The Northern Territory Minister for Essential Services is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory.
The Minister is responsible for electricity generation and supply operations, public sewerage and drainage services operations, public water supplies operations, and supply and service provision under license. They are also responsible for the Power and Water Corporation, the Power Generation Corporation and the Power Retail Corporation.
The current minister is Eva Lawler (Labor), who succeeded Gerry McCarthy on 7 September 2020 following his retirement from politics.
List of ministers for essential services
Minister Party Term Ministerial title Denis Burke Country Liberal 1 July 1995 – 20 June 1996 Minister for Water and Power Daryl Manzie 21 June 1996 – 14 September 1997 Eric Poole 15 September 1997 – 7 December 1998 Minister for Essential Services Barry Coulter 8 December 1998 – 18 June 1999 Mike Reed 21 June 1999 – 30 January 2000 Stephen Dunham 31 January 2000 – 26 August 2001 Jack Ah Kit Labor 27 August 2001 – 12 November 2001 Kon Vatskalis 13 November 2001 – 17 October 2002 Chris Burns 18 October 2002 – 10 July 2005 Paul Henderson 11 July 2005 – 31 August 2006 Kon Vatskalis 1 September 2006 – 17 August 2008 Rob Knight 18 August 2008 – 28 August 2012 Terry Mills Country Liberal 29 August 2012 – 3 September 2012 Dave Tollner 4 September 2012 – 13 December 2012 Willem Westra van Holthe 14 December 2012 – 14 February 2016 Peter Chandler 15 February 2016 – 27 August 2016 Michael Gunner Labor 31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016 Gerry McCarthy 12 September 2016 – 7 September 2020 Eva Lawler 7 September 2020 - present
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