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Edward Brooker, English-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania (born 1891)

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Edward Brooker

Australian politician (1891–1948)

William Edward Brooker was a Labor Party politician. He became the interim Premier of Tasmania on 19 December 1947 while Robert Cosgrove was facing corruption charges. He died on 18 June 1948, shortly after returning the premiership to Cosgrove on 24 February 1948.
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Premier of Tasmania

Head of government for the state of Tasmania, Australia

The premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly is invited by the governor of Tasmania to be premier and…
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