Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

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Chief Minister of the
Australian Capital Territory
Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory.svg
Coat of arms of the Australian Capital Territory
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory
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Incumbent
Andrew Barr
since 11 December 2014
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
Style The Honourable
Status Head of government
AbbreviationCM
Member of Cabinet
National Cabinet
Reports to Legislative Assembly
Seat 1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra
Appointer Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Constituting instrument Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth), section 40
Formation11 May 1989
First holder Rosemary Follett
Deputy Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
SalaryA$384,928 [1]

The chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The leader of the party with the largest number of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role. Unlike other states and territories, the chief minister is not appointed by a governor or administrator, but elected directly by the Assembly. [2]

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The chief minister is the rough equivalent of the state premiers, and has been a member of the National Cabinet since its creation in 2020. [3] The chief minister previously also represented the ACT on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). [4] Since there are no local governments in the territory, the chief minister's role is also similar to that of the mayor of a local government area. The chief minister sits on the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors. [5]

The current chief minister is Andrew Barr of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), who was first elected by the Assembly on 11 December 2014 following the resignation of Katy Gallagher. [6]

List of officeholders

No.PortraitName
Electorate
(Birth–death)		ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 RosemaryFollett.jpg Rosemary Follett
MLA
(born 1948)		 1989 11 May
1989		5 December
1989		208 days Labor Follett I
2 Trevor Kaine and John Langmore (cropped).jpg Trevor Kaine
MLA
(1928–2008)		—5 December
1989		6 June
1991		1 year, 183 days Liberal Kaine
(1) RosemaryFollett.jpg Rosemary Follett
MLA
(born 1948)		—6 June
1991		2 March
1995		3 years, 269 days Labor Follett II
1992 Follett III
3 Kate Carnell.jpg Kate Carnell
MLA for Molonglo
(born 1955)		 1995 2 March[ citation needed ]
1995		18 October[ citation needed ]
2000		5 years, 230 days Liberal Carnell I
1998 Carnell II
4 Gary John Joseph Humphries.jpg Gary Humphries
MLA for Molonglo
(born 1958)		—18 October[ citation needed ]
2000		5 November[ citation needed ]
2001		1 year, 18 days Liberal Humphries
5 JonStanhope2006.jpg Jon Stanhope
MLA for Ginninderra
(born 1951)		 2001 5 November[ citation needed ]
2001		12 May
2011		9 years, 188 days Labor Stanhope I
2004 Stanhope II
2008 Stanhope III
6 Katy Gallagher Portrait 2011.jpg Katy Gallagher
MLA for Molonglo
(born 1970)		—16 May[ citation needed ]
2011		11 December
2014		3 years, 209 days Labor Gallagher I
2012 Gallagher II
7 AndrewBarrportrait (cropped).jpg Andrew Barr
MLA for Kurrajong
(born 1970)		—11 December
2014		Incumbent9 years, 333 days Labor Barr I
2016 Barr II
2020 Barr III
2024 Barr IV

Graphical timeline

Andrew BarrKaty GallagherJon StanhopeGary HumphriesKate CarnellRosemary FollettTrevor KaineRosemary FollettChief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

Rank by time in office

This is a list of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.

Parties

   Australian Labor Party    Liberal Party of Australia

RankPortraitOfficeholderPartyDistrictAssumed
office		Left
office		Time in office
(term)		Time in office
(total)		Election
wins
 1. AndrewBarrportrait (cropped).jpg Andrew Barr
(1973–)		 Labor MLA for Molonglo
(2006–2016)
MLA for Kurrajong
(2016- )		11 December 2014Incumbent Arrow east.svg 9 years, 333 days [7] 2016 2020

2024

 2. JonStanhope2006.jpg Jon Stanhope
(1951–)
AO 		Labor MLA for Ginninderra
(1998–2011)		12 November 200112 May 2011 Arrow east.svg 9 years, 181 days 2001 2004
2008
 3. Kate Carnell.jpg Kate Carnell
(1955–)
AO 		Liberal MLA for Molonglo
(1992–2000)		9 March 199517 October 2000 Arrow east.svg 5 years, 222 days 1995 1998
 4. RosemaryFollett.jpg Rosemary Follett
(1948–)
AO 		Labor MLA for Molonglo
(1995–1996)		11 May 19895 December 1989208 days4 years, 122 days 1989 1992
6 June 19919 March 19953 years, 276 days
 5. Katy Gallagher Portrait 2011.jpg Katy Gallagher
(1970–)		 Labor MLA for Molonglo
(2001–2014)		16 May[ citation needed ] 201110 December 2014 Arrow east.svg 3 years, 208 days 2012
 6. Trevor Kaine and John Langmore (cropped).jpg Trevor Kaine
(1928–2008)		 Liberal MLA for Brindabella
(1995–2001)		5 December 19896 June 1991 Arrow east.svg 1 year, 183 days
 7. Gary John Joseph Humphries.jpg Gary Humphries
(1958–)		 Liberal MLA for Molonglo
(1995–2002)		18 October[ citation needed ] 200012 November 2001 Arrow east.svg 1 year, 25 days

Total time in office of political parties in Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory Assembly – 12965 days as of 8 November 2024

Labor

Liberal

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The following is the order of precedence for Australia:

  1. The King of Australia: His Majesty King Charles III
  2. The Governor-General of Australia: Her Excellency the Hon Sam Mostyn AC
  3. The Governor of the State when within their own State.
  4. The Governors of the other States in order of appointment:
    1. Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley
    2. Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker
    3. Governor of South Australia: Frances Adamson
    4. Governor of Queensland: Jeannette Young
    5. Governor of Western Australia: Chris Dawson
    6. Governor of Victoria: Margaret Gardner
  5. When within the Northern Territory, the Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
  6. The Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
  7. When within their own State or Territory, the Premier of the State or the Chief Minister of the Territory
  8. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election :
    1. President of the Senate Senator: Sue Lines
    2. Speaker of the House of Representatives: Milton Dick
  9. The Chief Justice of Australia: Stephen Gageler
  10. Senior diplomatic posts:
    1. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
    2. Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
    3. Chargés d'affaires ad interim and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
  11. Members of the Federal Executive Council under summons :
    1. Ministry List
  12. The Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
  13. The Leader of the Opposition: Peter Dutton
  14. Former holders of high offices:
    1. Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
      1. William Deane (1996–2001)
      2. Peter Hollingworth (2001–2003)
      3. Quentin Bryce (2008–2014)
      4. Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
      5. David Hurley (2019-2024)
    2. Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
      1. Paul Keating (1991–1996)
      2. John Howard (1996–2007)
      3. Kevin Rudd
      4. Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
      5. Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
      6. Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018)
      7. Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
    3. Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
      1. Anthony Mason (1987–1995)
      2. Murray Gleeson (1998–2008)
      3. Robert French (2008–2017)
      4. Susan Kiefel (2017–2023)
  15. Premiers of states in order of state populations, then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
    1. Premier of New South Wales: Chris Minns
    2. Premier of Victoria: Jacinta Allan
    3. Premier of Queensland: Annastacia Palaszczuk
    4. Premier of Western Australia: Roger Cook
    5. Premier of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
    6. Premier of Tasmania: Jeremy Rockliff
    7. Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory: Andrew Barr
    8. Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Natasha Fyles
  16. The Lord Mayor when within their jurisdiction
  17. Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
    1. Michelle Gordon AC
    2. James Edelman
    3. Simon Steward
    4. Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson
    5. Jayne Jagot
    6. Robert Beech-Jones
  18. Senior judges:
    1. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: Debra Mortimer
    2. Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia : Will Alstergren
    3. Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia : Jointly held with the above by Will Alstergren
  19. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the (Australian) jurisdiction
  20. The other Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories in order of appointment :
    1. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia: The Hon Chris Kourakis SC
    2. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania: The Hon Alan Blow AO
    3. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory: Michael Grant
    4. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria: Anne Ferguson
    5. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia: Peter Quinlan SC
    6. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales: The Hon Andrew Bell SC
    7. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory: Lucy McCallum
    8. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland: The Hon Helen Bowskill KC
  21. Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
    1. The Rt Hon Ian Sinclair AC
    2. The Rt Hon Sir William Heseltine
  22. The Chief of the Defence Force
  23. Chief Judges of State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
  24. Members of Parliament
  25. Presidents of Federal Tribunals:
    1. The President of the Fair Work Commission: The Hon Justice Adam Hatcher SC
    2. The President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal: The Hon Justice Emilios Kyrou AO
  26. Other Judges of Federal, State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
  27. Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
    1. Lord Mayor of Sydney: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Councillor Clover Moore AO
    2. Lord Mayor of Melbourne: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Councillor Sally Capp AO
    3. Lord Mayor of Brisbane: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Adrian Schrinner
    4. Lord Mayor of Perth: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Perth, Mr Basil Zempilas
    5. Lord Mayor of Adelaide: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM
    6. Lord Mayor of Hobart: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Hobart, Councillor Anna Reynolds
    7. Lord Mayor of Darwin: The Rt Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Darwin, the Hon Kon Vatskalis
  28. Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
  29. The Presiding Officer(s) of the State Legislature when in their own jurisdiction.
  30. Presiding officers of the other State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
    1. Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: Colin Brooks
    2. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Curtis Pitt
    3. President of the Victorian Legislative Council: Nazih Elasmar
    4. Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: Jonathan O'Dea
    5. President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council: Craig Farrell
    6. President of the South Australian Legislative Council: John Dawkins)
    7. Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly: Michelle Roberts)
    8. President of the New South Wales Legislative Council: Matthew Mason-Cox
    9. President of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Alanna Clohesy
    10. Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly: Mark Shelton
    11. Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly: Dan Cregan
    12. Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly: Joy Burch
    13. Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly: Ngaree Ah Kit
  31. The members of the particular State Executive Council under summons, then the Members of the other State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then the Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory and then Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
    1. Executive Council of New South Wales
    2. Executive Council of Victoria
    3. Executive Council of Queensland
    4. Executive Council of Western Australia
    5. Executive Council of South Australia
    6. Executive Council of Tasmania
    7. Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory
    8. Executive Council of the Northern Territory
  32. The Leader of the Opposition of the particular State, and then Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations, then Leaders of the Opposition in Territory Legislatures in order of territory populations:
    1. Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales: Mark Speakman
    2. Leader of the Opposition of Victoria: John Pesutto
    3. Leader of the Opposition of Queensland: David Crisafulli
    4. Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia: Shane Love
    5. Leader of the Opposition of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
    6. Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania: Rebecca White
    7. Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory: Elizabeth Lee
    8. Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory: Lia Finocchiaro
  33. Members of the Federal Executive Council not under summons
  34. Members of the particular State or Territory legislature, and then Members of State and Territory Legislatures in order of population:
    1. New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    2. Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    3. Queensland Legislative Assembly
    4. Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    5. South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    6. Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    7. Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
    8. Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  35. The Secretaries of Departments of the Australian Public Service and their peers and the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, and Navy in order of first appointment to this group:
    1. Chief of Air Force: Air Marshal Robert Chipman
    2. Chief of Army: Lieutenant General Simon Stuart
    3. Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Mark Hammond
  36. Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
  37. Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign, specifically Decorations or Honours which are at or above the Knight Bachelor or above, and precedence being established according to the Australian honours order of wearing, and, where two people hold the same decoration or honour, according to the date on which the award was announced
  38. Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
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References

  1. ↑ Tyeson, Cam (9 July 2023). "ACT's politicians, executive public servants pocket 3.5 per cent pay rise". Pedestrian. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Assembly Debate" (PDF). ACT Hansard . ACT Legislative Assembly. 11 May 1989. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Advice on coronavirus". Prime Minister of Australia (Press release). 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "COAG Members". Council of Australian Governments. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Canberra". Council of Capital City Lord Mayors. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Barr elected ACT Chief Minister, seventh in history". ABC News . Australia. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Andrew Barr's time in office as of 8November2024
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