Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services | |
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Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Administrator of the Northern Territory |
The Northern Territory Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. [1]
Minister of the Crown is a formal constitutional term used in Commonwealth realms to describe a minister to the reigning sovereign or their viceroy. The term indicates that the minister serves at His/Her Majesty's pleasure, and advises the sovereign or viceroy on how to exercise the Crown prerogatives relative to the minister's department or ministry.
The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory was formed in 1978 with the granting of self-government to the Territory. The Northern Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia and Commonwealth law regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth.
The Minister is responsible for police, emergency services, volunteer emergency management, fire and rescue services, volunteer fire and rescue management, and oversees the Northern Territory Police. [1]
The Northern Territory Police is the police body that has legal jurisdiction over the Northern Territory of Australia. This police service has 1302 gazetted police positions made up of 55 senior sergeants, 200 sergeants, 741 constables, 159 auxiliaries, and 84 Aboriginal community police officers. The rest of the positions are members of commissioned rank and 10 inoperative positions. It also has a civilian staff of 297 across 48 stations.
The current minister is Michael Gunner (Labor). He was sworn in on 31 August 2016 following the Labor victory at the 2016 election. [1] [2]
Michael Patrick Francis Gunner is an Australian politician and the current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. He is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, having held his seat of Fannie Bay in Darwin since the retirement of then Chief Minister Clare Martin at the 2008 election.
The Australian Labor Party , commonly known as Territory Labor, is the Northern Territory branch of the Australian Labor Party. It has been the governing party of the Northern Territory since winning the 2016 election under Michael Gunner. It previously held office from 2001 to 2012.
The 2016 Northern Territory general election was held on Saturday 27 August 2016 to elect all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.
Minister | Party | Term [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Ministerial title | |
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Marshall Perron | Country Liberal | 4 September 1989 – 17 July 1994 | Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services | |
Daryl Manzie | Country Liberal | 18 July 1994 – 30 June 1995 | ||
Shane Stone | Country Liberal | 1 July 1995 – 14 September 1997 | ||
Mike Reed | Country Liberal | 15 September 1997 – 26 August 2001 | ||
Syd Stirling | Labor | 27 August 2001 – 17 October 2002 | ||
Paul Henderson | Labor | 18 October 2002 – 31 August 2006 | ||
Chris Burns | Labor | 1 September 2006 – 6 August 2007 | ||
Clare Martin | Labor | 7 August 2007 – 25 November 2007 | ||
Paul Henderson | Labor | 26 November 2007 - 28 August 2012 | ||
Terry Mills | Country Liberal | 29 August 2012 - 13 March 2013 | ||
Adam Giles | Country Liberal | 14 March 2013 – 11 December 2014 | ||
Peter Chandler | Country Liberal | 12 December 2014 – 14 February 2016 | ||
Michael Gunner | Labor | 31 August 2016 – June 2018 | ||
Nicole Manison | Labor | June 2018 – present | ||
Nicole Susan Manison is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2013, representing the electorate of Wanguri. She has been Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer in the Gunner Ministry since the 2016 election.
The Gunner Ministry is the ministry of the eleventh Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Michael Gunner. It came into operation on 31 August 2016.
The Northern Territory Minister for Aboriginal Affairs is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of the Chief Minister.
The Northern Territory Minister for Trade, Business and Innovation is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Trade, Business and Innovation.
The Northern Territory Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics.
The Northern Territory Minister for Children is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory Minister for Health is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Health.
The Northern Territory Minister for Essential Services is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory Minister for Public Employment is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment.
The Northern Territory Minister for Primary Industry and Resources is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Primary Industry and Resources.
The Northern Territory Minister for Environment and Natural Resources is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The Northern Territory Minister for Tourism and Culture is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory, Australia. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Tourism and Culture.
The Northern Territory Minister for Corporate Information Services is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Corporate and Information Services.
The Northern Territory Minister for Education is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Education.
The Northern Territory Minister for Territory Families is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through Territory Families.
The next Northern Territory general election, which is scheduled for 22 August 2020, will elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament. All 25 seats in the Legislative Assembly whose current members were elected at the 2016 election will become vacant. Members are elected through optional preferential instant-runoff voting in single-member electorates. The election will be conducted by the Northern Territory Electoral Commission, an independent body answerable to Parliament. The incumbent centre-left Labor Party (ALP) majority government, led by Chief Minister Michael Gunner will attempt to win a second term of government, and will be challenged by the centre-right Country Liberal Party (CLP) opposition, led by Opposition Leader Gary Higgins.
The Henderson Ministry was the ministry of the eighth Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Henderson. It was sworn in on 26 November 2007, following the resignation of Clare Martin and her deputy Syd Stirling.