The Second Gallagher Ministry was the 12th ministry of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, and was led by Labor Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and her deputy Andrew Barr. It was appointed on 7 November 2012, following the 2012 general election held two weeks earlier.[1]
Second Gallagher Ministry | |
|---|---|
 12th Ministry of the Australian Capital Territory | |
| Date formed | 7 November 2012 |
| Date dissolved | 15 December 2014 |
| People and organisations | |
| Chief Minister | Katy Gallagher |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Andrew Barr |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Member parties | Labor-Greens coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority government 9 / 17 |
| Opposition party | Liberal |
| Opposition leader | Jeremy Hanson |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 8th |
| Predecessor | First Gallagher Ministry |
| Successor | First Barr Ministry |
The previous First Gallagher Ministry contained only members of the ACT Labor Party. In the 2012 general election, neither of the territory's two major parties (Labor and Liberals) had won sufficient number of seats to form government in their own right and would need the support of the sole Greens representative Shane Rattenbury. Rattenburry came to a formal parliamentary agreement with the Labor Party in order to form a coalition government, which meant that he would be appointed to the cabinet, and implement nearly 100 policies and reforms.[2]
First arrangement
editFollowing the 2012 general election, the Greens-Labor agreement allowed Labor to retain government and guaranteed Shane Rattenbury's position in the Ministry. Gallagher appointed herself, her deputy Andrew Barr, Rattenbury and two other incumbent ministers into the Ministry without portfolio on 7 November 2012.[3] Incumbent minister Chris Bourke was not reappointed to the Ministry.
Portfolios were allocated two days later on 9 November 2012.[1] The arrangement lasted until 6 July 2014.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Katy Gallagher MLA | Labor | |
|
Andrew Barr MLA | Labor | |
|
Simon Corbell MLA | Labor | |
|
Joy Burch MLA | Labor | |
|
Shane Rattenbury MLA | Greens | |
Second arrangement
editOn 7 July 2014, Mick Gentleman was appointed to the Ministry, increasing the Ministry size to 6.[4] The arrangement lasted until Gallagher resigned as Chief Minister in December 2014, and her successor Andrew Barr formed the First Barr Ministry on 15 December 2014.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Katy Gallagher MLA | Labor | |
|
Andrew Barr MLA | Labor | |
|
Simon Corbell MLA | Labor | |
|
Joy Burch MLA | Labor | |
|
Shane Rattenbury MLA | Greens | |
|
Mick Gentleman MLA | Labor | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Ministerial Appointment 2012 (No 2)" (PDF).
- ^ "Parliamentary Agreement for the 8th Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory" (PDF). Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Ministerial Appointment 2012 (No 1)" (PDF).
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Ministerial Appointment 2014 (No 1)" (PDF).