Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Incumbent Gerard Maley since 28 August 2024
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Administrator of the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administered their portfolio through the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. ^[1]

Paul Kirby (Labor) was sworn in on 31 January 2019 following the expulsion of Ken Vowles from the Gunner Ministry. ^{[2] [3]}

In September 2020, the Department of Primary Industry and Resources was restructured into the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade. ^[4]

In 2024, Gerard Maley was sworn in as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this position included: ^[1]

• Animal welfare
• Energy industry development
• Oil and gas pipelines
• Oil, gas, and geothermal titles administration
• Energy operations regulation
• Energy policy
• Environmental management of energy (oil, gas and geothermal) operations
• Environmental management of mining operations
• Fisheries management
• Hygienic production of meat for human consumption
• Interstate agricultural quarantine
• Mining development, mining titles administration
• The Northern Territory Geological Survey
• Oil and gas strategy, policy and industry development
• Petroleum industry development
• Petroleum titles administration
• Primary industry biosecurity
• Primary production and industry development
• Protection of consumers of veterinary services
• The regulation and management of mining and energy operations

List of ministers for primary industry and resources

Minister	Party		Term [4] [3]	Ministerial title
Ken Vowles		Labor	12 September 2016 – 21 December 2018	Minister for Primary Industry and Resources
Paul Kirby		Labor	31 January 2019 – September 2020
Gerard Maley		Country Liberal	28 August 2024 – present	Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Minister for Recreational Fishing

References

1. "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Government of the Northern Territory. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
2. "NT reshuffle: Gunner takes business in new look Territory cabinet". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
3. 13 Assembly Ministry (PDF), Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2020, pp. 3–8
4. "About us". Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.