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Encyclopedia > Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia

In Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/ Oceania. It also includes a number of secondary islands, the largest of which is Tasmania, an Australian State. Australia is... Australia, a A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. The title is also used in the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. In the other Crown Dependencies in the Channel Islands, the office of Chief Minister was introduced in... Chief Minister is the The head of government is the leader of the government or cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is known as a premier or prime minister. In presidential systems, the head of government may be the same person as the head of state which is usually titled president... head of government of a self-governing territory, while the head of government of a state is a The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. They perform the same functions at the state level as the Prime Minister of Australia performs at the national level. Each of the Australian states is governed under... Premier.


The Chief Minister is appointed by the The political office of the Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia has been held by the following people. The present Administrator is Ted Egan AM. South Australia (1846 to 1912) Government Residents of the Northern Territory when annexed to the colony (later state) of South Australia: Government Resident (1846... Administrator of the Northern Territory, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the legislature of the territory (in the Motto: Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Administrator Ted Egan Chief Minister Clare Martin (ALP) Area 1,420,968 km² (3rd)  - Land 1,349,129 km²  - Water 71,839 km² (5.06%) Population (2002)  - Population 197,700 (8th)  - Density 0.15 /km² (8th) Time zone... Northern Territory, the . A Legislative Assembly in British constitutional thought is the second-to-top or third-to-top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor or a Lieutenant-Governor, inferior to an Executive Council and equal to or inferior to a Legislative Council. Though the Legislative Council should in... Legislative Assembly). However, in times of constitutional crisis the The political office of the Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia has been held by the following people. The present Administrator is Ted Egan AM. South Australia (1846 to 1912) Government Residents of the Northern Territory when annexed to the colony (later state) of South Australia: Government Resident (1846... Administrator can appoint someone else as Chief Minister.


Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory

Member Party Years in office
Paul Everingham In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties. The Country Liberal Party ruled the Northern Territory from the introduction of self-government in the 1970s until the election of the first ever Labor government in 2001. Its Federal representatives... Country Liberal Party 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974 - 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984
Ian Tuxworth is an Australian politician, who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia from October 17, 1984 until he resigned on May 10, 1986. Categories: Stub | Country Liberal Party politicians ... Ian Tuxworth In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties. The Country Liberal Party ruled the Northern Territory from the introduction of self-government in the 1970s until the election of the first ever Labor government in 2001. Its Federal representatives... Country Liberal Party 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984 - 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves... 1986
Stephen Hatton In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties. The Country Liberal Party ruled the Northern Territory from the introduction of self-government in the 1970s until the election of the first ever Labor government in 2001. Its Federal representatives... Country Liberal Party 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves... 1986 - 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Zebra mussels found in the Great lakes December 2 - Cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless - thousands dead December 7 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale killed nearly 25.000... 1988
Marshall Perron is a former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia. He is best known for successfully working towards the passage of the Territorys Rights of the Terminally Ill Act that briefly legalized euthanasia (before it was overturned by the federal Parliament). Categories: Stub | Country Liberal Party... Marshall Perron In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties. The Country Liberal Party ruled the Northern Territory from the introduction of self-government in the 1970s until the election of the first ever Labor government in 2001. Its Federal representatives... Country Liberal Party 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Zebra mussels found in the Great lakes December 2 - Cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless - thousands dead December 7 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale killed nearly 25.000... 1988 - 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the Events January January 1 Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union Fred West, accused of mass murder, hangs himself in Winson Green Prison, Birmingham World Trade Organization is established to... 1995
Shane Stone In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties. The Country Liberal Party ruled the Northern Territory from the introduction of self-government in the 1970s until the election of the first ever Labor government in 2001. Its Federal representatives... Country Liberal Party 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the Events January January 1 Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union Fred West, accused of mass murder, hangs himself in Winson Green Prison, Birmingham World Trade Organization is established to... 1995 - 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in actual events and in media... 1999
Denis Burke (born September 22, 1948) is a politician active in the territorial government of Australias Northern Territory. Born in Queensland, he entered the Army in 1969, serving for 25 years and rising to Colonel of the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. His army tour of duty led to... Denis Burke In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties. The Country Liberal Party ruled the Northern Territory from the introduction of self-government in the 1970s until the election of the first ever Labor government in 2001. Its Federal representatives... Country Liberal Party 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in actual events and in media... 1999 - 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001
Clare Majella Martin (born 1952), is the current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia, leading the first Australian Labor Party government in the Territory since it began self_government in 1974. After graduating from the University of Sydney in 1972 with a BA, she worked for the Australian Broadcasting... Clare Martin Structure The Australian Labor Party is a democratic and federal party, which consists of both individual members and affiliated trade unions, who between them decide the partys policies, elect its governing bodies and choose its candidates for public office. The great majority of trade unions in Australia are affiliated... Australian Labor Party 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001 - present

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Parliament@Work - Northern Territory (731 words)
In 1978, the Northern Territory was granted self-government by an Act of the Commonwealth Parliament, but because it is not a State, the degree of self-government is limited.
Northern Territory Government Ministers are appointed by the Administrator on the advice of the Chief Minister.
Until the Northern Territory was granted self-government on 1 July 1978, it was run by the Commonwealth Government, and used the Commonwealth Coat of Arms.
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