Michael Walter Field

Michael Walter Field, AC (born 28 May 1948) was Tasmanian Labor leader from 1988 until his retirement in 1996, and was the Premier of Tasmania between 1989 and 1992. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He is best known for operating in minority government with the support of the Tasmanian Greens with an agreement known as the Labor–Green Accord.

Field grew up on the North-West Coast of Tasmania, and graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science in 1971, where he resided at St. John Fisher College. He was elected to Parliament, serving with the ALP from 1976, during which time he was at various times a Cabinet Minister, Premier and Leader of the Opposition over twenty years.

Since retiring from politics in 1997, Mr Field has been working as a management and leadership consultant. In 2003, Mr Field was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia for his service to the Parliament of Tasmania. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Tasmania, his alma mater, in 2000, for his service to the state and the university.

Michael Field has been chairman of the Tasmanian Innovations Advisory Board since it was established in May 1999.

On July 3, 2012, Field was announced as the next Chancellor of the University of Tasmania.