Martin ministry

The Martin Ministry was the ministry of the seventh Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Clare Martin. 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.

First ministry

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

Office	Minister
Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Territory Development Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians Minister for Communications, Science and Advanced Technology	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister Leader of Government Business Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Parks and Wildlife Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister for Tourism	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Attorney-General Minister for Central Australia Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Regional Development	Hon Dr Peter Toyne, 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 Paul Henderson, MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister for Territory Ports Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Essential Services	Hon Jack Ah Kit, MLA
Minister for Health, Family and Children's Services Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Women's Policy	Hon Jane Aagaard, MLA
Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment Minister for Housing Minister for Local Government Minister for Ethnic Affairs	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA

Second ministry

The Second Martin Ministry was the 43rd ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It came into existence on 13 November 2001, when Clare 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.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Territory Development Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister Leader of Government Business Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Peter Toyne, 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 Paul Henderson, 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 Jack Ah Kit, MLA
Minister for Health and Community Services Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Women's Policy	Hon Jane Aagaard, MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for the Environment Minister for Ethnic Affairs Minister for Essential Services Minister for Parks and Wildlife	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA

Third ministry

The Third Martin Ministry was the 44th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It 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.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Territory Development Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Business, Industry and Resource Development Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Defence Support	Hon Paul Henderson, 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 Jack Ah Kit, MLA
Minister for Health and Community Services	Hon Jane Aagaard, MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Ethnic Affairs Minister for Parks and Wildlife	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Tourism Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for the Environment and Heritage Minister for Essential Services	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA

References

• Ministries of the 9th Assembly (Legislative Assembly]
• Carment, David (June 2004). "Australian Political Chronicle: July–December 2003". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 50 (2): 307. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8497.2004.247_8.x. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "A Cabinet Reshuffle")

Fourth ministry

The Fourth Martin Ministry was the 45th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It 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.

The ministry operated until 23 June 2005, when Chief Minister Clare 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.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Tourism Minister for Territory Development Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Health Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Business and Industry Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Defence Support Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications	Hon Paul Henderson, 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 Jack Ah Kit, MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Parks and Wildlife Minister for Essential Services	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Minister for Mines and Energy Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Ethnic Affairs (until 9 December 2004) Minister for Multicultural Affairs (from 9 December 2004)	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Family Community Services Minister for the Environment and Heritage Minister assisting the Chief Minister on    Young Territorians, Women's Policy and Senior Territorians	Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA

References

• Ministries of the 9th Assembly (Legislative Assembly]
• Carment, David (June 2004). "Australian Political Chronicle: July-December 2003". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 50 (2): 307. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8497.2004.247_8.x. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "A Cabinet Reshuffle")
• Carment, David (December 2005). "Australian Political Chronicle: January-June 2005". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 51 (4): 622. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "Election Aftermath")

Fifth ministry

The Fifth Martin Ministry was the 46th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It served as an interim ministry after the Australian 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 Clare 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.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Tourism Minister for Territory Development Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Health Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Business and Industry Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Defence Support Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications 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 Paul Henderson, MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Parks and Wildlife Minister for Essential Services	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Minister for Mines and Energy Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Family Community Services Minister for the Environment and Heritage Minister assisting the Chief Minister on    Young Territorians, Women's Policy and Senior Territorians	Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA

References

• Ministries of the 10th Assembly (Legislative Assembly]
• Carment, David (December 2005). "Australian Political Chronicle: January-June 2005". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 51 (4): 622. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "Election Aftermath")
• Carment, David (June 2006). "Australian Political Chronicle: January-June 2005". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 52 (2): 327–328. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "The New Ministry")

Sixth ministry

The Sixth Martin Ministry was the 47th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It came into existence on 12 July 2005, when the recently re-elected Chief Minister Clare 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.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Tourism Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Affairs	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Health Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Regional Development Minister for Defence Support Minister for Essential Services	Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Public Employment Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Mines and Energy Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage Minister for Parks and Wildlife Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs	Hon Elliot McAdam, MLA
Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Sport and Recreation	Hon Delia Lawrie, MLA

Seventh ministry

The Seventh Martin Ministry was the 48th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It 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.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Policy Minister for Major Projects	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Statehood	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Tourism Minister for Public Employment	Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Minister for Health Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Regional Development Minister for Defence Support Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Essential Services	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Hon Delia Lawrie, MLA
Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage Minister for Parks and Wildlife Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Minister for Central Australia Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Policy	Hon Elliot McAdam, MLA
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Mines and Energy	Hon Chris Natt, MLA

Eighth ministry

The Eighth Martin Ministry was the 49th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It 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. 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.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Policy Minister for Major Projects	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Statehood	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Tourism Minister for Public Employment Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Minister for Health Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing Minister for Alcohol Policy	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Regional Development Minister for Defence Support Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Essential Services	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage Minister for Parks and Wildlife	Hon Delia Lawrie, MLA
Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Child Protection Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians Minister for Young Territorians	Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Minister for Central Australia Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Policy	Hon Elliot McAdam, MLA
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Mines and Energy	Hon Chris Natt, MLA

References

• Media Release: Reshuffle focuses on law and order (Office of the Chief Minister)
• Ministries of the Tenth Assembly (2005-2008) (Legislative Assembly)