Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

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The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government for the ACT, leading its executive administration and representing the territory in national intergovernmental forums.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Australian Capital Territory
appointedBy Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
canBeRemovedBy vote of no confidence in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
chairs Government of the Australian Capital Territory
surface form: Australian Capital Territory Executive
country Australia
equivalentTo state premier (Australia)
firstHolder Rosemary Follett
firstHolderStartDate 1989-05-11
governmentSystem parliamentary system
hasVetoPowerOver decisions of the Australian Capital Territory Executive
headOfGovernmentFor Australian Capital Territory
heads executive government of the Australian Capital Territory
jurisdictionType territory of Australia
legalBasis Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Canberra
memberOfBody Government of the Australian Capital Territory
surface form: Australian Capital Territory Executive
nominatedBy majority party in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
officeCreatedBy Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
officeCreatedOn 1989-05-11
officeHoldersMustBe members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
officeHolderTitle Chief Minister
officeLanguage English
officeScope civil administration of the Australian Capital Territory
officeType sub‑national head of government
participatesIn Council of Australian Governments
National Cabinet of Australia
partOf Government of the Australian Capital Territory
positionHeldIn Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
reportsTo Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
represents Australian Capital Territory in federal–state financial negotiations
Government of the Australian Capital Territory
surface form: Australian Capital Territory in national intergovernmental forums
residence Canberra
responsibleFor allocation of ministerial portfolios in the ACT Government
implementation of ACT legislation
leading policy development for the Australian Capital Territory Government
overall coordination of ACT public service
scopeOfAuthority executive administration of the Australian Capital Territory
style The Honourable
subordinateTo Governor-General of Australia
surface form: Governor-General of Australia in respect of federal powers
termLength no fixed term
serves at the pleasure of the Legislative Assembly

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National Cabinet of Australia hasMember Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
ACT Government headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory