Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
Introduction The '''chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory''' is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. 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.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.
List of officeholders PortraitNameElectionTerm of officeMinistryTook of officeLeft officeTime in office1 75px Rosemary Follett1989 11 May 1989 5 December 1989 208 days Follett ILabor minority2 133x133px Trevor Kaine— 5 December 1989 6 June 1991 1 year,183 days KaineLiberal—Residents Rally—Independents Group majority coalition(1) 75px Rosemary Follett— 6 June 1991 2 March 1995 3 years,269 days Follett IILabor minority1992 Follett IIILabor minority3 100x100px Kate Carnell1995 2 March 1995 18 October 2000 5 years,230 days Carnell ILiberal minority1998 Carnell IILiberal minority supported by Independents4 125x125px Gary Humphries— 18 October 2000 5 November 2001 1 year,18 days HumphriesLiberal minority supported by Independents5 143x143px Jon Stanhope2001 5 November 2001 12 May 2011 9 years,188 days Stanhope ILabor minority supported by Greens and Democrats2004 Stanhope IILabor majority2008 Stanhope IIILabor minority supported by Greens6 121x121px Katy Gallagher— 16 May 2011 11 December 2014 3 years,209 days Gallagher ILabor minority supported by Greens2012 Gallagher IILabor–Greens majority coalition7 150x150px Andrew Barr— 11 December 2014 ''Incumbent''  Barr ILabor–Greens majority coalition2016 Barr IILabor–Greens majority coalition2020 Barr IIILabor–Greens majority coalition
Graphical timeline ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:12PlotArea  = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20AlignBars = lateDateFormat = dd/mm/yyyyPeriod     = from:01/01/1989 till:30/06/2022TimeAxis   = orientation:horizontalScaleMajor = unit:year increment:2 start:1989ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:1989Colors     =  id:canvas value:gray(0.5)  id:LIB  value:blue             legend:Liberal  id:ALP  value:red              legend:LaborLegend     = columns:3 left:205 top:20 columnwidth:150BarData =  barset:PMPlotData=  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
See also *States and territories of Australia (includes some information about the role of the chief minister)*Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory*Australian Capital Territory ministries*List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office
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