Donald George Wing AM (born 27 April 1938) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston (briefly named Paterson), he was President of the Legislative Council from 2002 until 2008. Wing was also Mayor of Launceston from 1983 to 1987.

Don Wing
President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
In office
2002–2008
Preceded byRay Bailey
Succeeded bySue Smith
Member of the Legislative Council for Launceston
In office
22 May 1982 – 7 May 2011
Preceded byRay Shipp
Succeeded byRosemary Armitage
Personal details
Born (1938-04-27) 27 April 1938 (age 86)
Ulverstone
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Party

Wing was born in Ulverstone, and was first elected to the Legislative Council on 22 May 1982. He is a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania and before entering parliament practised as a barrister[citation needed]. He has served as an Alderman of the Launceston City Council and as Mayor thereof; a path that was later followed by fellow conservative independent MLC Ivan Dean. He has vocally supported Dean in the face of criticism for holding both positions at once, arguing that his own experience shows that such a career is workable[citation needed].

Although Wing is a former president of the Tasmanian branch of the Liberal Party, he has always served as an independent in the Legislative Council due to his party's stance of not endorsing partisan candidates to the body and instead backing conservative independents. He announced that he would not contest his seat at the next election in May 2011, and relinquished the presidency to allow himself more scope to debate issues on the floor of the Legislative Council chamber[citation needed].

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  • "Wing, Don". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
2002–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Launceston
1982–1999
Abolished
New seat Member for Paterson
1999–2008
Member for Launceston
2008–2011
Succeeded by