Jeremy Hanson

Biography

Jeremy David Hanson CSC MLA (born 18 February 1967) is an Australian politician and former Australian Army officer who has served as Speaker since 2025 and a member for Murrumbidgee since 2016 in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. Hanson is a member of the Liberal Party, and was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly as one of seven MLAs for the Molonglo electorate at the 2008 election. He was the Opposition Leader in the ACT, as well as Shadow Minister for Health, Police, Corrections and Indigenous Affairs, between February 2013 and October 2016. In 2016, following a redistricting of the ACT's electorates and an expansion in size of the Legislative Assembly, he was elected as one of five MLAs for the new electorate of Murrumbidgee. Following the resignation of fellow Murrumbidgee Liberal MLA, Giulia Jones, Hanson was elected as Deputy Leader of the Canberra Liberals in February 2022. On 4 December 2023, Hanson was dumped as deputy leader and replaced by Leanne Castley. He returned to the deputy leadership following the 2024 election under leader Leanne Castley, before they both resigned in 2025 and he was replaced by Deborah Morris.

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