Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
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The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is appointed by the Administrator, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the legislature of the territory (in the Northern Territory, the Legislative Assembly). However, in times of constitutional crisis the Administrator can appoint someone else as Chief Minister.
In Australia, a Chief Minister is the head of government of a self-governing territory, while the head of government of a state is a Premier.
The incumbent Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is Adam Giles, representing the Country Liberal Party.
List of Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory
References
- ^ While the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was created in 1974, self-government was not granted until 1978. As a result, members of the executive in the first parliament (1974–1977) and the first eighteen months of the second were known by alternative titles. While Dr Goff Letts and his successor Paul Everingham were officially known as Majority Leaders, their function was effectively the same as that of a Chief Minister from 1978.