Dean Winter
Dean Winter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Franklin | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2021 Serving with 6 others | |
| Leader of the Opposition in Tasmania | |
| In office 10 April 2024 – 20 August 2025 | |
| Premier | Jeremy Rockliff |
| Deputy | Anita Dow |
| Preceded by | Rebecca White |
| Succeeded by | Josh Willie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1985 |
| Party | Labor |
| Shadow portfolios Since 2025 | |
| Willie Shadow Ministry | |
| 2025– | Shadow Treasurer |
| 2025– | Shadow Minister for Planning |
| 2025– | Shadow Minister for Racing |
Dean Winter (born 4 May 1985) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly since the 2021 state election, representing Franklin for the Labor Party. He previously served as the Leader of the Opposition in Tasmania and as leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party from April 2024 to August 2025. He was earlier elected as Mayor of Kingborough Council in 2018.
Following the resignation of Tasmanian Labor Party leader Rebecca White, Winter was elected unopposed as her successor on 10 April 2024.
After successfully moving a motion of no-confidence in the Premiership of Jeremy Rockliff, who had governed in minority since the preceding 2024 election, Winter led Labor into the 2025 Tasmanian state election, where the party maintained its 10 seats in the House of Assembly, but recorded its lowest primary vote in over 100 years. After moving an unsuccessful no confidence motion against Jeremy Rockliff and his government which failed to gain any crossbench support, Winter was defeated in a leadership spill and replaced as leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party by Josh Willie on 20 August 2025. He was subsequently appointed as a shadow minister, while continuing to represent the electorate of Franklin.