| Post: | Chief Minister |
| Body: | the Australian Capital Territory |
| Insignia: | Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Australian Capital Territory |
| Flag: | Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg |
| Flagsize: | 120px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Australian Capital Territory |
| Incumbent: | Andrew Barr |
| Incumbentsince: | 11 December 2014 |
| Department: | Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Status: | Head of government |
| Abbreviation: | CM |
| Member Of: | Cabinet National Cabinet |
| Reports To: | Legislative Assembly |
| Seat: | 1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra |
| Appointer: | Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly |
| Constituting Instrument: | Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth), section 40 |
| Formation: | 11 May 1989 |
| First: | Rosemary Follett |
| Deputy: | Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory |
| Salary: | A$384,928[1] |
The chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of the party with the largest number of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role. Unlike other states and territories, the chief minister is not appointed by a governor or administrator, but elected directly by the Assembly.[2]
The chief minister is the rough equivalent of the state premiers, and has been a member of the National Cabinet since its creation in 2020.[3] The chief minister previously also represented the ACT on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).[4] Since there are no local governments in the territory, the chief minister's role is also similar to that of the mayor of a local government area. The chief minister sits on the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors.[5]
The current chief minister is Andrew Barr of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), who was first elected by the Assembly on 11 December 2014 following the resignation of Katy Gallagher.[6]
| Portrait | Name Electorate (Birth–death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Rosemary Follett MLA (born 1948) | 1989 | 11 May 1989 | 5 December 1989 | Labor | Follett I | ||
| 2 | Trevor Kaine MLA (1928–2008) | — | 5 December 1989 | 6 June 1991 | Liberal | Kaine | ||
| (1) | Rosemary Follett MLA (born 1948) | — | 6 June 1991 | 2 March 1995 | Labor | Follett II | ||
| 1992 | Follett III | |||||||
| 3 | Kate Carnell MLA for Molonglo (born 1955) | 1995 | 2 March 1995 | 18 October 2000 | Liberal | Carnell I | ||
| 1998 | Carnell II | |||||||
| 4 | Gary Humphries MLA for Molonglo (born 1958) | — | 18 October 2000 | 5 November 2001 | Liberal | Humphries | ||
| 5 | Jon Stanhope MLA for Ginninderra (born 1951) | 2001 | 5 November 2001 | 12 May 2011 | Labor | Stanhope I | ||
| 2004 | Stanhope II | |||||||
| 2008 | Stanhope III | |||||||
| 6 | Katy Gallagher MLA for Molonglo (born 1970) | — | 16 May 2011 | 11 December 2014 | Labor | Gallagher I | ||
| 2012 | Gallagher II | |||||||
| 7 | Andrew Barr MLA for Kurrajong (born 1970) | — | 11 December 2014 | Incumbent | Labor | Barr I | ||
| 2016 | Barr II | |||||||
| 2020 | Barr III | |||||||
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This is a list of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.
| Rank | Portrait | Officeholder | Party | District | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office (term) | Time in office (total) | Election wins | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andrew Barr | Labor | MLA for Molonglo MLA for Kurrajong | 11 December 2014 | Incumbent | [7] | 2016 2020 | |||||
| 2. | Jon Stanhope | Labor | MLA for Ginninderra | 12 November 2001 | 12 May 2011 | 2001 2004 2008 | ||||||
| 3. | Kate Carnell | Liberal | MLA for Molonglo | 9 March 1995 | 17 October 2000 | 1995 1998 | ||||||
| 4. | Rosemary Follett | Labor | MLA for Molonglo | 11 May 1989 | 5 December 1989 | 4 years, 122 days | 1989 1992 | |||||
| 6 June 1991 | 9 March 1995 | |||||||||||
| 5. | Katy Gallagher | Labor | MLA for Molonglo | 16 May 2011 | 10 December 2014 | 2012 | ||||||
| 6. | Trevor Kaine | Liberal | MLA for Brindabella | 5 December 1989 | 6 June 1991 | |||||||
| 7. | Gary Humphries | Liberal | MLA for Molonglo | 18 October 2000 | 12 November 2001 |
Australian Capital Territory Assembly – days as of