List of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office
This is a list of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.
Rank by time in office
- Parties
Australian Labor Party Country Liberal Party
Rank | Officeholder | Portrait | Party | District | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office (term) | Time in office (total) | Election wins | |
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1. | Paul Everingham (1943–) AO | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Jingili (1974–1984) | 13 August 1977 | 16 October 1984 | ![]() | 7 years, 64 days | 1980 1983 | |
2. | Marshall Perron (1942–) | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Stuart Park (1974–1983) MLA for Fannie Bay (1983–1995) | 13 July 1988 | 26 May 1995 | ![]() | 6 years, 317 days | 1990 1994 | |
3. | Clare Martin (1952–) | ![]() | Labor | MLA for Fannie Bay (1995–2008) | 27 August 2001 | 26 November 2007 | ![]() | 6 years, 91 days | 2001 2005 | |
4. | Michael Gunner (1976–) | ![]() | Labor | MLA for Fannie Bay (2008–2022) | 31 August 2016 | 13 May 2022 | ![]() | 5 years, 255 days | 2016 2020 | |
5. | Paul Henderson (1962–) | ![]() | Labor | MLA for Wanguri (1999–2013) | 26 November 2007 | 29 August 2012 | ![]() | 4 years, 277 days | 2008 | |
6. | Shane Stone (1950–) AC QC | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Port Darwin (1990–2000) | 26 May 1995 | 8 February 1999 | ![]() | 3 years, 258 days | 1997 | |
7. | Adam Giles (1973–) | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Braitling (2008–2016) | 14 March 2013 | 31 August 2016 | ![]() | 3 years, 170 days | ||
8. | Goff Letts (1928–2023) CBE AM | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Victoria River (1974–1977) | 19 October 1974 | 13 August 1977 | ![]() | 2 years, 267 days | 1974 1977 | |
9. | Denis Burke (1948–) | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Brennan (1994–2005) | 8 February 1999 | 27 August 2001 | ![]() | 2 years, 200 days | ||
10. | Stephen Hatton (1948–) | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Nightcliff (1983–2001) | 13 May 1986 | 13 July 1988 | ![]() | 2 years, 61 days | 1987 | |
11. | Natasha Fyles (1978–) | ![]() | Labor | MLA for Nightcliff (2012– ) | 13 May 2022 | 21 December 2023 | ![]() | 1 year, 222 days | ||
12. | Ian Tuxworth (1942–2020) | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Barkly (1974–1990) | 16 October 1984 | 13 May 1986 | ![]() | 1 year, 209 days | ||
13. | Eva Lawler | ![]() | Labor | MLA for Drysdale (2016– ) | 21 December 2023 | Incumbent | ![]() | 246 days[1] | ||
14. | Terry Mills (1957–) | ![]() | Country Liberal | MLA for Blain (1999–2014, 2016–2020) | 29 August 2012 | 14 March 2013 | ![]() | 197 days | 2012 |
Notes
- ^ Eva Lawler's time in office as of 23 August 2024
See also
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
- List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office
- List of premiers of New South Wales by time in office
- List of premiers of Victoria by time in office
- List of premiers of Queensland by time in office
- List of premiers of South Australia by time in office
- List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office
- List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office
- List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office