Treasurer of the Northern Territory

Treasurer of the
Northern Territory
Coat of arms of the Northern Territory
Flag of the Northern Territory
Incumbent
Eva Lawler
since 23 May 2022
Department of Treasury and Finance
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toChief Minister of the Northern Territory
SeatDarwin, Northern Territory
NominatorChief Minister of the Northern Territory
AppointerAdministrator of the Northern Territory
on the advice of the chief minister
Term lengthAt the Administrator's pleasure
Formation1 July 1978
First holderMarshall Perron

The Treasurer of the Northern Territory is the title held by the Northern Territory Government cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Northern Territory's budget sector.

List of treasurers of the Northern Territory

The following individuals have served as the Treasurer of the Northern Territory, or any precursor title:

Order Treasurer Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Marshall Perron Country Liberal Party 1 July 1978 (1978-07-01) 20 December 1984 (1984-12-20) 6 years, 172 days [1]
2 Ian Tuxworth 21 December 1984 (1984-12-21) 28 April 1986 (1986-04-28) 1 year, 128 days
3 Barry Coulter 29 April 1986 (1986-04-29) 13 July 1988 (1988-07-13) 2 years, 75 days
 – Marshall Perron 14 July 1988 (1988-07-14) 12 November 1990 (1990-11-12) 2 years, 129 days
 – Barry Coulter 13 November 1990 (1990-11-13) 30 June 1995 (1995-06-30) 4 years, 229 days
4 Mike Reed 1 July 1995 (1995-07-01) 26 August 2001 (2001-08-26) 6 years, 56 days
5 Clare Martin Labor Party 27 August 2001 (2001-08-27) 17 October 2002 (2002-10-17) 1 year, 51 days [2][3]
6 Syd Stirling 18 October 2002 (2002-10-18) 25 November 2007 (2007-11-25) 5 years, 38 days
7 Paul Henderson 26 November 2007 (2007-11-26) 29 November 2007 (2007-11-29) 3 days [3][4]
8 Delia Lawrie 30 November 2007 (2007-11-30) 28 August 2012 (2012-08-28) 4 years, 272 days
9 Terry Mills Country Liberal Party 29 August 2012 (2012-08-29) 3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) 5 days [5]
10 Robyn Lambley 4 September 2012 (2012-09-04) 6 March 2013 (2013-03-06) 183 days
11 John Elferink 7 March 2013 (2013-03-07) 13 March 2013 (2013-03-13) 6 days
12 Dave Tollner 14 March 2013 (2013-03-14) 23 August 2014 (2014-08-23) 1 year, 162 days
13 Adam Giles 24 August 2014 (2014-08-24) 10 February 2015 (2015-02-10) 170 days
 – Dave Tollner 11 February 2015 (2015-02-11) 30 October 2016 (2016-10-30) 1 year, 262 days
14 Nicole Manison Labor Party 31 August 2016 (2016-08-31) 7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 4 years, 7 days [6]
15 Michael Gunner 8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 13 May 2022 (2022-05-13) 1 year, 247 days [7]
16 Natasha Fyles 13 May 2022 (2022-05-13) 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) 10 days [8]
17 Eva Lawler 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) present 2 years, 224 days

List of Executive Members for Finance

In the period prior to 1978, the responsible government of the Northern Territory was administered via the Australian Government Department of the Northern Territory. During a transition period between 1974 and 1978, the following individuals served as the Executive Member for Finance:

Order Executive Member for Finance Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Paul Everingham Country Liberal Party November 1974 (1974-11) August 1975 (1975-08) 273 days [1]
2 Bernie Kilgariff August 1975 (1975-08) 30 November 1975 (1975-11-30) 120 days
3 Grant Tambling 1 December 1975 (1975-12-01) September 1977 (1977-09) 1 year, 274 days
4 Marshall Perron September 1977 (1977-09) 30 June 1978 (1978-06-30) 301 days

References

  1. ^ a b "Northern Territory Government Ministries: 1st to 8th Assembly (1974-2001)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. Government of the Northern Territory. 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Northern Territory Government Ministries: Ninth Assembly (27 August 2001 – 23 June 2005)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. Government of the Northern Territory. 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Northern Territory Government Ministries: Tenth Assembly (2005 – 2008)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. Government of the Northern Territory. 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Northern Territory Government Ministries: Eleventh Assembly (18 August 2008 – 28 August 2012)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. Government of the Northern Territory. 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Northern Territory Government Ministries: Twelfth Assembly (29 August 2012 – 30 August 2016)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. Government of the Northern Territory. 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Northern Territory Government Ministries: Thirteenth Assembly (31 August 2016 – Current)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. Government of the Northern Territory. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ^ Independent Staff (7 September 2020). "Manison out as Treasurer as Gunner takes role in new look cabinet". NT Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  8. ^ "1st Fyles Ministry as at 16 May 2022" (PDF). Parliament of Northern Territory. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.