The Northern Territory Minister for Northern Australia is a
Minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown is a formal constitutional term used in Commonwealth realms to describe a minister of the reigning sovereign or viceroy. The term indicates that the minister serves at His Majesty's pleasure, and advises the sovereign or ...
in the
Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Trade, Business and Innovation.
The Minister is responsible for Northern Australia development policy, coordination and intergovernmental liaison.
The current minister is
Michael Gunner
Michael Patrick Francis Gunner (born 6 January 1976) is an Australian politician and was the 11th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 2016 to 2022. He is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, having held his se ...
(
Labor). He was sworn in on 12 September 2016 following the Labor victory at the
2016 election
The following elections occurred in the year 2016.
Africa
Benin Republic
*2016 Beninese presidential election 6 March 2016
Cape Verde
* 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election 2 October 2016
Chad
* 2016 Chadian presidential election 10 A ...
.
See also
*
Minister for the North-West, a defunct position in the government of Western Australia
References
{{Government of the Northern Territory
Northern Territory-related lists
Ministers of the Northern Territory government
Northern Australia