Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Northern Territory)

The Northern Territory Minister for Aboriginal Affairs is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of the Chief Minister.

The Minister is responsible for Aboriginal affairs policy and coordination and the Office of Aboriginal Affairs.

The current minister is Selena Uibo (Labor). She was sworn in on 31 January 2019 following the dismissal of Ken Vowles on 21 December 2018 for breaking Cabinet confidentiality.

List of ministers for Aboriginal affairs

Minister Party Term Ministerial title  Stephen Hatton Country Liberal 30 November 1992 – 30 June 1995 Minister for Aboriginal Development  Daryl Manzie Country Liberal 1 July 1995 – 20 June 1996  Mick Palmer Country Liberal 21 June 1996 – 14 September 1997  Tim Baldwin Country Liberal 15 September 1997 – 8 February 1999  Loraine Braham Country Liberal 9 February 1999 – 26 November 2000  Peter Adamson Country Liberal 26 November 2000 – 26 August 2001  Syd Stirling Labor 27 August 2001 – 12 November 2001 Minister for Indigenous Affairs  Clare Martin Labor 13 November 2001 – 31 August 2006  1 September 2006 – 25 November 2007 Minister for Indigenous Policy  Paul Henderson Labor 26 November 2007 – 29 November 2007  Marion Scrymgour Labor 30 November 2007 – 8 February 2009  Alison Anderson Labor 9 February 2009 – 5 August 2009  Malarndirri McCarthy Labor 6 August 2009 – 3 December 2009  4 December 2009 – 28 August 2012 Minister for Indigenous Development  Terry Mills Country Liberal 29 August 2012 – 3 September 2012  Alison Anderson Country Liberal 4 September 2012 – 13 March 2013 Minister for Indigenous Advancement 14 March 2013 – 10 February 2015: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers  Adam Giles Country Liberal 11 February 2015 – 27 August 2016 Minister for Indigenous Affairs  Michael Gunner Labor 31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016  12 September 2016 – 26 June 2018 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ken VowlesLabor26 June 2018 – 21 December 2018Selena UiboLabor31 January 2019 – current

Former posts

Minister Assisting the Chief Minister

Minister Party Term Ministerial title  Terry McCarthy CLP 4 September 1989 – 12 November 1990 Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Aboriginal Affairs 13 November 1990 – 12 November 2001: no assistant minister  Jack Ah Kit Labor 13 November 2001 – 23 June 2005 Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs  Paul Henderson Labor 24 June 2005 – 10 July 2005  Elliot McAdam Labor 11 July 2005 – 29 November 2007

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