The Sixth Martin Ministry was the 47th ministry

Northern Territory ministries

The ministries of the Northern Territory are appointed by the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory each term from the members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.-List of Northern Territory ministries:-See also:...

 to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. It sits in Parliament House, located on State Square, close to the centre of the city of Darwin.-History:...

 in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

's Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

. It came into existence on 12 July 2005, when the recently re-elected Chief Minister

Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is appointed by the Administrator, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the legislature of the territory...

 Clare Martin

Clare Martin

Clare Majella Martin is a former Australian politician. She is the current CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service . A former journalist, she was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995...

 replaced the temporary ministry that had been appointed after her victory in the 2005 election. The new ministry saw the promotion of two MLAs to the ministry: Delia Lawrie

Delia Lawrie

Delia Phoebe Lawrie is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, having held her seat of Karama since 2001. She is currently the Deputy Chief Minister, Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Infrastructure and Planning and Lands...

 (Karama

Electoral division of Karama

Karama is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1987, and derives its name from the suburb of the same name. It is an urban electorate, covering only 3.38 km² and taking in the Darwin suburbs of Karama and Malak...

) and Elliot McAdam

Elliot McAdam

Elliot McAdam is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Barkly in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008....

 (Barkly

Electoral division of Barkly

Barkly is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1974, and is named after the Barkly Tableland area, which occupies much of the electorate. Barkly is a rural electorate, covering 381,729.2 km² and taking in the towns of Tennant...

), increasing the total number of ministers to nine. While this broke a 2001 election promise to keep the number of ministers to seven, it was largely uncontroversial due to the widely-held perception that the cut had left ministers overstretched. The ministry operated until 30 August 2006, when a reshuffle was held to replace the retired Dr Peter Toyne

Peter Toyne

Dr Peter Howard Toyne is a former Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2006, representing the rural electorate of Stuart. He served as Attorney-General under Chief Minister Clare Martin, and for some years was...

.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Chief Minister of the Northern Territory The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is appointed by the Administrator, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the legislature of the territory... Minister for Tourism Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Affairs	Hon Clare Martin Clare Martin Clare Majella Martin is a former Australian politician. She is the current CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service . A former journalist, she was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995... , MLA
Deputy Chief Minister Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory The Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is a role in the Government of the Northern Territory assigned to a responsible Minister in the Northern Territory...  and Treasurer Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing	Hon Syd Stirling Syd Stirling Sydney James "Syd" Stirling is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2008.... , MLA
Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Health Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Peter Toyne Peter Toyne Dr Peter Howard Toyne is a former Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2006, representing the rural electorate of Stuart. He served as Attorney-General under Chief Minister Clare Martin, and for some years was... , MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Regional Development Minister for Defence Support Minister for Essential Services	Hon Paul Henderson Paul Henderson (Australian politician) Paul Raymond Henderson is an Australian politician and the current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.Henderson was born in Croix-Chapeau, France, where his father was serving with the United States military. He was educated in Great Britain to A-Levels and studied mechanical... , MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Public Employment Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications	Hon Dr Chris Burns Chris Burns (politician) Christopher Bruce "Chris" Burns is an Australian politician. He is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. He has held his seat of Johnston since its creation at the 2001 election on 18 August 2001. He has been a Minister since November 2002 and has held a number of portfolios... , MLA
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Mines and Energy Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Hon Kon Vatskalis Kon Vatskalis Konstantine "Kon" Vatskalis is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since September 2001, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Casuarina... , MLA
Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage Minister for Parks and Wildlife Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Marion Scrymgour Marion Scrymgour Marion Rose Scrymgour is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2001, representing the electorate of Arafura. She was the Labor Party Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from November 2007 until February 2009, and was the... , MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs	Hon Elliot McAdam Elliot McAdam Elliot McAdam is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Barkly in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008.... , MLA
Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Sport and Recreation	Hon Delia Lawrie Delia Lawrie Delia Phoebe Lawrie is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, having held her seat of Karama since 2001. She is currently the Deputy Chief Minister, Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Infrastructure and Planning and Lands... , MLA