The Northern Territory Minister for Territory Families is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory . The minister administers their portfolio through Territory Families.[1]
The Minister is responsible for child guardianship, child protection, children and families policy, children's services, family and parent support services, family responsibility agreements and orders, family violence services, men's and women's policy, multicultural affairs, pensioner and carer concessions, out of home care, the Seniors Card, seniors policy, youth affairs and services and youth detention.[1]
The current minister is Dale Wakefield (Labor ). She was sworn in on 12 September 2016 following the Labor victory at the 2016 election .[1] The ministry and department were both created in a reorganisation by the incoming government, which was significant for having separated youth justice from adult correctional services for the first time following the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre scandal and subsequent Royal Commission into Juvenile Detention in the Northern Territory .[2] [3]
The enlarged Territory Families ministry replaced a number of separate ministries from the preceding Giles Ministry , including the ministers for children and families, women's policy, men's policy, multicultural affairs, Senior Territorians and Young Territorians.[1] [4] The Minister for Children in the Gunner Ministry is a new position concerned with "whole of government children's policy", while specific areas of child-related policy lie in Territory Families.[1] [5]
List of Ministers for Territory Families [ ]
Minister
Party
Term
Ministerial title
Dale Wakefield
Labor
12 September 2016 – 7 September 2020
Minister for Territory Families
Kate Worden
Labor
8 September 2020 – Present
Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing
Children and Families / Family and Community Services [ ]
Minister
Party
Term [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Ministerial title
Don Dale
Country Liberal
19 March 1987 – 27 July 1989
Minister for Health and Community Services
Marshall Perron
Country Liberal
31 July 1989 – 3 September 1989
Stephen Hatton
Country Liberal
4 September 1989 – 12 November 1990
Daryl Manzie
Country Liberal
13 November 1990 - 29 November 1992
Mike Reed
Country Liberal
30 November 1992 – 30 June 1995
1 July 1995 – 14 September 1997: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
Denis Burke
Country Liberal
15 September 1997 – 8 February 1999
Minister for Health, Family and Children's Services
Stephen Dunham
Country Liberal
9 February 1999 – 26 August 2001
Jane Aagaard
Labor
27 August 2001 – 12 November 2003
13 November 2001 – 14 December 2003
Minister for Health and Community Services
Marion Scrymgour
Labor
15 December 2003 – 10 July 2005
Minister for Family and Community Services
Delia Lawrie
Labor
11 July 2005 – 6 August 2007
Marion Scrymgour
Labor
7 August 2007 – 30 June 2008
1 July 2008 – 17 August 2008
Minister for Children and Families
Malarndirri McCarthy
Labor
18 August 2008 – 3 December 2009
Kon Vatskalis
Labor
4 December 2009 – 28 August 2012
Robyn Lambley
Country Liberal
4 September 2012 – 5 March 2013
Alison Anderson
Country Liberal
6 March 2013 – 9 September 2013
John Elferink
Country Liberal
14 March 2013 – 27 August 2016
Michael Gunner
Labor
31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016
Nicole Manison
Labor
12 September 2016 – 25 June 2018
Minister for Children
Michael Gunner
Labor
26 June 2018 – 7 September 2020
Lauren Moss
Labor
8 September 2020 – Present
Women [ ]
Multicultural Affairs [ ]
Minister
Party
Term [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Ministerial title
Nick Dondas
Country Liberal
1 December 1982 – 12 December 1983
Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
13 December 1983 – 20 December 1984
Minister for Health, Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
Jim Robertson
Country Liberal
13 December 1983 – 19 August 1985
Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
Ray Hanrahan
Country Liberal
20 August 1985 – 28 April 1986
Don Dale
Country Liberal
29 April 1986 – 18 March 1987
19 March 1987 – 3 September 1989: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
Roger Vale
Country Liberal
4 September 1989 – 12 November 1990
Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
13 November 1990 – 29 November 1992
Minister for Sport, Recreation, Ethnic Affairs and Local Government
Eric Poole
Country Liberal
30 November 1992 – 15 September 1993
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
Shane Stone
Country Liberal
16 September 1993 – 20 June 1996
Minister for Ethnic Affairs
Stephen Hatton
Country Liberal
21 June 1996 – 14 September 1997
Mick Palmer
Country Liberal
15 September 1997 – 3 August 1999
Peter Adamson
Country Liberal
4 August 1999 – 26 August 2001
Kon Vatskalis
Labor
27 August 2001 – 9 December 2004
9 December 2004 – 31 August 2006
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Delia Lawrie
Labor
1 September 2006 – 6 August 2007
Paul Henderson
Labor
7 August 2007 – 28 August 2012
Terry Mills
Country Liberal
29 August 2012 – 13 March 2013
Peter Styles
Country Liberal
14 March 2013 – 27 August 2016
Michael Gunner
Labor
31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016
12 September 2016 – 20 December 2018: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
Nicole Manison
Labor
21 December 2018 – 7 September 2020
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Kate Worden
Labor
8 September 2020 – Present
Senior Territorians [ ]
Young Territorians [ ]
Minister
Party
Term [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Ministerial title
Nick Dondas
Country Liberal
2 January 1979 - 30 June 1980
Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation
1 July 1980 – 31 December 1980: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
Nick Dondas
Country Liberal
1 January 1981 – 25 January 1982
Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation
26 January 1982 – 30 November 1982: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
Nick Dondas
Country Liberal
1 December 1982 – 12 December 1983
Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
13 December 1983 – 20 December 1984
Minister for Health, Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
Jim Robertson
Country Liberal
13 December 1983 – 19 August 1985
Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
Ray Hanrahan
Country Liberal
20 August 1985 – 28 April 1986
Don Dale
Country Liberal
29 April 1986 – 18 March 1987
19 March 1987 – 3 September 1989: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
Roger Vale
Country Liberal
4 September 1989 – 12 November 1990
Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs
13 November 1990 – 14 September 1997: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
Shane Stone
Country Liberal
15 September 1997 – 8 February 1999
Minister for Young Territorians
Denis Burke
Country Liberal
9 February 1999 – 26 August 2001
Clare Martin
Labor
27 August 2001 – 10 July 2005
Marion Scrymgour
Labor
11 July 2005 – 29 November 2007
Matthew Bonson
Labor
30 November 2007 – 17 August 2008
Malarndirri McCarthy
Labor
18 August 2008 – 5 August 2009
Gerry McCarthy
Labor
6 August 2009 – 3 December 2009
Rob Knight
Labor
4 December 2009 – 28 August 2012
Terry Mills
Country Liberal
29 August 2012 – 6 March 2013
Lia Finocchiaro
Country Liberal
7 March 2013 – 13 March 2013
Peter Styles
Country Liberal
14 March 2013 – 14 February 2016
Nathan Barrett
Country Liberal
15 February 2016 – 18 July 2016
Gary Higgins
Country Liberal
19 July 2016 – 7 August 2016
Michael Gunner
Labor
31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016
12 September 2016 – 7 September 2020: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
Lauren Moss
Labor
8 September 2020 – Present
Minister for Youth
Former posts [ ]
Child Protection [ ]
Men's Policy [ ]
Minister
Party
Term [10]
Ministerial title
Bess Price
CLP
12 December 2014 – 27 August 2016
Minister for Men's Policy
Michael Gunner
Labor
31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016
References [ ]