Peter Gutwein

Peter Gutwein pointed to the pressure on his family and the strain of governing through the pandemic to explain his decision.

Together we took the small state through a pandemic, we created one of the safest places on the planet to live and, importantly, one of the best economies and strongest job markets in the country,” he said.“Thank you for working with me.”Mr Gutwein said he had made the decision to quit politics about two weeks ago and informed his cabinet and parliamentary colleagues earlier on Monday. He said he told Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the federal director of the Liberal Party, Andrew Hirst, about 3.40pm.“I’ve got a cabinet that I’ve had a really strong relationship with, they’re good friends and colleagues, and I’ve worked with many of them for a long period of time,” he said.“And so it’s obviously with some sadness that I leave, but I know that the foundations have been laid, the path that has been laid out is one that a new leader will be able to make their own.”Tasmanian Opposition Leader Rebecca White said Mr Gutwein had governed through “some of the most difficult times as Tasmanians faced the scourge of COVID-19”, the ABC reported.“I wish him and his family well for the future,” she said.Last month Mr Gutwein revealed at a press conference that he was the victim of childhood sexual assault at the hands of a school teacher.Mr Gutwein said at the time he had “great empathy” for survivors of sex abuse because he was sexually assaulted when he was 16.Our Breaking News Alert will notify you of significant breaking news when it happens. But that period through Christmas completely drained me ... I’ve got nothing left in the tank to give.”Mr Gutwein will remain as premier and the member for Bass, in the state’s north-east, until the Liberal Party elects its new leader later this week.He said there would be a recount in the electorate of Bass to find his replacement in Parliament, which will be prorogued until after Easter.Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Mr Gutwein was leaving public life with great respect and that his contributions to the National Cabinet had been invaluable.“Peter did not put a foot wrong,” Mr Morrison said.“As Treasurer since 2014, Peter along with former Premier Will Hodgman was the architect of Tasmania’s economic revival. I left Hobart on New Year’s Eve and drove to Bridport. I spent four hours in Bridport, which was meant to be four days,” he said.“That night, we had an increasing case count ... the numbers came through, and I was walking on the beach with my wife, and I’ve got to get back in the car, and I’ve got to get back to Hobart and then spend most of January in Hobart managing the pandemic.“My wife and kids have just been outstanding in their support. That’s the longest period that I’ve been under that roof continuously, and I think that probably says it all,” he said from Launceston in his electorate at 4pm.“I’d been thinking about this for a couple of weeks now.”Mr Gutwein recounted his experience over the Christmas-New Year period as an example of the strain he felt.Christmas completely drained me ... I’ve got nothing left in the tank to give.“On Boxing Day I went back to Hobart as a result of the border opening and the need to provide leadership. Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has announced his resignation, citing family reasons and the pressure of governing through the pandemic for his decision.Mr Gutwein is Tasmania’s Premier and Treasurer as well as holding the tourism and climate change portfolios.Peter Gutwein watches his son playing football with his wife Amanda.At a press conference, Mr Gutwein described the pressure that political life had placed upon his family as he explained the decision to resign.“The longest I’ve spent in my house, here in Launceston, in the last couple of years was the seven days I had an isolation. The next Tasmanian election must be held before May 2025.He has served in the Tasmanian Parliament since 2002.“What I’ll be doing is doing some, some reading and some gardening and spending time with my family,” he said.Mr Gutwein said his wife had set aside her own ambitions to raise their children largely in his absence, and it was now his turn to give some time back.“To Tasmanians, thank you for your support. He leaves politics with a world-best response to COVID and a Tasmanian economy thriving with jobs at a record high.”Mr Gutwein led the Liberal Party to victory in the 2021 election having succeeded Will Hodgman as premier in 2020. We’re working to restore it. We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Get it here., register or subscribe to save articles for later.Marta Pascual Juanola is a breaking news reporter at The Age.

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has announced he is quitting politics less than a year after winning the state election.

"We took the smallest state through a pandemic. "I have worked as hard as I possibly can every single day that I’ve been premier. Mr Gutwein said he was "immensely proud" of how his island state had handled the COVID-19 pandemic and said he was leaving Tasmania "in good shape". I’ve quite rightly focused on everyone else’s family. Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has resigned from politics, citing time to focus on family after guiding the state through two years of coronavirus. Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has resigned from politics, citing time to focus on family after guiding the state through two years of coronavirus.

He made the sudden announcement in Launceston on Monday afternoon. Advertisement. Ad. Mr Gutwein said he wanted to spend time focusing ...

Gutwein says 'the time is right' after leading the state through two years of the pandemic.

No premier does this job alone and my family has been outstanding in their support,” he said. The Liberal leader said it had been “an honour and a privilege” to help lead the state through the pandemic. Gutwein said he had given all he could to the job and to the people of Tasmania. “Unless you can give 110 per cent to the role of premier, you should not be doing this job, and I can no longer give 110 per cent.” “The time is now right for me to move on, and to tend to other things in my life,” he said at a snap press conference in Launceston. Gutwein on Monday shared his decision to quit as premier and member for Bass, saying he wants to spent time focusing on his family after leading the state through two years of COVID-19.

Tasmania is set to have a new Premier within days after Peter Gutwein announced he was resigning from the role and leaving parliament.

We were the first state that took the step to ban cruise ships when it was needed," he said. Goodbye and thank you to all Tasmanians," he said. these are things I'm immensely proud of." New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Stream 25+ news channels in 1 place. Peter Gutwein has announced he is stepping down as Premier of Tasmania, with the Liberal Party set to elect a new leader later this week.

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has announced his shock resignation as the state's leader, and from politics. It came in a surprise annoumcement on Monday.

His predecessor, Will Hodgman, had resigned less than a week earlier, declaring the “time is right … for new leadership” in his own surprise announcement. “I’m not a silver-spoon, far from it. “It’s been an honour and a privilege to serve as Tasmania ‘s 46th premier.

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“To Tasmanians, thank you for your support. During a press conference last month, Mr Gutwein revealed he was a victim of childhood sexual assault at the hands of a school teacher when he was 16. “I’ve got a cabinet that I’ve had a really strong relationship with, they’re good friends and colleagues and I’ve worked with many of them for a long period of time,” he said.

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William Bowe is a Perth-based election analyst and occasional teacher of political science. Gutwein’s resignation will also result in a vacancy in the division of Bass, which will be filled by a recount of votes from last year’s election. Peter Gutwein has announced his retirement from parliament and as Premier of Tasmania, effective immediately.

He made the sudden announcement in Launceston on Monday afternoon. Advertisement. Ad. Mr Gutwein said he wanted to spend time focusing ...

He made the sudden announcement in Launceston on Monday afternoon. Advertisement. Ad. Mr Gutwein said he wanted to spend time focusing ...

It was New Year's Eve 2021 and Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein had just arrived in Bridport to spend four days of relaxation with his family.

"What I have found after the last two years especially, that I have nothing left in the tank to give. That's the longest period that I've been under that roof continuously." You don't get into parliament thinking that you're going to get reelected time after time.

Liberal premier Peter Gutwein's resignation, less than a year into his second term, is a seismic shift in Tasmanian politics. In typical fashion, Gutwein ...

But in March 2021 he did just that, announcing a May 1 election date – a year earlier than it was due. Around the time of his resignation, his popularity as premier still sat at 52%. Gutwein became premier in January 2020 after Hodgman’s shock resignation.

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Like Mr Ferguson, Ms Archer made news in recent weeks after groaning in parliament during a question asked on behalf of a child sexual abuse survivor. Ms Archer's chances of taking the top job will likely decrease if Mr Ferguson and Mr Rockliff both put their names forward. Mr Ferguson was in the news recently when he apologised for groaning in parliament during a question asked on behalf of a child sexual abuse survivor.