The Third Stanhope Ministry was the tenth ministry of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory and was led by Labor Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and his deputy Katy Gallagher. It was sworn in on 11 November 2008, following the Stanhope government's re-election for a third term in the 2008 election. It ended on 16 May 2011 with the appointment of the First Gallagher Ministry following the resignation of Jon Stanhope and subsequent election of Katy Gallagher as Chief Minister.
The new ministry saw no change in personnel from the previous ministry, but major changes to the portfolios of respective ministers. These included Jon Stanhope's assumption of responsibilities for territory and municipal services, including a new distinct transport ministry; Katy Gallagher taking the difficult corrections portfolio from Simon Corbell; Corbell taking the environment ministry from Stanhope and the police ministry from John Hargreaves, and Hargreaves taking the industrial relations portfolio from Andrew Barr.
This covers the period from 11 November 2008 (when the Ministry was sworn in)[1] until 9 November 2009.
| Office | Minister | Party affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Minister for Transport Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for the Arts and Heritage | Jon Stanhope | Labor | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister Treasurer Minister for Health Minister for Women | Katy Gallagher | Labor | ||
| Attorney-General Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water Minister for Energy Minister for Police and Emergency Services | Simon Corbell | Labor | ||
| Minister for Disability and Housing Minister for Ageing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Corrections | John Hargreaves | Labor | ||
| Minister for Education and Training Minister for Children and Young People Minister for Planning Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation | Andrew Barr | Labor | ||
The year-old government initiated a significant reshuffle[2] of the ministry on 9 November 2009, coinciding with the resignation of John Hargreaves and the appointment of a replacement minister in Joy Burch. There was one minor change after this point, when, one month later, on 1 December 2009, an additional ministry for land and property services was added to Stanhope's responsibilities, and an additional ministry for children and young people was restored (held by Andrew Barr in the first arrangement) to Joy Burch.[3]
| Office | Minister | Party affiliation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Minister for Transport Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Land and Property Services (from 1 December 2009) Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Minister for the Arts and Heritage | Jon Stanhope | Labor | |||
| Deputy Chief Minister Treasurer Minister for Health Minister for Industrial Relations | Katy Gallagher | Labor | |||
| Attorney-General Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water Minister for Energy Minister for Police and Emergency Services | Simon Corbell | Labor | |||
| Minister for Education and Training Minister for Planning Minister for Tourism, Sport and RecreationMinister for Gaming and Racing | Andrew Barr | Labor | |||
| Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services Minister for Children and Young People (from 1 December 2009) Minister for Ageing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Women | Joy Burch | Labor | |||