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The Martin Ministry was the ministry of the seventh Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Clare Martin. [1] [2] It was sworn in on 27 August 2001 after Martin's victory 2001 election. In addition to Martin as the first ever female Chief Minister, it also included the first ever indigenous minister in Jack Ah Kit. Martin served until November 2007, when she was succeeded by her deputy, Paul Henderson.

Chief Minister of the Northern Territory head of government of the Northern Territory, Australia

The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is the head of government of the Northern Territory. The office is the equivalent of a State Premier. When the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was created in 1974, the head of government was officially known as Majority Leader. This title was used in the first parliament (1974–1977) and the first eighteen months of the second. When self-government was granted the Northern Territory in 1978, the title of the head of government became Chief Minister.

Clare Majella Martin is a former Australian journalist and politician. She was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995. She was appointed Opposition Leader in 1999, and won a surprise victory at the 2001 territory election, becoming the first Labor Party (ALP) and first female Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. At the 2005 election, she led Territory Labor to the second-largest majority government in the history of the Territory, before resigning as Chief Minister on 26 November 2007.

2001 Northern Territory general election

A general election was held in the Northern Territory, Australia, on 18 August 2001. The centre-left Labor Party (ALP), led by Clare Martin, won a surprising victory over the Country Liberal Party (CLP). Before this, the CLP had held 18 out the 25 seats in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly to the ALP's 7. After this election, the ALP held the majority with 13 seats to the CLP's 10, consigning the CLP to opposition for the first time since the Territory gained responsible government. Martin became Chief Minister, succeeding the CLP's Denis Burke.

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First ministry (27 August 2001 – 12 November 2001)

The first ministry lasted until 12 November 2001, when Martin made some portfolio changes and installed a more permanent ministry.

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Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
  • Minister for Industries and Business
  • Minister for Resource Development
  • Minister for Asian Relations and Trade
  • Minister for Territory Insurance
  • Minister for the AustralAsia Railway
  • Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing
  • Minister for Defence Support (from 3 October 2001)
Hon Jack Ah Kit, MLA
Hon Jane Aagaard, MLA
  • Minister for Health, Family and Children's Services
  • Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Women's Policy
Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA

Second ministry (13 November 2001 – 17 October 2002)

The second ministry came into existence on 13 November 2001, when Martin replaced the interim ministry that had been installed after she won office three months before. This involved reshuffling several portfolios and eliminating some more minor ones altogether. It lasted until 17 October 2002, when an eighth minister, Dr Chris Burns, was promoted in order to reduce the workload of the seven existing ministers.

Christopher Bruce Burns is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. He had held his seat of Johnston since its creation at the 2001 election on 18 August 2001. He became a Minister in November 2002 and held a number of portfolios. From September 2010, he was Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Public and Affordable Housing, and Minister for Public Employment. Burns was also Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Assembly.

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Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
  • Minister for Business, Industry and Resource Development
  • Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries
  • Minister for Energy
  • Minister for Asian Relations and Trade
  • Minister for the AustralAsia Railway
  • Minister for Tourism
  • Minister for Defence Support
  • Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Territory Development
Hon Jack Ah Kit, MLA
  • Minister for Community Development
  • Minister for Housing
  • Minister for Local Government
  • Minister for Sport and Recreation
  • Minister for Regional Development
  • Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs
Hon Jane Aagaard, MLA
  • Minister for Health and Community Services
  • Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Women's Policy
Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA

Third ministry (18 October 2002 – 14 December 2003)

The third Martin ministry came into existence on 18 October 2002, when an eighth minister, Dr Chris Burns was promoted in order to reduce the workload of the seven existing ministers. It lasted until 14 December 2003, when Chief Minister Clare Martin sacked underperforming Health Minister Jane Aagaard and demoted Kon Vatskalis.

Jane Lesley Aagaard is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2012, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Nightcliff. She was the Speaker of the Assembly from June 2005 until October 2012—to date, the only Labor member ever to hold the post. Prior to holding the speakership, she had served as Health Minister from 2001 to 2003.

Konstantine Vatskalis is a Greek-Australian politician and the current Lord Mayor of Darwin. Before becoming Lord Mayor in 2017 he was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from September 2001 to October 2014, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Casuarina. He was Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Defence Support, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Essential Services, Minister for Health, Minister for Mines and Energy, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries and Minister for Children and Families.

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Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Hon Jack Ah Kit, MLA
  • Minister for Community Development
  • Minister for Housing
  • Minister for Local Government
  • Minister for Sport and Recreation
  • Minister for Regional Development
  • Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs
Hon Jane Aagaard, MLA
  • Minister for Health and Community Services
Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
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Fourth ministry (15 December 2003 – 23 June 2005)

The fourth Martin ministry came into existence on 15 December 2003 after a major ministerial reshuffle that attempted to deal with two ministers that were widely seen as underperforming. The reshuffle saw Minister for Health and Community Services Jane Aagaard dropped from the ministry entirely and Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Lands and Planning, Ethnic Affairs and Parks and Wildlife Kon Vatskalis severely demoted. Marion Scrymgour was promoted to fill the vacancy created by Aagaard's dumping, becoming the first ever female Aboriginal minister in Australia.

Marion Rose Scrymgour is a former Australian politician. She was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2012, representing the electorate of Arafura. She was the Labor Party Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from November 2007 until February 2009, and was the highest-ranked indigenous woman in government in Australia's history. She was also the first indigenous woman to be elected to the Northern Territory Parliament.

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The ministry operated until 23 June 2005, when Martin, having won the 2005 election, appointed an interim ministry to guide the budget through estimates committees before announcing an expanded ministry the following month. This had been made necessary by the retirement of Jack Ah Kit, the Minister for Community Development, Minister for Housing, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs, at the election.

2005 Northern Territory general election

A general election was held in the Northern Territory, Australia, on 18 June 2005. The centre-left Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Clare Martin, won a second term with a landslide victory, winning six of the ten seats held by the opposition Country Liberal Party in the 25-member Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, bringing their total to 19. It was the second largest victory in any Northern Territory election. The only larger majority in the history of the Territory was in the first election, in 1974. In that contest, the CLP won 17 of the 19 seats in the chamber, and faced only two independents as opposition.

John Leonard Ah Kit is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2005.

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Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Hon Jack Ah Kit, MLA
  • Minister for Community Development
  • Minister for Housing
  • Minister for Local Government
  • Minister for Sport and Recreation
  • Minister for Regional Development
  • Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs
Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA

Fifth ministry (24 June 2005 – 10 July 2005)

The fifth Martin ministry served as an interim ministry after the Labor Party's victory in the 2005 election. It was made necessary as the experienced Jack Ah Kit had retired at the election, and Chief Minister Martin was reluctant to force new and inexperienced ministers to have to carry the budget through estimates committees in their first weeks on the job. As a result, Ah Kit's entire workload passed to the already heavily loaded Paul Henderson for a little over two weeks from 24 June 2005 until 11 July 2005, when the full ministry was sworn in.

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Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA

Sixth ministry (11 July 2005 – 31 August 2006)

The sixth Martin ministry came into existence on 12 July 2005, when the recently re-elected Chief Minister Martin replaced the temporary ministry that had been appointed after her victory in the 2005 election. The new ministry saw the promotion of two MLAs to the ministry: Delia Lawrie (Karama) and Elliot McAdam (Barkly), increasing the total number of ministers to nine. While this broke a 2001 election promise to keep the number of ministers to seven, it was largely uncontroversial due to the widely held perception that the cut had left ministers overstretched. The ministry operated until 30 August 2006, when a reshuffle was held to replace the retired Dr Peter Toyne.

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Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA
Hon Elliot McAdam, MLA
  • Minister for Local Government
  • Minister for Housing
  • Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs
Hon Delia Lawrie, MLA

Seventh ministry (1 September 2006 – 6 August 2007)

The seventh Martin ministry came into existence on 1 September 2006 as a result of a major reshuffle sparked by the sudden mid-term retirement of Attorney-General Dr Peter Toyne. The introduction of the new ministry saw first-term MLA Chris Natt replace Toyne in the ministry amidst a major reshuffle of the entire ministry, with a number of key portfolios being shifted. It lasted until 7 August 2007, when Martin reshuffled the ministry in response to the fallout from the federal government's Northern Territory National Emergency Response.

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Hon Clare Martin, MLA
  • Chief Minister
  • Minister for Asian Relations and Trade
  • Minister for the AustralAsia Railway
  • Minister for Indigenous Policy
  • Minister for Major Projects
Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Hon Delia Lawrie, MLA
Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA
Hon Elliot McAdam, MLA
Hon Chris Natt, MLA
  • Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries
  • Minister for Mines and Energy

Eighth ministry (7 August 2007 to 25 November 2007)

The eighth Martin ministry came into existence on 7 August 2007 after a reshuffle sparked by the repercussions from the federal government's Northern Territory National Emergency Response. This resulted in a number of changes, including the taking on of the difficult police portfolio by then-Chief Minister Clare Martin, the return of the family and community services portfolio to indigenous MLA Marion Scrymgour and the creation of a separate alcohol policy portfolio for Health Minister Chris Burns. [3] It lasted until 25 November 2007, when Paul Henderson was sworn in as Chief Minister in the wake of the sudden resignations of Martin and her deputy, Syd Stirling.

MinisterOffice
Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Hon Delia Lawrie, MLA
Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA
Hon Elliot McAdam, MLA
Hon Chris Natt, MLA
  • Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries
  • Minister for Mines and Energy

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  2. ↑ "Northern Territory Government Ministries (ALP) Tenth Assembly 2005 - 2008" (PDF). Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Media Release: Reshuffle Focuses On Law And Order". Northern Territory Government. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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