Minister for Children | |
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None | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Administrator of the Northern Territory |
The Northern Territory Minister for Children is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. [1]
The current minister is Nicole Manison (Labor). She was sworn in on 12 September 2016 following the Labor victory at the 2016 election. [1] It is an entirely new position concerned with "whole of government children's policy", while specific areas of child-related policy lie with the Minister for Territory Families. [1] [2]
Minister | Party | Term [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Ministerial title | |
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Nicole Manison | Labor | 12 September 2016 – present | Minister for Children | |
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