Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

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head of government role political office

The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is the leader of the territory’s government and the head of its executive branch, similar to a state premier in Australia.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of government role → political office →
analogousTo	state premier in Australia →
appliesToJurisdiction	Northern Territory →
appointedBy	Administrator of the Northern Territory →
appointedOnAdviceOf	Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory →
branch	executive branch →
canBeRemovedBy	Administrator of the Northern Territory →
canBeRemovedFor	loss of confidence of the Legislative Assembly →
constitutingInstrument	Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978 →
country	Australia →
firstHolder	Paul Everingham →
formationDate	1978 →
governmentSystem	Westminster‑style parliamentary system →
hasLowerRankThan	Prime Minister of Australia →
hasSimilarRankTo	Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory → Premier of New South Wales → Premier of Queensland → Premier of South Australia → Premier of Tasmania → Premier of Victoria → Premier of Western Australia →
headOfGovernmentFor	Northern Territory →
jurisdiction	Northern Territory →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedIn	Australia → Northern Territory →
memberOf	Cabinet of the Northern Territory →
nativeLabel	Chief Minister of the Northern Territory →
nominatedFrom	members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory →
officeHolderMustBe	member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory →
officeHolderTypicallyIs	leader of the majority party in the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory →
officeType	executive political office → sub‑national head of government →
partOf	Government of the Northern Territory →
positionInGovernment	leader of the Government of the Northern Territory →
reportsTo	Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory →
residence	Darwin →
responsibleFor	allocating ministerial portfolios → chairing meetings of the Cabinet of the Northern Territory → leading the executive government of the Northern Territory → setting overall policy direction for the Government of the Northern Territory →
seat	Darwin →
style	The Honourable →
subnationalLevel	territorial →
termLength	at the Administrator’s pleasure → contingent on maintaining confidence of the Legislative Assembly →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly →	hasLeaderOfGovernmentTitle
Northern Territory →	headOfGovernmentTitle
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory →	nativeLabel