Rank By Time in Office
Parties:
- Red = Australian Labor Party.
- Blue = Country Liberal Party.
Goff Letts (CLP) won the first Northern Territory election on 19 October 1974. His role was as Majority Leader. Paul Everingham (CLP) became the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory when the territory attained self-government on 1 July 1978.
| Rank | Chief Minister | Days | Years | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paul Everingham | 2621 | 13 Aug 1977 – 15 Oct 1984 | ||
| 2. | Marshall Perron | 2507 | 13 Jul 1988 – 24 May 1995 | ||
| 3. | Clare Martin | 2290 | 18 Aug 2001 – 24 Nov 2007 | first female Chief Minister of the Northern Territory | |
| 4. | Paul Henderson | 1739 | 26 Nov 2007 – 29 Aug 2012 | ||
| 5. | Shane Stone | 1355 | 25 May 1995 – 7 Feb 1999 | ||
| 6. | Goff Letts | 1029 | 19 Oct 1974 – 12 Aug 1977 | ||
| 7. | Denis Burke | 922 | 8 Feb 1999 – 17 Aug 2001 | ||
| 8. | Stephen Hatton | 791 | 14 May 1986 – 12 Jul 1988 | ||
| 9. | Ian Tuxworth | 575 | 16 Oct 1984 – 13 May 1986 | ||
| 10. | Terry Mills | 197 | 29 Aug 2012 – 13 Mar 2013 | ||
| 11. | Adam Giles | 99 | 14 Mar 2013 – | Incumbent; time in office as of 21 June 2013. |
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