Gunner Ministry


The Gunner Ministry is the ministry of the eleventh Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Michael Gunner. It came into operation on 31 August 2016.

First (caretaker) ministry

Although Territory Labor's landslide victory in the 2016 election was beyond doubt, a number of prospective ministers—including Labor deputy leader and presumptive Deputy Chief Minister Lynne Walker—had not been confirmed as winners in their seats. For this reason, Gunner had himself, Natasha Fyles, and Nicole Manison sworn in as an interim three-person government on 31 August 2016 until a full ministry could be named.
MinisterOffice
Hon Michael Gunner, MLA
Hon Nicole Manison, MLA
  • Treasurer
    • Hon Natasha Fyles, MLA
  • Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

    • First (full) ministry

    On 11 September, the following members were announced as ministers after a Labor Party caucus meeting. By this time, it had been confirmed that Walker had lost her own seat, so Gunner tapped Manison to become the new deputy leader of Territory Labor and hence Deputy Chief Minister. Gunner also announced that all backbench members of his large caucus will serve as junior ministers, at no extra cost to taxpayers. The new cabinet was sworn in the following day. Notably, it was majority-female; five of its eight members were women.
    PortfolioMinister
    Hon Michael Gunner, MLA
    Hon Nicole Manison, MLA
  • Deputy Chief Minister
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
  • Minister for Children
    • Hon Natasha Fyles, MLA
  • Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
  • Minister for Health
  • Leader of Government Business
    • Hon Gerry McCarthy, MLA
  • Minister for Housing and Community Development
  • Minister for Essential Services
  • Minister for Public Employment
    • Hon Ken Vowles, MLA
  • Minister for Primary Industry and Resources
    • Hon Lauren Moss, MLA
  • Minister for Environment and Natural Resources
  • Minister for Tourism and Culture
  • Minister for Corporate Information Services
    • Hon Eva Lawler, MLA
  • Minister for Education
    • Hon Dale Wakefield, MLA
  • Minister for Territory Families

    • Second ministry

    Gunner's first reshuffle of his cabinet was announced and sworn in on 26 June 2018. Selena Uibo was promoted to the ministry as Minister for Education and Training.
    PortfolioMinister
    Hon Michael Gunner, MLA
    Hon Nicole Manison, MLA
  • Deputy Chief Minister
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
  • Minister for Business and Innovation
    • Hon Natasha Fyles, MLA
  • Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
  • Minister for Health
  • Leader of Government Business
    • Hon Gerry McCarthy, MLA
  • Minister for Housing and Community Development
  • Minister for Public Employment
    • Hon Ken Vowles, MLA
  • Minister for Primary Industry and Resources
  • Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
  • Minister for the Arafura Games
    • Hon Lauren Moss, MLA
  • Minister for Tourism and Culture
  • Minister for Corporate and Information Services
    • Hon Eva Lawler, MLA
  • Minister for Environment and Natural Resources
  • Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
    • Hon Dale Wakefield, MLA
  • Minister for Territory Families
  • Minister for Renewables and Essential Services
    • Hon Selena Uibo, MLA
  • Minister for Education
  • Minister for Training

    • Third ministry

    On 21 December 2018, Ken Vowles was expelled from the Cabinet for "breaking cabinet confidentiality". Assistant ministers Jeff Collins and Scott McConnell also lost their roles. Paul Kirby joined the ministry as Minister for Primary Industry and Resources.
    PortfolioMinister
    Hon Michael Gunner, MLA
    Hon Nicole Manison, MLA
  • Deputy Chief Minister
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
  • Minister for Multicultural Affairs
    • Hon Natasha Fyles, MLA
  • Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
  • Minister for Health
  • Minister for Disabilities
  • Minister for the Arafura Games
  • Leader of Government Business
    • Hon Gerry McCarthy, MLA
  • Minister for Housing and Community Development
  • Minister for Public Employment
    • Hon Lauren Moss, MLA
  • Minister for Tourism and Culture
  • Minister for Corporate and Information Services
    • Hon Eva Lawler, MLA
  • Minister for Environment and Natural Resources
  • Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
  • Minister for Climate Change
    • Hon Dale Wakefield, MLA
  • Minister for Territory Families
  • Minister for Renewables and Essential Services
    • Hon Selena Uibo, MLA
  • Minister for Education
  • Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
  • Minister for Workplace Training
    • Hon Paul Kirby, MLA
  • Minister for Primary Industry and Resources