Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

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Chief Minister of Australian Capital Territory
Ministry
Territorial
Incumbent:
Jon Stanhope
Style: The Honourable
Appointed by: Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
as Parliament of the ACT
First : Rosemary Follett
Formation: May 11, 1989
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).
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 the largest party in the 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 parliament. Their role 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.

[edit] List of Chief Ministers

# Name Party Term Start Term End Timespan Notes
1 Rosemary Follett Labor May 11, 1989 December 5, 1989 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 years, &0000000000000208.000000208 days
2 Trevor Kaine Liberal December 5, 1989 June 6, 1991 &0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000183.000000183 days
1 Rosemary Follett Labor June 6, 1991 March 2, 1995 &0000000000000003.0000003 years, &0000000000000269.000000269 days
3 Kate Carnell Liberal March 2, 1995 October 18, 2000 &0000000000000005.0000005 years, &0000000000000230.000000230 days [1]
4 Gary Humphries Liberal October 18, 2000 November 5, 2001 &0000000000000001.0000001 year, &0000000000000018.00000018 days
5 Jon Stanhope Labor November 5, 2001 Incumbent &0000000000000006.0000006 years, &0000000000000222.000000222 days [2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Resigned when faced with a no confidence vote due to the high costs of the Bruce Stadium renovations.
  2. ^ As at 14 June 2008

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