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Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

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Incumbent
Jon Stanhope
In attendance at the 2008 Anzac Day National Service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra are Angus Houston, Chief of the Defence Force (Australia) (left) Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (centre), Peter Cosgrove, immediate past Chief of the Defence Force (Australia) (second from right), and Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia (right).

The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of party with the largest representation of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role. Unlike in other states and territories, the Chief Minister of the ACT is not nominally appointed by an Administrator or Vice-Regal, but elected directly by the Assembly.[1] The role of the Chief Minister is roughly equivalent to that of the Premiers of the states of Australia or the mayor of a local council.

The current Chief Minister of the ACT is Jon Stanhope, and the Deputy Chief Minister is Katy Gallagher.

List of Chief Ministers

# Name Party Term Start Term End Timespan Notes
1 Rosemary Follett Labor 11 May 1989 5 December 1989 208 days 1
2 Trevor Kaine Liberal 5 December 1989 6 June 1991 1 year, 183 days 2
(1) Rosemary Follett Labor 6 June 1991 2 March 1995 3 years, 269 days
3 Kate Carnell Liberal 2 March 1995 18 October 2000 5 years, 230 days 3
4 Gary Humphries Liberal 18 October 2000 5 November 2001 1 year, 18 days
5 Jon Stanhope Labor 5 November 2001 Incumbent 22 years, 266 days 4

1 Lost a no confidence vote in the Assembly originating from allegations made on a television program that the Follett led Labor Government had sought to secure by persuasion the vote of David Prowse, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, for the Business Franchise ("X" Videos) Bill.[2]
2 Lost a no confidence vote in the Assembly following unpopular decisions to close schools, close the Royal Canberra Hospital and amend planning laws that led to the collapse of the Kaine led Liberal Alliance Government with Residents Rally.[3]
3 Resigned when faced with a no confidence vote due to the high costs of the Bruce Stadium renovations; and was replaced by Gary Humphries without the motion being put to the Assembly.[4]
4 As at 28 July 2024

See also

References

  1. ^ "Assembly Debate - 11/05/1989" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 1989-05-11. p. 4. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. ^ "Assembly Debate - 5/12/1989" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 1989-12-05. pp. 2987–2993. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  3. ^ "Assembly Debate - 06/06/1991" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 1991-06-06. pp. 2167–236. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  4. ^ "Assembly Debate - 10/10/2000" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 2000-10-10. p. 3141. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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