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The Chief Minister for the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of the largest party in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role. Unlike in other states and territories, the Chief Minister of the ACT is not nominally appointed by an Administrator or Vice-Regal, but elected directly by the parliament. Their role is roughly equivalent to that of the Premiers of the states of Australia. Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: For the Queen, the Law and the People Slogan or Nickname: (none) Other Australian states and territories Capital Canberra Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... The Legislative Assembly is the only chamber of parliament in the Australian Capital Territory. ... The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
The current Chief Minister of the ACT is Jon Stanhope, and the Deputy Chief Minister is Katy Gallagher. Jon Stanhope (born 1951) is the current Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, representing the Australian Labor Party. ... Katy Gallagher (born March 17, 1970) is an Australian politician. ...
Chief Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory
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The present site was chosen in 1908, with additional territory at Jervis Bay (now a naval base on the NSW coast) allocated so the national capital could have a sea port.
In 1910 the AustralianCapitalTerritory was ceded by act of Federal Parliament in Melbourne.
The territory was initially known as the Federal CapitalTerritory (FCT).
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