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The
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
is the
head of government
of the
Northern Territory
.
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
[
change
|
change source
]
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
:
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, 7 days
|
Fyles Ministry
|