and Trevor Kaine was elected as the second Chief Minister. After another motion of no confidence was passed, this time against Kaine, Follett returned to office in 1991 and she led Labor to victory at the 1992 general election. Defeated by the Liberals under Kate Carnell at the 1995 general election. Follett continued to lead the ALP until the following year 1996. With a caucus of six members, Follett stood down as leader after she was tapped on the shoulder by Andrew Whitecross, the man who would become her successor and two of their colleagues. Follett then resigned from the ACT Legislative Assembly in December 1996. Simon Corbell was elected to fill the casual vacancy. Later career Since leaving politics, Follett has been Deputy Vice-chancellor at the University of Canberra; Chair of the Vocational Education and Training Authority; a member of the University of Canberra Council; member of the Sentence Administration Board and chair of the board of Senior Secondary School Studies. She led a trade mission to Japan and was instrumental in bringing about the ACT's sister-city relationship with Nara and was a member of the Milk Authority of the ACT in 1996, and the Canberra Labor Club, Canberra Tradesmen's Club and the Australian Fabian Society. Follett was the ACT's Sex Discrimination Commissioner from 1996 to 2004. On 14 April 2014, Follett received an honorary doctorate from the University of Canberra. See also First Follett Ministry Second Follett Ministry Third Follett Ministry List of female heads of government in Australia List of the first women holders of political offices in Oceania Jack Lusby Gwen Fleming Justin Fleming References Chief Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory 1948 births Living people Attorneys-General of the Australian Capital Territory Australian Labor Party members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Australian public servants Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Officers of the Order of Australia Leaders of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory Treasurers of the Australian Capital Territory Recipients of the Centenary Medal 20th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian women politicians Women heads of government of Australian states and territories Women members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly