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Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is the head of government of the Northern Territory.

Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Coat of arms of the Northern Territory.svg
Incumbent
Eva Lawler
since 13 May 2022
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerAdministrator of the Northern Territory
Term lengthAt the Administrator's pleasure
Formation1974

The Chief Minister is formally appointed by the Administrator, who will appoint the head of whichever party holds the majority of seats in the unicameral Legislative Assembly.

Since 21 December 2023, following the resignation of Natasha Fyles, the current Chief Minister is Eva Lawler of the Labor Party. She is the third woman to be Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.

List of Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory

From the foundation of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 1974 until the granting of self-government in 1978, the head of government was known as the Majority Leader:

Majority Leader Party Term start Term end Term in office Executive
Goff Letts   Country Liberal 19 October 1974 (1974-10-19) 12 August 1977 (1977-08-12) 2 years, 297 days Letts Executive
Paul Everingham   Country Liberal 13 August 1977 (1977-08-13) 30 June 1978 (1978-06-30) 321 days Everingham Executive

From 1978, the position was known as the Chief Minister:

Chief Minister Party Term start Term end Term in office Ministry
Paul Everingham   Country Liberal 1 July 1978 (1978-07-01) 15 October 1984 (1984-10-15) 6 years, 106 days Everingham Ministry
Ian Tuxworth   Country Liberal 16 October 1984 (1984-10-16) 13 May 1986 (1986-05-13) 1 year, 209 days Tuxworth Ministry
Stephen Hatton   Country Liberal 14 May 1986 (1986-05-14) 12 July 1988 (1988-07-12) 2 years, 59 days Hatton Ministry
Marshall Perron   Country Liberal 13 July 1988 (1988-07-13) 24 May 1995 (1995-05-24) 6 years, 315 days Perron Ministry
Shane Stone   Country Liberal 25 May 1995 (1995-05-25) 7 February 1999 (1999-02-07) 3 years, 258 days Stone Ministry
Denis Burke   Country Liberal 8 February 1999 (1999-02-08) 27 August 2001 (2001-08-27) 2 years, 190 days Burke Ministry
Clare Martin   Labor 27 August 2001 (2001-08-27) 26 November 2007 (2007-11-26) 6 years, 100 days Martin Ministry
Paul Henderson   Labor 26 November 2007 (2007-11-26) 28 August 2012 (2012-08-28) 4 years, 276 days Henderson Ministry
Terry Mills   Country Liberal 29 August 2012 (2012-08-29) 13 March 2013 (2013-03-13) 196 days Mills Ministry
Adam Giles   Country Liberal 14 March 2013 (2013-03-14) 30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) 3 years, 169 days Giles Ministry
Michael Gunner   Labor 31 August 2016 (2016-08-31) 13 May 2022 (2022-05-13) 5 years, 255 days Gunner Ministry
Natasha Fyles   Labor 31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) Incumbent 2 years, 107 days Fyles Ministry

Chief Minister Of The Northern Territory Media

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  • Paul Everingham, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1977–1984) and federal MP

  • Paul Everingham, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1977–1984) and federal MP

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  • Honourable Marshall Perron.

  • Shane Stone AC QC, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1995 - 1999)

  • Denis Gabriel Burke MLA (member for Brennan).

  • Clare Martin MLA, former Chief Minister and former member for Fannie Bay, in her office.

  • The Hon. Paul Henderson MLA (member for Wanguri).

References

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