Reginald Thomas "Reg" Hope (12 June 1927 – 16 December 2010) was an Independent

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 member of the Tamar and (from 1982) Meander divisions of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Tasmanian Legislative Council

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 from 1979 to 1997.

Hope was born in Sheffield, Tasmania

Sheffield, Tasmania

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. He served as President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

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 from 1995 to 1997. The Reg Hope Foreshore Park in Devonport, Tasmania

Devonport, Tasmania

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 is named in his honour.

Hope died on 16 December 2010. At his passing, Premier David Bartlett

David Bartlett

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 noted that he was "decent, honest, straightforward and committed to helping Tasmanians," while Don Wing

Don Wing

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said that he was "gregarious, passionate but above all a gentleman."