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Michael Patrick Francis Gunner
(born 6 January 1976) is an Australian former politician. He served as the 11th
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
from 31 August 2016 until 13 May 2022. He served as a
Labor
member of the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
from 2008 until 2022.
Gunner was elected leader of Labor in the Northern Territory and
Leader of the Opposition
, in April 2015.
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He led Labor to a
landslide victory
in the
2016 Northern Territory election
. He was sworn in on 31 August, becoming the first Chief Minister to have been born in the Northern Territory.