Paul Harriss

Andrew Paul Harriss (born 11 August 1954) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from March 2014 to February 2016, representing the electorate of Franklin.

Paul Harriss
Minister for Resources
In office
31 March 2014 – 18 February 2016
PremierWill Hodgman
Preceded byBryan Green
Succeeded byAdam Brooks
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
for Franklin
In office
15 March 2014 – 18 February 2016
Succeeded byNic Street
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Huon
In office
25 May 1996 – 24 February 2014
Preceded byAthol Meyer
Succeeded byRobert Armstrong
Personal details
Born
Andrew Paul Harriss

(1954-08-11) 11 August 1954
Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
Other political
affiliations		Independent
OccupationDraftsman

Harriss was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2014, amassing a lengthy conservative voting record. He resigned from the Legislative Council in 2014, a short time before the conclusion of his Legislative Council term, in order to contest the House of Assembly election as a Liberal.[1] He had previously lost a race as a Liberal candidate at the 1996 Tasmanian election. After the Liberals won the 2014 election, he was appointed Minister for Resources.[2] In that role, he generated criticism for his combative stance against environmentalists.[3]

On 17 February 2016, Harriss announced that he was resigning from the Hodgman ministry and from the parliament, effective the next day.[4] Kingborough Council councillor Nic Street was elected in a countback to fill the vacancy on 1 March 2016.[5]

References
  1. "Harriss to stand as a Liberal in Franklin". The Examiner. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. "Nine first-time ministers in new Tasmanian Government". ABC News. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "Harriss' war on the Greens hurting Tassie". Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. "Tasmania's Resources Minister Paul Harriss retires from Parliament". ABC News. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. House of Assembly – Division of Franklin Recount, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 2 March 2016.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Athol Meyer		 Member for Huon
1996–2014		 Succeeded by
Robert Armstrong
Political offices
Preceded by
Bryan Green		 Minister for Resources
2014–2016		 Succeeded by
Adam Brooks
as Minister for Mining
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