lara Giddings
Constituency	Derwent
Personal details
Born	(1949-04-12) 12 April 1949 Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Michael Anthony Aird (born 12 April 1949 in Melbourne) is a former Tasmanian politician. He was an ALP member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Division of Derwent since 1995. From 2006 to 2010, he was the treasurer of Tasmania, one of few legislative councillors in history to have held a ministerial portfolio. He took over the role of Treasurer from Paul Lennon after the 2006 state election.

He was Government leader in the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2006.

Aird first entered parliament in 1979, as a member of the House of Assembly seat of Franklin. He was a member from 1979 until 1986, and then again from 1989 until 1995. During this time, he held many ministerial positions, including Environment, Industrial Relations, Employment, and Education.

When Labor member Charles Batt retired in 1995, Aird successfully contested election in the seat of Derwent. He was re-elected in 1997, 2003, and 2009. On 9 November 2010, Aird announced that he was retiring from politics and that he would step down as Treasurer and as a Legislative Council member on 6 December.

Aird is a board member of the New Norfolk football club, and his interests include sport and the arts.

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

External links

• MichaelAird.org electoral website
• Parliamentary Library profile
• Michael Aird's maiden speech to Legislative Council

Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Charles Batt	Member for Derwent 1995–2011	Succeeded by Craig Farrell
Political offices
Preceded by Paul Lennon	Treasurer of Tasmania 2006–2010	Succeeded by Lara Giddings