Michelle O'Byrne
Michelle O'Byrne | |
|---|---|
| 35th Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly | |
| In office 14 May 2024 – 11 June 2025 | |
| Premier | Jeremy Rockliff |
| Preceded by | Mark Shelton |
| Deputy Leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party | |
| In office 31 March 2014 – 15 May 2021 | |
| Leader | Bryan Green Rebecca White |
| Preceded by | Bryan Green |
| Succeeded by | Anita Dow |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass | |
| In office 18 March 2006 – 11 June 2025 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Bass | |
| In office 3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Warwick Smith |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ferguson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michelle Anne O'Byrne 6 March 1968 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Priam Arumugam |
| Relations | David O'Byrne (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Occupation | Trade unionist, political adviser, Member of State Parliament |
| Website | taslabor |
Michelle Anne O'Byrne (born 6 March 1968) is an Australian politician for the Labor Party and from 2024 until 2025, served as Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
O'Byrne was elected in the 2006 state election to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the division of Bass.
In the 2024 Tasmanian state election, O'Byrne was the second most successful candidate across the state for the Labor Party, receiving 0.95 quotas in her own right in the first preferences alone, only outdone by then-leader, Rebecca White.
Prior to her election to state parliament she was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004, representing the Division of Bass.
O'Byrne announced her retirement from parliament in the 2025 state election.