Greg Hall (politician)

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Gregory Raymond Hall AM (born 19 April 1948) is a former independent Tasmanian politician who served in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. He represented Rowallan (2001–2008), Western Tiers (2008–2017), and McIntyre (2017–2018). He also served as Mayor of the Meander Valley Council from 1997 to 2002. Hall was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and is a Vietnam War veteran, serving as a Trooper with B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, from 1969 to 1970.

As a legislator, Hall backed some Labor initiatives, including the Meander dam project and the Betfair proposal. He was one of only two independents to support Tasmania’s 2003 Relationships Act, which recognized same-sex unions and other relationships. He voted against the government’s Sex Regulation Act and later supported legislation to ban brothels. He won the 2006 Rowallan election with about 82% of the primary vote.

In 2017, the Western Tiers seat was abolished, and Hall moved to the McIntyre division with Tania Rattray until his term ended in 2018. In 2021, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his significant service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, and to agriculture and horticulture.