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TASMANIA'S new premier, David Bartlett, says his main aim is to make the state both clever and kind.
Mr Bartlett, 40, was elected unopposed as premier today following Paul Lennon's shock resignation after four years in the top job.
Mr Lennon, 52, said he was stepping down to spend more time with his family and to enable a smooth transition in generational change in the leadership.
Mr Bartlett, who will maintain his education portfolio, said after his succession he wants education to be the centrepiece of his platform.
"Tasmania can become a place that is both clever and kind," he said at his first news conference as premier.
"By clever I mean I want to see us invest in education as a centrepiece.
"I want us to have the best education system in the world, that lifts our educational outcomes from the lowest in the country to the highest in the country over the next decade.
"I want to see us invest innovation in our traditional industries ... and also in our new industries.
"And by kind, I want to make sure we are building opportunities for the least advantaged in our community.
"That we are looking after the children and the elderly and that we ensure that every Tasmanian shares in building social capital through the economic growth we have experienced and will continue to experience over the coming decade."
Lara Giddings, the state's health and human services minister, has been sworn in as deputy premier, replacing Mr Bartlett in that role.
Mr Bartlett, 40, was elected unopposed as premier today following Paul Lennon's shock resignation after four years in the top job.
Mr Lennon, 52, said he was stepping down to spend more time with his family and to enable a smooth transition in generational change in the leadership.
Mr Bartlett, who will maintain his education portfolio, said after his succession he wants education to be the centrepiece of his platform.
"Tasmania can become a place that is both clever and kind," he said at his first news conference as premier.
"By clever I mean I want to see us invest in education as a centrepiece.
"I want us to have the best education system in the world, that lifts our educational outcomes from the lowest in the country to the highest in the country over the next decade.
"I want to see us invest innovation in our traditional industries ... and also in our new industries.
"And by kind, I want to make sure we are building opportunities for the least advantaged in our community.
"That we are looking after the children and the elderly and that we ensure that every Tasmanian shares in building social capital through the economic growth we have experienced and will continue to experience over the coming decade."
Lara Giddings, the state's health and human services minister, has been sworn in as deputy premier, replacing Mr Bartlett in that role.
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