The First Gunner Ministry was the first ministry of the 11th
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
The chief minister of the Northern Territory is the head of government of the Northern Territory. The office is the equivalent of a state premier.
When the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was created in 1974, the head of government w ...
,
Michael Gunner
Michael Patrick Francis Gunner (born 6 January 1976) is an Australian former politician who was the 11th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 2016 to 2022. He was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, holding ...
. It came into operation on 31 August 2016, succeeding the
Giles Country Liberal ministry, and ended on 7 September 2020, succeeded by the
Second Gunner Ministry.
Initial arrangement
Although Territory
Labor
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* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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's landslide victory in the
2016 election was beyond doubt, a number of prospective ministers—including Labor deputy leader and presumptive Deputy Chief Minister
Lynne Walker—had not been confirmed as winners in their seats. For this reason, Gunner had himself,
, and
Nicole Manison
Nicole Susan Manison (born 1979) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2024, representing the electorate of Wanguri. She previously served as Deputy Chief Ministe ...
sworn in as an interim three-person government on 31 August 2016 until a full ministry could be named.
First (full) arrangement
On 11 September, the following members were announced as ministers after a Labor Party caucus meeting. By this time, it had been confirmed that Walker had lost her own seat, so Gunner tapped Manison to become the new deputy leader of Territory Labor and hence Deputy Chief Minister. Gunner also announced that all backbench members of his large caucus will serve as junior ministers, at no extra cost to taxpayers. The new cabinet was sworn in the following day. Notably, it was majority-female; five of its eight members were women.
Second arrangement
Gunner's second arrangement of his cabinet was announced and sworn in on 26 June 2018.
Selena Uibo
Selena Jane Malijarri Uibo ( ; born 25 March 1985) is an Aboriginal Australian politician. She has served as leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory since 3 September 2024, the first Aboriginal woman to ...
was promoted to the ministry as Minister for Education and Training.
Final arrangement
The third arrangement of Gunner's Cabinet, occurring on 21 December 2018, saw
Ken Vowles being expelled from the Cabinet for "breaking cabinet confidentiality". Assistant ministers
Jeff Collins and
Scott McConnell losing their roles and
Paul Kirby
Paul Andrew Kirby (born 27 February 1966) is an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Port Darwin in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2024.
Early life and career
Kirby was the Northern Territory Organiser f ...
joining the ministry as Minister for Primary Industry and Resources.
References
External links
The Cabinet
{{Northern Territory ministries
Northern Territory ministries