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Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
Head of government of the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia
Head of government of the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Chief Minister |
| body | the |
| Australian Capital Territory | |
| insignia | Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory.svg |
| insigniasize | 120px |
| insigniacaption | Coat of arms of the Australian Capital Territory |
| flagsize | 120px |
| flagcaption | Flag of the Australian Capital Territory |
| image | AndrewBarrportrait.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| incumbent | Andrew Barr |
| incumbentsince | 11 December 2014 |
| department | Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate |
| style | The Honourable |
| status | Head of government |
| abbreviation | CM |
| member_of | ACT Cabinet (Barr IV) |
| National Cabinet | |
| reports_to | Legislative Assembly |
| seat | 1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra |
| appointer | Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly |
| constituting_instrument | Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth), section 40 |
| formation | 11 May 1989 |
| first | Rosemary Follett |
| deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory |
| salary | A$404,406 |
Australian Capital Territory National Cabinet The chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The leader of the party with the largest number of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role. Unlike other states and territories, the chief minister is not appointed by a governor or administrator, but elected directly by the Assembly.{{cite web |access-date = 21 August 2010 |archive-date = 5 March 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190305191400/http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/1989/pdfs/19890511.pdf |url-status = dead
The chief minister is the rough equivalent of the state premiers, and has been a member of the National Cabinet since its creation in 2020. The chief minister previously also represented the ACT on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Since there are no local governments in the territory, the chief minister's role is also similar to that of the mayor of a local government area. The chief minister sits on the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors.
The current chief minister is Andrew Barr of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), who was first elected by the Assembly on 11 December 2014 following the resignation of Katy Gallagher. Barr is also the longest serving Chief Minister in the ACT.
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electorate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Birth–death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Australian Labor Party}}; | 1 | Liberal Party of Australia}}; color:white | 2 | Australian Labor Party}}; | (1) | Liberal Party of Australia}}; color:white | 3 | Liberal Party of Australia}}; color:white | 4 | Australian Labor Party}}; | 5 | Australian Labor Party}}; | 6 | Australian Labor Party}}; | 7 |
| [[File:RosemaryFollett.jpg | 133x133px]] | Rosemary Follett | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1948) | 1989 | 11 May | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 5 December | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Labor | Follett I | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Trevor_Kaine_and_John_Langmore_(cropped).jpg | 133x133px]] | Trevor Kaine | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1928–2008) | — | 5 December | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 6 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Liberal | Kaine | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:RosemaryFollett.jpg | 133x133px]] | Rosemary Follett | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1948) | — | 6 June | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 2 March | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Labor | Follett II | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Follett III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Kate_Carnell.jpg | 133x133px]] | Kate Carnell | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLA for Molonglo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1955) | 1995 | 2 March | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 18 October | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Liberal | Carnell I | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Carnell II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Gary_John_Joseph_Humphries.jpg | 125x125px]] | Gary Humphries | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLA for Molonglo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1958) | — | 18 October | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 5 November | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Liberal | Humphries | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:JonStanhope2006.jpg | 143x143px]] | Jon Stanhope | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLA for Ginninderra | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1951) | 2001 | 5 November | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 12 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Labor | Stanhope I | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Stanhope II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Stanhope III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Katy_Gallagher_Portrait_2011.jpg | 121x121px]] | Katy Gallagher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLA for Molonglo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1970) | — | 16 May | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 11 December | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Labor | Gallagher I | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Gallagher II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:AndrewBarrportrait_(cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] | Andrew Barr | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLA for Kurrajong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1973) | — | 11 December | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Incumbent | {{Age in years and days | 2014 | 12 | 11 | }} | Labor | Barr I | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Barr II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Barr III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Barr IV |
Graphical timeline
ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:12 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late
DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1989 till:01/07/2024 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:2 start:1989 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:1989
Colors = id:canvas value:gray(0.5) id:LIB value:blue legend:Liberal id:ALP value:red legend:Labor
Legend = columns:3 left:205 top:20 columnwidth:150
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PlotData= width:5 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till barset:PM
from: 11/05/1989 till: 05/12/1989 color:ALP text:"Follett" fontsize:10 from: 05/12/1989 till: 06/06/1991 color:LIB text:"Kaine" fontsize:10 from: 06/06/1991 till: 02/03/1995 color:ALP text:"Follett II" fontsize:10 from: 02/03/1995 till: 18/10/2000 color:LIB text:"Carnell" fontsize:10 from: 18/10/2000 till: 05/11/2001 color:LIB text:"Humphries" fontsize:10 from: 05/11/2001 till: 12/05/2011 color:ALP text:"Stanhope" fontsize:10 from: 12/05/2011 till: 11/12/2014 color:ALP text:"Gallagher" fontsize:10 from: 11/12/2014 till: end color:ALP text:"Barr" fontsize:10
Rank by time in office
This is a list of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates. ;Parties
| Rank | Portrait | Officeholder | Party | District | Assumed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| office | Left | ||||||||
| office | Time in office | ||||||||
| (term) | Time in office | ||||||||
| (total) | Election | ||||||||
| wins | |||||||||
| 1. | [[File:AndrewBarrportrait (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | **Andrew Barr | ||||||
| (1973–)** | Labor | **MLA for Molonglo | |||||||
| (2006–2016) | |||||||||
| MLA for Kurrajong | |||||||||
| (2016- )** | 11 December 2014 | Incumbent | [[File:Arrow east.svg | 40px | ]] | **** | |||
| 2. | [[File:JonStanhope2006.jpg | 60px]] | Jon Stanhope | ||||||
| (1951–) | |||||||||
| AO | Labor | MLA for Ginninderra | |||||||
| (1998–2011) | 12 November 2001 | 12 May 2011 | [[File:Arrow east.svg | 40px | ]] | ||||
| 3. | [[File:Kate Carnell.jpg | 60px]] | Kate Carnell | ||||||
| (1955–) | |||||||||
| AO | Liberal | MLA for Molonglo | |||||||
| (1992–2000) | 9 March 1995 | 17 October 2000 | [[File:Arrow east.svg | 40px | ]] | ||||
| Labor}} | 4. | [[File:RosemaryFollett.jpg | 60px]] | Rosemary Follett | |||||
| (1948–) | |||||||||
| AO | Labor | MLA for Molonglo | |||||||
| (1995–1996) | 11 May 1989 | 5 December 1989 | ** | 4 years, 122 days | |||||
| 6 June 1991 | 9 March 1995 | ** | |||||||
| 5. | [[File:Katy Gallagher Portrait 2011.jpg | 60px]] | Katy Gallagher | ||||||
| (1970–) | Labor | MLA for Molonglo | |||||||
| (2001–2014) | 16 May 2011 | 10 December 2014 | [[File:Arrow east.svg | 40px | ]] | ||||
| 6. | [[File:Trevor Kaine and John Langmore (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Trevor Kaine | ||||||
| (1928–2008) | Liberal | MLA for Brindabella | |||||||
| (1995–2001) | 5 December 1989 | 6 June 1991 | [[File:Arrow east.svg | 40px | ]] | ||||
| 7. | [[File:Gary John Joseph Humphries.jpg | 60px]] | Gary Humphries | ||||||
| (1958–) | Liberal | MLA for Molonglo | |||||||
| (1995–2002) | 18 October 2000 | 12 November 2001 | [[File:Arrow east.svg | 40px | ]] |
Total time in office of political parties in Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory Assembly – days as of
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References
References
- (31 March 2025). "Determination 4 of 2025 Members of the Legislative Assembly".
- (13 March 2020). "Advice on coronavirus".
- "COAG Members". Council of Australian Governments.
- "Canberra". Council of Capital City Lord Mayors.
- (11 December 2014). "Andrew Barr elected ACT Chief Minister, seventh in history". [[ABC News (Australia).
- (2016). "Chief Ministers".
- Andrew Barr's time in office as of {{CURRENTDAY {{CURRENTMONTHNAME {{CURRENTYEAR
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