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Paul Raymond Henderson (born 15 August 1962) is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n politician and the current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

In Australia, a Chief Minister is the head of government of a self-governing territory, while the head of government of a state is a Premiers of the Australian states....
.

Henderson was born in Croix-Chapeau
Croix-Chapeau

Croix-Chapeau is a Communes of France in the Charente-Maritime Departments of France in western France....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, where his father was serving with the United States military
Military of the United States

The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified armed forces of the United States. The United States military was first formed by the second Second Continental Congress to defend the new nation against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War....
. He was educated in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 to A-Levels and studied mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering

Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
 through the City and Guilds of London Institute
City and Guilds of London Institute

The City and Guilds of London Institute is a United Kingdom examining and accreditation body for vocational, managerial and engineering training, offering over 500 qualifications in 28 industry areas, spanning from entry level to the equivalent of a Postgraduate education....
. He worked as an apprentice marine fitter
Machinist

A machinist is a person who uses machine tools to make or modify parts, primarily metal parts, a process known as machining. This is accomplished by using machine tools to cut away excess material much as a woodcarver cuts away excess wood to produce his work....
 in Southhampton before emigrating to Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 in 1982, where he worked as an underground fitter at the zinc mines in Rosebery
Rosebery, Tasmania

Rosebery is a town on the West Coast, Tasmania of Tasmania, Australia. It is situated at the northern end of the West Coast Range, in the shadow of Mount Black and adjacent to the Pieman River now Lake Pieman....
, Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
. He moved to Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
 in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
 in 1983, working as a marine fitter.






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Paul Raymond Henderson (born 15 August 1962) is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n politician and the current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

In Australia, a Chief Minister is the head of government of a self-governing territory, while the head of government of a state is a Premiers of the Australian states....
.

Henderson was born in Croix-Chapeau
Croix-Chapeau

Croix-Chapeau is a Communes of France in the Charente-Maritime Departments of France in western France....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, where his father was serving with the United States military
Military of the United States

The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified armed forces of the United States. The United States military was first formed by the second Second Continental Congress to defend the new nation against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War....
. He was educated in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 to A-Levels and studied mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering

Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
 through the City and Guilds of London Institute
City and Guilds of London Institute

The City and Guilds of London Institute is a United Kingdom examining and accreditation body for vocational, managerial and engineering training, offering over 500 qualifications in 28 industry areas, spanning from entry level to the equivalent of a Postgraduate education....
. He worked as an apprentice marine fitter
Machinist

A machinist is a person who uses machine tools to make or modify parts, primarily metal parts, a process known as machining. This is accomplished by using machine tools to cut away excess material much as a woodcarver cuts away excess wood to produce his work....
 in Southhampton before emigrating to Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 in 1982, where he worked as an underground fitter at the zinc mines in Rosebery
Rosebery, Tasmania

Rosebery is a town on the West Coast, Tasmania of Tasmania, Australia. It is situated at the northern end of the West Coast Range, in the shadow of Mount Black and adjacent to the Pieman River now Lake Pieman....
, Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
. He moved to Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
 in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
 in 1983, working as a marine fitter. In 1985 he began working for the Northern Territory government
Government of the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory of Australia is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom....
 as a computer operator, was self-employed as a computer analyst in the UK from 1991 to 1992 and returned to work for the Northern Territory government in 1993.

Henderson was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. It sits in Parliament House, Darwin, located on State Square, close to the centre of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory....
 in an August 1999 by-election for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 (ALP), representing the electorate of Wanguri
Electoral division of Wanguri

Wanguri is an electoral divisions of the Northern Territory of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1983, and deriving its name from Wanguri, Northern Territory, and replacing the abolished electoral division of Leanyer....
 when the previous member, John Bailey, resigned.

He held the following ministries: Minister for Employment, Education and Training; Minister for Tourism; Minister for Public Employment; and Minister for Multicultural Affairs, until he became Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

In Australia, a Chief Minister is the head of government of a self-governing territory, while the head of government of a state is a Premiers of the Australian states....
 after the sudden resignation of 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....
 on 26 November 2007.

The Henderson-led ALP retained government at the 2008 territory election
Northern Territory general election, 2008

General elections were held in the Northern Territory of Australia on 9 August 2008. 23 of the 25 seats in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly were contested; two safe Labor seats were uncontested....
, with 13 of 25 seats, a one-seat majority.