The Giles Ministry was the ministry of the tenth Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Adam Giles. It came into operation on 14 March 2013, following the replacement of Terry Mills as Chief Minister and leader of the Country Liberal Party by Adam Giles. It ended on 31 August 2016, when Labor leader Michael Gunner became Chief Minister following his victory at the 2016 election.[1]

Giles ministry
10th Cabinet of the Northern Territory
Date formed14 March 2013 (2013-03-14)
Date dissolved31 April 2016 (2016-04-31)
People and organisations
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
PremierAdam Giles
Member partyCountry Liberal
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderMichael Gunner
History
Election2012 election
Outgoing election2016 election
PredecessorMills ministry
SuccessorGunner ministry

First ministry (14 March 2013 – 19 March 2013)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Robyn Lambley, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Alison Anderson, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA

Second ministry (20 March 2013 – 8 August 2013)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Robyn Lambley, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Alison Anderson, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA

Third ministry (9 August 2013 – 9 September 2013)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
  • Deputy Chief Minister
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Business
  • Minister for Employment and Training
  • Minister for Defence Liaison and Defence Industry Support
  • Minister for Alcohol Policy
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Robyn Lambley, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Alison Anderson, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA

Fourth ministry (10 September 2013 – 15 September 2013)

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On 9 September 2013, Chief Minister Giles announced that he would be "refreshing" his cabinet. Alison Anderson was removed from the ministry and her portfolios assigned to others. Bess Price joined the ministry. The new ministry was sworn in by the Administrator of the Northern Territory the next day.

Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Robyn Lambley, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA

Fifth ministry (16 September 2013 – 23 August 2014)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Robyn Lambley, MLA
  • Minister for Health
  • Minister for Alcohol Rehabilitation
  • Minister for Disability Services (from 4 February 2014)
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA

Sixth ministry (24 August 2014 – 11 December 2014)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Robyn Lambley, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA

Seventh ministry (12 December 2014 – 19 January 2015)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA
Hon Robyn Lambley, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
  • Minister for Transport
  • Minister for Infrastructure
  • Minister for Housing
Hon Gary Higgins, MLA

Eighth ministry (20 January 2015 – 3 February 2015)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Robyn Lambley, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
  • Minister for Transport
  • Minister for Infrastructure
  • Minister for Housing
Hon Gary Higgins, MLA

Ninth ministry (4 February 2015 – 10 February 2015)

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On 2 February 2015, cabinet member Willem Westra van Holthe challenged Chief Minister Adam Giles for the leadership of the Country Liberal Party, and announced that the party had voted him as leader and chief minister apparent. The next day, Giles refused to resign as chief minister and after a meeting of the parliamentary wing of the CLP, emerged to announce that he was still the leader and that Westra van Holthe would be his deputy. On 4 February, Robyn Lambley was expelled from Cabinet for supporting the challenge.

Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA
Hon Matt Conlan, MLA
  • Minister for Transport
  • Minister for Infrastructure
  • Minister for Housing
Hon Gary Higgins, MLA

Tenth ministry (11 February 2015 – 14 February 2016)

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A further reshuffle was held following the resignation of Matt Conlan from Cabinet on 10 February.

Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Lands and Planning
  • Minister for Mines and Energy
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA
Hon Gary Higgins, MLA

Eleventh ministry (15 February 2016 – 18 July 2016)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Lands and Planning
  • Minister for Mines and Energy
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Gary Higgins, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA
Hon Nathan Barrett, MLA
(until 11 June 2016)

Twelfth ministry (19 July 2016 – 25 July 2016)

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Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Lands and Planning
  • Minister for Mines and Energy
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Gary Higgins, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA

Thirteenth ministry (26 July 2016 – 27 August 2016)

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John Elferink was sacked as Minister for Correctional Services on 26 July 2016, with Adam Giles assuming the portfolio.

Minister Office
Hon Adam Giles, MLA
Hon Peter Styles, MLA
Hon Dave Tollner, MLA
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Lands and Planning
  • Minister for Mines and Energy
Hon John Elferink, MLA
Hon Peter Chandler, MLA
Hon Gary Higgins, MLA
Hon Bess Price, MLA

References

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  1. ^ "Ministries of the Twelfth Assembly" (PDF). Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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