List of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office
This is a list of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.
Rank by time in office[]
- Parties
Australian Labor Party Country Liberal Party
| Rank | Officeholder | Portrait | Party | District | Assumed office |
Left office |
Time in office (term) |
Time in office (total) |
Election wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paul Everingham (1943–) AO |
|
Country Liberal | MLA for Jingili (1974–1984) |
13 August 1977 | 16 October 1984 | 
|
7 years, 64 days | 1980 1983 | |
| 2. | Marshall Perron (1942–) |
|
Country Liberal | MLA for Stuart Park (1974–1983) MLA for Fannie Bay (1983-1995) |
13 July 1988 | 26 May 1995 |
|
6 years, 317 days | 1990 1994 | |
| 3. | Clare Martin (1952–) |
|
Labor | MLA for Fannie Bay (1995–2008) |
27 August 2001 | 26 November 2007 |
|
6 years, 91 days | 2001 2005 | |
| 4. | Michael Gunner (1976–) |
|
Labor | MLA for Fannie Bay (2008– ) |
31 August 2016 | Incumbent |
|
5 years, 122 days[1] | 2016 2020 | |
| 5. | Paul Henderson (1962–) |
Labor | MLA for Wanguri (1999–2013) |
26 November 2007 | 29 August 2012 |
|
4 years, 277 days | 2008 | ||
| 6. | Shane Stone (1950–) AC QC |
|
Country Liberal | MLA for Port Darwin (1990–2000) |
26 May 1995 | 8 February 1999 |
|
3 years, 258 days | 1997 | |
| 7. | Adam Giles (1973–) |
|
Country Liberal | MLA for Braitling (2008–2016) |
14 March 2013 | 31 August 2016 |
|
3 years, 170 days | ||
| 8. | Goff Letts (1928–) CBE AM |
|
Country Liberal | MLA for Victoria River (1974–1977) |
19 October 1974 | 13 August 1977 |
|
2 years, 267 days | 1974 1977 | |
| 9. | Denis Burke (1948–) |
Country Liberal | MLA for Brennan (1994–2005) |
8 February 1999 | 27 August 2001 |
|
2 years, 200 days | |||
| 10. | Stephen Hatton (1948–) |
|
Country Liberal | MLA for Nightcliff (1983–2001) |
13 May 1986 | 13 July 1988 |
|
2 years, 61 days | 1987 | |
| 11. | Ian Tuxworth (1942–2020) |
|
Country Liberal | MLA for Barkly (1974–1990) |
16 October 1984 | 13 May 1986 |
|
1 year, 209 days | ||
| 12. | Terry Mills (1957–) |
Country Liberal | MLA for Blain (1999–2014, 2016–) |
29 August 2012 | 14 March 2013 |
|
197 days | 2012 |
Notes[]
- ^ Michael Gunner's time in office as of 31 December 2021
See also[]
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
- List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office
- List of premiers of New South Wales by time in office
- List of premiers of Victoria by time in office
- List of premiers of Queensland by time in office
- List of premiers of South Australia by time in office
- List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office
- List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office
- List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office
Categories:
- Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory
- Lists of heads of government of Australian states and territories
- Northern Territory-related lists
- Lists of people by time in office