Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | |
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Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate | |
Style | The Honourable |
Status | Head of government |
Abbreviation | CM |
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 |
Formation | 11 May 1989 |
First holder | Rosemary Follett |
Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory |
Salary | A$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]
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]
No. | Portrait | Name Electorate (Birth–death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Rosemary Follett MLA (born 1948) | 1989 | 11 May 1989 | 5 December 1989 | 208 days | Labor | Follett I | |
2 | Trevor Kaine MLA (1928–2008) | — | 5 December 1989 | 6 June 1991 | 1 year, 183 days | Liberal | Kaine | |
(1) | Rosemary Follett MLA (born 1948) | — | 6 June 1991 | 2 March 1995 | 3 years, 269 days | Labor | Follett II | |
1992 | Follett III | |||||||
3 | 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 Humphries MLA for Molonglo (born 1958) | — | 18 October[ citation needed ] 2000 | 5 November[ citation needed ] 2001 | 1 year, 18 days | Liberal | Humphries | |
5 | 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 MLA for Molonglo (born 1970) | — | 16 May[ citation needed ] 2011 | 11 December 2014 | 3 years, 209 days | Labor | Gallagher I | |
2012 | Gallagher II | |||||||
7 | Andrew Barr MLA for Kurrajong (born 1970) | — | 11 December 2014 | Incumbent | 9 years, 259 days | Labor | Barr I | |
2016 | Barr II | |||||||
2020 | Barr III |
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.
Australian Labor Party Liberal Party of Australia
Rank | Portrait | Officeholder | Party | District | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office (term) | Time in office (total) | Election wins | |
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1. | Andrew Barr (1973–) | Labor | MLA for Molonglo (2006–2016) MLA for Kurrajong (2016- ) | 11 December 2014 | Incumbent | 9 years, 259 days [7] | 2016 2020 | |||
2. | Jon Stanhope (1951–) AO | Labor | MLA for Ginninderra (1998–2011) | 12 November 2001 | 12 May 2011 | 9 years, 181 days | 2001 2004 2008 | |||
3. | Kate Carnell (1955–) AO | Liberal | MLA for Molonglo (1992–2000) | 9 March 1995 | 17 October 2000 | 5 years, 222 days | 1995 1998 | |||
4. | Rosemary Follett (1948–) AO | Labor | MLA for Molonglo (1995–1996) | 11 May 1989 | 5 December 1989 | 208 days | 4 years, 122 days | 1989 1992 | ||
6 June 1991 | 9 March 1995 | 3 years, 276 days | ||||||||
5. | Katy Gallagher (1970–) | Labor | MLA for Molonglo (2001–2014) | 16 May[ citation needed ] 2011 | 10 December 2014 | 3 years, 208 days | 2012 | |||
6. | Trevor Kaine (1928–2008) | Liberal | MLA for Brindabella (1995–2001) | 5 December 1989 | 6 June 1991 | 1 year, 183 days | ||||
7. | Gary Humphries (1958–) | Liberal | MLA for Molonglo (1995–2002) | 18 October[ citation needed ] 2000 | 12 November 2001 | 1 year, 25 days |
Australian Capital Territory Assembly – 12891 days as of 26 August 2024
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