List of Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory (Australia) by time in office

This is a list of Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is appointed by the Administrator, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the legislature of the territory...

by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.

Rank by time in office

Parties:

Red = Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

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Blue = Country Liberal Party
Country Liberal Party
The Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the National and Liberal parties...

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Goff Letts (CLP) won the first Northern Territory election on the 19th October 1974. His role was as Majority Leader. Paul Everingham (CLP) became the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory when the territory attained self-government on July 1, 1978.

Rank	Chief Minister	Years	Notes
1.	Paul Everingham Paul Everingham Paul Anthony Edward Everingham AO was the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia when it was granted self-government in 1978....	13 August 1977-15 October 1984
2.	Marshall Perron Marshall Perron Marshall Bruce Perron is a former Australian politician, who was a Country Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly in the Northern Territory from the formation of the Assembly in 1974 until his resignation in 1995. From 1988 to 1995, Perron was the Chief Minister of the Northern...	13 July 1988-24 May 1995
3.	Clare Martin Clare Martin Clare Majella Martin is a former Australian politician. She is the current CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service . A former journalist, she was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995...	18 August 2001-24 November 2007	1st Female Chief Minister Chief Minister of the Northern Territory The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is appointed by the Administrator, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the legislature of the territory... of Northern Territory Northern Territory The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions... .
4.	Paul Henderson Paul Henderson (Australian politician) Paul Raymond Henderson is an Australian politician and the current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.Henderson was born in Croix-Chapeau, France, where his father was serving with the United States military. He was educated in Great Britain to A-Levels and studied mechanical...	25 November 2007-	Incumbent. Paul Henderson's time in office as of .
5.	Shane Stone Shane Stone Shane Leslie Stone AC, QC is an Australian political figure. From 26 May 1995 to 8 February 1999 he was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, representing the Country Liberal Party.-Biography:Stone was born in Bendigo, Victoria...	25 May 1995-7 February 1999
6.	Goff Letts Goff Letts Dr Godfrey Alan Letts CBE was the Majority Leader of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1974 to 1977.Born in Donald, Victoria, Letts attended Melbourne Grammar and Melbourne and Sydney Universities, graduating with a Bachelor of Veterinarian Science in 1950...	19 October 1974-12 August 1977
7.	Denis Burke	8 February 1999-17 August 2001
8.	Stephen Hatton Stephen Hatton Stephen Paul Hatton is an Australian politician, who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1986 to 1988. From 1983 until his retirement in 2001, he was MLA for the seat of Nightcliff...	14 May 1986-12 July 1988
9.	Ian Tuxworth Ian Tuxworth Ian Lindsay Tuxworth is an Australian politician, who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia from 17 October 1984 until he resigned on 10 May 1986....	16 October 1984-13 May 1986

Rank by time in office

See also