Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Coat of arms of the Northern Territory
Flag of the Northern Territory
Incumbent Gerard Maley since 9 September 2024
Department of the Chief Minister
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Cabinet Executive Council
Reports to	Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Seat	Darwin, Northern Territory
Nominator	Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Appointer	Administrator of the Northern Territory on the advice of the chief minister
Term length	At the Administrator's pleasure
Formation	20 November 1974
First holder	Paul Everingham

The deputy chief minister of the Northern Territory is a role in the Government of the Northern Territory assigned to a responsible Minister in the Northern Territory. It has second ranking behind the chief minister of the Northern Territory in Cabinet, and its holder serves as acting chief minister during absence or incapacity of the chief minister. The deputy chief minister is almost always the deputy leader of the governing party.

The incumbent deputy chief minister of the Northern Territory is Gerard Maley. Maley assumed the position in September 2024, becoming the first deputy chief minister of the current Country Liberal Government since September 2024.

List of deputy chief ministers of the Northern Territory

Deputy Chief Minister		Party	Period in office
	Paul Everingham	Country Liberal Party	20 November 1974 – 11 August 1975
	Bernie Kilgariff	Country Liberal Party	12 August 1975 – 1 December 1975
	Grant Tambling	Country Liberal Party	2 December 1975 – 20 September 1977
	Marshall Perron	Country Liberal Party	21 September 1977 – 12 December 1983[1]
	Nick Dondas	Country Liberal Party	13 December 1983 – 14 May 1986
	Barry Coulter	Country Liberal Party	15 May 1986 – 18 March 1987
	Ray Hanrahan	Country Liberal Party	19 March 1987 – 5 April 1988
	Barry Coulter	Country Liberal Party	6 April 1988 – 25 May 1995
	Mike Reed	Country Liberal Party	26 May 1995 – 26 August 2001
	Syd Stirling	Labor Party	27 August 2001 – 25 November 2007
	Marion Scrymgour	Labor Party	26 November 2007 – 8 February 2009
	Delia Lawrie	Labor Party	9 February 2009 – 29 August 2012
	Robyn Lambley	Country Liberal Party	29 August 2012 – 6 March 2013
	Willem Westra van Holthe	Country Liberal Party	6 March 2013 – 13 March 2013
	Dave Tollner	Country Liberal Party	13 March 2013 – 22 August 2014
	Peter Chandler	Country Liberal Party	1 September 2014 – 3 February 2015
	Willem Westra van Holthe	Country Liberal Party	3 February 2015 – 14 February 2016
	Peter Styles	Country Liberal Party	16 February 2016 – 31 August 2016
	Nicole Manison	Labor Party	12 September 2016 – 21 December 2023
	Chansey Paech	Labor Party	21 December 2023 – 28 August 2024
	Gerard Maley	Country Liberal Party	9 September 2024 – present

References

1. The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was created in 1974 but self-government was not granted until July 1978. The offices of leader and deputy were known as "(Deputy) Majority Leader" until then and as "(Deputy) Chief Minister" after.

• Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory 1974 – 2012 Office Holders

See also

• List of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office