Commonwealth, State and Territory Education Ministers: Northern Territory

Year Political Party Chief Minister Minister for Education

Nov 1974 - Sep 1977

CLP

Letts

Executive Member for Education & Consumer Services
E.J. ANDREW – Nov 1974 to Nov 1975

Executive Member for Education & Law
E.J. ANDREW – Dec 1975 to Dec 1976

Cabinet Member for Education & Planning
M.B. PERRON – Dec 1976 to Sep 1977

Sep 1977 - Aug 2001

CLP

Everingham | Tuxworth | Hatton | Perron | Stone | Burke

Minister for Education
J.M. ROBERTSON – Jul 1978 to Nov 1982 (Everingham)
M.B. PERRON – Dec 1982 to Dec 1983
Tom HARRIS – Dec 1983 to Dec 1984
Tom HARRIS – Dec 1984 to Apr 1986 (Tuxworth)
D.W. MANZIE – Apr 1986 to May 1986
D.W. MANZIE – May 1986 to Dec 1987 (Hatton)
R.A. HANRAHAN – Dec 1987 to Apr 1988
Tom HARRIS – Apr 1988 to Jul 1988 (Perron)
Tom HARRIS – Jul 1988 to Sep 1989

Minister for Education, the Arts & Cultural Affairs
Tom HARRIS – Sep 1989 to Nov 1990

Minister for Education & the Arts
S.L. STONE – Nov 1990 to Nov 1992

Minister for Education & Training
F.A. FINCH – Sep 1993 to May 1995
F.A. FINCH – May to Jun 1995 (Stone)
S.P. HATTON – Jul 1995 to Jun 1996
F.A. FINCH – Jun 1996 to Jul 1997
P.F. ADAMSON – Jul 1997 to Dec 1998

Minister for School Education
Peter ADAMSON – Dec 1998 to Feb 1999
Peter ADAMSON – Feb 1999 to Jan 2000 (Burke)
Christopher LUGG – Jan 2000 to Aug 2001

Aug 2001 - 2005*

ALP

Martin

Minister for Education, Employment & Training
Syd STIRLING – Aug 2001 to Aug 2006

*Still in government at project end date of 2005

Source:
Papers of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory: Ministries and Office Holders, Accessed 29 January 2008.