Tasmanian Liberal MHA for Bass. The Liberal website before the election of March 2006 contained the following biographical information:

Raised at Nunamara, Peter Gutwein attended Myrtle Park Primary School followed by Queechy High School in Launceston. A keen sportsman, Peter represented Tasmania as a junior footballer and played senior football in both Tasmania and Western Australia.

Peter is 40 years of age, married to Amanda and they have a young daughter Millie.

He qualified via Deakin University as a financial planner and enjoyed a successful career in financial services holding senior management positions both in Australia and Europe.

Just over 5 years ago he and his wife Amanda acquired the Bridport Bay Inn, which they managed together until Peter entered Parliament in 2002.

He likes to keep fit and runs several times a week, and is also a qualified black belt instructor in the Korean martial art of Tae Kwan Do, which he took up ten years ago.

When Peter does take time out he enjoys spending time with his family, loves movies, reading and going to the football.

BASS

Bass covers an area of approximately 7343 sq km from Launceston in the south to Flinders Island in the north. The City of Launceston and its suburbs, and the towns of Branxholm, Bridport, Derby, Gladstone, Lilydale, Legana, Ringarooma and Scottsdale, as well as Cape Barren Island, Clarke Island & Flinders Island are in this division.

Products and industries of the area cover farming, fishing, textile industry, aluminium and ferrous metals, wool, meat, woodchips, timber, boat-building, a brewery and tourism.