Dean Winter

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.

Winter led Labor into the 2025 Tasmanian state election, where the party maintained its 10 seats in the House of Assembly. On 20 August 2025, he was defeated in a leadership spill and replaced as leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party, returning to the backbench while continuing to represent the electorate of Franklin. Provided by Wikipedia