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Chief Minister of the
Australian Capital Territory
Chief Minister of the; Australian Capital Territory
	Coat of arms of the Australian Capital Territory
	Flag of the Australian Capital Territory
	Incumbent; Andrew Barr; since 11 December 2014
	Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
Style	The Honourable
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Cabinet; National Cabinet
Reports to	Legislative Assembly
Seat	1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra
Appointer	Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Constituting instrument	Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth), section 40
Formation	11 May 1989
First holder	Rosemary Follett
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
Salary	A$384,928

The chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). 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.^[2]

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.^[3] The chief minister previously also represented the ACT on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name Electorate (Birth–death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
No.	Portrait	Name Electorate (Birth–death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Ministry
1		Rosemary Follett MLA (born 1948)	1989	11 May 1989	5 December 1989	208 days	Labor	Follett I
2		Trevor Kaine MLA (1928–2008)	—	5 December 1989	6 June 1991	1 year, 183 days	Liberal	Kaine
(1)		Rosemary Follett MLA (born 1948)	—	6 June 1991	2 March 1995	3 years, 269 days	Labor	Follett II
(1)		Rosemary Follett MLA (born 1948)	1992	6 June 1991	2 March 1995	3 years, 269 days	Labor	Follett III
3		Kate Carnell MLA for Molonglo (born 1955)	1995	2 March^{[citation needed]} 1995	18 October^{[citation needed]} 2000	5 years, 230 days	Liberal	Carnell I
3		Kate Carnell MLA for Molonglo (born 1955)	1998	2 March^{[citation needed]} 1995	18 October^{[citation needed]} 2000	5 years, 230 days	Liberal	Carnell II
4		Gary Humphries MLA for Molonglo (born 1958)	—	18 October^{[citation needed]} 2000	5 November^{[citation needed]} 2001	1 year, 18 days	Liberal	Humphries
5		Jon Stanhope MLA for Ginninderra (born 1951)	2001	5 November^{[citation needed]} 2001	12 May 2011	9 years, 188 days	Labor	Stanhope I
			2004					Stanhope II
			2008					Stanhope III
6		Katy Gallagher MLA for Molonglo (born 1970)	—	16 May^{[citation needed]} 2011	11 December 2014	3 years, 209 days	Labor	Gallagher I
6		Katy Gallagher MLA for Molonglo (born 1970)	2012	16 May^{[citation needed]} 2011	11 December 2014	3 years, 209 days	Labor	Gallagher II
7		Andrew Barr MLA for Kurrajong (born 1970)	—	11 December 2014	Incumbent	10 years, 24 days	Labor	Barr I
			2016					Barr II
			2020					Barr III
			2024					Barr IV

Graphical timeline

Rank by time in office

This is a list of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.

Parties

Australian Labor Party Liberal Party of Australia

Rank	Officeholder	Party	District	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office (term)	Time in office (total)	Election wins
1.	Andrew Barr (1973–)	Labor	MLA for Molonglo (2006–2016) MLA for Kurrajong (2016- )	11 December 2014	Incumbent		10 years, 24 days^[7]	2016 2020 2024
2.	Jon Stanhope (1951–) AO	Labor	MLA for Ginninderra (1998–2011)	12 November 2001	12 May 2011		9 years, 181 days	2001 2004 2008
3.	Kate Carnell (1955–) AO	Liberal	MLA for Molonglo (1992–2000)	9 March 1995	17 October 2000		5 years, 222 days	1995 1998
4.	Rosemary Follett (1948–) AO	Labor	MLA for Molonglo (1995–1996)	11 May 1989	5 December 1989	208 days	4 years, 122 days	1989 1992
4.	Rosemary Follett (1948–) AO	Labor	MLA for Molonglo (1995–1996)	6 June 1991	9 March 1995	3 years, 276 days	4 years, 122 days	1989 1992
5.	Katy Gallagher (1970–)	Labor	MLA for Molonglo (2001–2014)	16 May^{[citation needed]} 2011	10 December 2014		3 years, 208 days	2012
6.	Trevor Kaine (1928–2008)	Liberal	MLA for Brindabella (1995–2001)	5 December 1989	6 June 1991		1 year, 183 days
7.	Gary Humphries (1958–)	Liberal	MLA for Molonglo (1995–2002)	18 October^{[citation needed]} 2000	12 November 2001		1 year, 25 days

Total time in office of political parties in Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory Assembly – 13022 days as of 4 January 2025

Labor

10034 days as of 4 January 2025.

Liberal

2990 days.

References

^ Tyeson, Cam (9 July 2023). "ACT's politicians, executive public servants pocket 3.5 per cent pay rise". Pedestrian. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ "Assembly Debate" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 11 May 1989. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
^ "Advice on coronavirus". Prime Minister of Australia (Press release). 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "COAG Members". Council of Australian Governments. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Canberra". Council of Capital City Lord Mayors. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Andrew Barr elected ACT Chief Minister, seventh in history". ABC News. Australia. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
^ Andrew Barr's time in office as of 4 January 2025