Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

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Deputy Chief Minister of the
Northern Territory
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Incumbent
Nicole Manison
since 12 September 2016
Department of the Chief Minister
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toChief Minister of the Northern Territory
SeatDarwin, Northern Territory
NominatorChief Minister of the Northern Territory
AppointerAdministrator of the Northern Territory
on the advice of the chief minister
Term lengthAt the Administrator's pleasure
Formation20 November 1974
First holderPaul Everingham

The deputy chief minister of the Northern Territory is a role in the Government of the Northern Territory assigned to a responsible Minister in the Northern Territory. It has second ranking behind the chief minister of the Northern Territory in Cabinet, and its holder serves as acting chief minister during absence or incapacity of the chief minister. He or she is almost always the deputy leader of the governing party.

The incumbent deputy chief minister of the Northern Territory is Nicole Manison. Manison assumed the position in September 2016 becoming the first deputy chief minister of the current Labor Government since August 2016.

List of deputy chief ministers of the Northern Territory[]

Deputy Chief Minister Party Period in office
  Paul Everingham Country Liberal Party 20 November 1974 – 11 August 1975
  Bernie Kilgariff Country Liberal Party 12 August 1975 – 1 December 1975
  Grant Tambling Country Liberal Party 2 December 1975 – 20 September 1977
  Marshall Perron Country Liberal Party 21 September 1977 – 12 December 1983[1]
  Nick Dondas Country Liberal Party 13 December 1983 – 14 May 1986
  Barry Coulter Country Liberal Party 15 May 1986 – 18 March 1987
  Ray Hanrahan Country Liberal Party 19 March 1987 – 5 April 1988
  Barry Coulter Country Liberal Party 6 April 1988 – 25 May 1995
  Mike Reed Country Liberal Party 26 May 1995 – 26 August 2001
  Syd Stirling Labor Party 27 August 2001 – 25 November 2007
  Marion Scrymgour Labor Party 26 November 2007 – 8 February 2009
  Delia Lawrie Labor Party 9 February 2009 – 29 August 2012
  Robyn Lambley Country Liberal Party 29 August 2012 – 6 March 2013
  Willem Westra van Holthe Country Liberal Party 6 March 2013 – 13 March 2013
  Dave Tollner Country Liberal Party 13 March 2013 – 22 August 2014
  Peter Chandler Country Liberal Party 1 September 2014 – 3 February 2015
  Willem Westra van Holthe Country Liberal Party 3 February 2015 – 14 February 2016
  Peter Styles Country Liberal Party 16 February 2016 – 31 August 2016
  Nicole Manison Labor Party 12 September 2016 – present

References[]

  1. ^ The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was created in 1974 but self-government was not granted until July 1978. The offices of leader and deputy were known as "(Deputy) Majority Leader" until then and as "(Deputy) Chief Minister" after.

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