The chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of

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of the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...

. The leader of the party with the largest number of seats in the

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Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Sq ...

usually takes on the role. Unlike other states and territories, the chief minister is not appointed by a

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or administrator, but elected directly by the Assembly. The chief minister is the rough equivalent of the state premiers, and has been a member of the

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since its creation in 2020. The chief minister previously also represented the ACT on the

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(COAG). Since there are no local governments in the territory, the chief minister's role is also similar to that of the mayor of a

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. The chief minister sits on the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors. The current chief minister is

Andrew Barr Andrew James Barr (born 29 April 1973) is an Australian politician who has been serving as the 7th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory since 2014. He has been an Australian Labor Party member in the ACT Legislative Assembly sin ...

of the

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(ALP), who was first elected by the Assembly on 11 December 2014 following the resignation of

Katy Gallagher Katherine Ruth Gallagher (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian politician who has been serving as the Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Minister for the Public Service and Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Albanese Gover ...

List of chief ministers

¹ Lost a no confidence vote in the Assembly originating from allegations made on a television program that the Follett led

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had sought to secure by persuasion the vote of

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, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, for the Business Franchise ("X" Videos) Bill.
² Lost a no confidence vote in the Assembly following unpopular decisions to close schools, close the

Royal Canberra Hospital Royal Canberra Hospital was the first hospital in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It opened in 1914 (a year after the planned city was opened) on the Acton Peninsula, as the Canberra Community Hospital. It grew to become the major hospital in ...

and amend planning laws that led to the collapse of the Kaine led

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Alliance Government with Residents Rally.
³ Resigned when faced with a no confidence vote due to the high costs of the

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renovations; and was replaced by

Gary Humphries Gary John Joseph Humphries (born 6 July 1958) is a Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. He was a member of the Australian Senate representing the Australian Capital Territory for the Liberal Party of Australia from 2003 to 2 ...

without the motion being put to the Assembly.
⁴ Resigned on 12 May 2011 for personal reasons; was replaced by his deputy

on 16 May 2011 by vote of the Assembly.
⁵ Resigned on 11 December 2014 to contest the ACT

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position vacated by

Kate Lundy Kate Alexandra Lundy (born 15 December 1967) is a former Labor Party member of the Australian Senate, representing the Australian Capital Territory. Lundy served as the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and the Minister Assisting for the Digi ...

; was replaced by her deputy

Graphical timeline

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References

{{Government of the Australian Capital Territory *

Australian Capital Territory-related lists

List of chief ministers

Graphical timeline

See also

References