The Northern Territory Minister for Arts and Culture is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory, Australia. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade.
The Minister is responsible for Aboriginal sacred sites, archives management, arts and cultural development, the Arts Grants Board, botanic gardens, the collection and preservation of natural and cultural heritage, community grants for recreation and sports associations, conservation and wildlife, film, television and new media, heritage conservation, the Indigenous Arts Reference Group, library and information services, major events, management of cultural facilities, management of territory parks and reserves, sport and recreation, sporting events, sporting facilities, tourism, the Territory Wildlife Park and the Alice Springs Desert Park, tourist event development, attracting and acquisition, tourism infrastructure development, tourism strategy, water safety, wildlife management and the Window on the Wetlands.
The responsibilities of the ministry expanded substantially at that time, as it was renamed "Tourism and Culture" and incorporated the roles of three formerly separate ministries: Arts and Museums, Parks and Wildlife, and Sport and Recreation.
There are two assistant ministers attached to the portfolio: (assistant minister for sports and community events) and (assistant minister for bringing back the Arafura Games), as part of the Gunner government's decision to appoint all government backbenchers as assistant ministers.
List of ministers Tourism
Minister Party Term Ministerial title Roger Steele Country Liberal 1 July 1980 – 25 January 1982 Minister for Primary Production and Tourism 26 January 1982 - 30 November 1982 Minister for Industrial Development and Tourism Paul Everingham Country Liberal 1 December 1982 – 12 December 1983 Minister for Lands, Industrial Development and Tourism 13 December 1983 – 20 December 1984 Minister for Industrial Development and Tourism Ian Tuxworth Country Liberal 17 October 1984 – 20 December 1984 21 December 1984 – 19 August 1985: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers Nick Dondas Country Liberal 20 August 1985 – 28 April 1986 Minister for Industry and Small Business and Tourism Ray Hanrahan Country Liberal 29 April 1986 – 5 April 1988 Minister for Tourism Eric Poole Country Liberal 6 April 1988 – 3 September 1989 Roger Vale Country Liberal 4 September 1989 – 29 November 1992 Barry Coulter Country Liberal 30 November 1992 – 20 June 1996 Mike Reed Country Liberal 21 June 1996 – 29 January 1998 Shane Stone Country Liberal 30 January 1998 – 7 December 1998 Mike Reed Country Liberal 8 December 1998 – 26 August 2001 Stephen Dunham Country Liberal 9 February 1999 – 26 August 2001 Syd Stirling Labor 27 August 2001 – 12 November 2001 Paul Henderson Labor 13 November 2001 – 17 October 2002 Chris Burns Labor 18 October 2002 – 14 December 2003 Clare Martin Labor 15 December 2003 – 31 August 2006 Paul Henderson Labor 1 September 2006 – 29 November 2007 Kon Vatskalis Labor 30 November 2007 – 3 February 2009 Chris Burns Labor 4 February 2009 - 3 December 2009 Malarndirri McCarthy Labor 4 December 2009 – 28 August 2012 Terry Mills Country Liberal 29 August 2012 – 3 September 2012 Matt Conlan Country Liberal 4 September 2012 – 9 September 2013 Minister for Tourism and Major Events 10 September 2013 – 11 December 2014 Minister for Tourism Adam Giles Country Liberal 12 December 2014 – 27 August 2016 Michael Gunner Labor 31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016 Lauren Moss Labor 12 September 2016 – 7 September 2020 Minister for Tourism and Culture Natasha Fyles Labor 8 September 2020 – present Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Arts and museums
Minister Party Term Ministerial title Tom Harris Country Liberal 4 August 1999 – 30 January 2000 Minister for Education, the Arts and Cultural Affairs Shane Stone Country Liberal 4 September 1989 – 12 November 1990 Minister for Education and the Arts 20 December 1991 – 20 June 1996 Minister for the Arts 1 July 1995 – 20 June 1996 Minister for the Arts and Museums Daryl Manzie Country Liberal 21 June 1996 – 8 February 1999 15 September 1997 – 8 February 1999 Minister for Arts and Museums Peter Adamson Country Liberal 9 February 1999 – 3 August 1999 Chris Lugg Country Liberal 4 August 1999 – 30 January 2000 Peter Adamson Country Liberal 31 January 2000 – 26 August 2001 Clare Martin Labor 27 August 2001 – 10 July 2005 Marion Scrymgour Labor 11 July 2005 – 3 February 2009 Alison Anderson Labor 4 February 2009 – 5 August 2009 Gerry McCarthy Labor 6 August 2009 – 28 August 2012 Terry Mills Country Liberal 29 August 2012 – 3 September 2012 Matt Conlan Country Liberal 4 September 2012 – 11 December 2014 Adam Giles Country Liberal 12 December 2014 – 10 February 2015 Gary Higgins Country Liberal 11 February 2015 – 27 August 2016 Michael Gunner Labor 31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016 12 September 2016 – 7 September 2020: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers Chansey Paech Labor 8 September 2020 – Present Minister for Arts and Culture
Sport and recreation
Minister Party Term Ministerial title Nick Dondas Country Liberal 2 January 1979 – 25 January 1982 Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation 26 January 1982 – 30 November 1982 Minister for Sport and Recreation 1 December 1982 – 12 December 1983 Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs 13 December 1983 – 16 October 1984 Minister for Health, Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs 17 October 1984 – 20 December 1984 Minister for Health, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs Jim Robertson Country Liberal 21 December 1984 – 19 August 1985 Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs Ray Hanrahan Country Liberal 20 August 1985 – 28 April 1986 Don Dale Country Liberal 29 April 1986 – 18 March 1987 19 March 1987 – 3 September 1989: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers Roger Vale Country Liberal 4 September 1989 – 12 November 1990 Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs 13 November 1990 – 29 November 1992 Minister for Sport, Recreation, Ethnic Affairs and Local Government Eric Poole Country Liberal 30 November 1992 – 15 September 1993 Minister for Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs 16 September 1993 – 30 June 1995 Minister for Sport and Recreation Stephen Hatton Country Liberal 1 July 1995 – 14 September 1997 Peter Adamson Country Liberal 15 September 1997 – 3 August 1999 Chris Lugg Country Liberal 4 August 1999 – 26 August 2001 Peter Toyne Labor 27 August 2001 – 12 November 2001 Jack Ah Kit Labor 13 November 2001 – 23 June 2005 Paul Henderson Labor 24 June 2005 – 10 July 2005 Delia Lawrie Labor 11 July 2005 – 31 August 2006 Kon Vatskalis Labor 1 September 2006 – 29 November 2007 Matthew Bonson Labor 30 November 2007 – 17 August 2008 Karl Hampton Labor 18 August 2008 – 28 August 2012 Terry Mills Country Liberal 29 August 2012 – 3 September 2012 Matt Conlan Country Liberal 4 September 2012 – 6 March 2013 Lia Finocchiaro Country Liberal 7 March 2013 – 13 March 2013 Adam Giles Country Liberal 14 March 2013 – 19 March 2013 Matt Conlan Country Liberal 20 March 2013 – 11 December 2014 Gary Higgins Country Liberal 12 December 2014 – 14 February 2016 Nathan Barrett Country Liberal 15 February 2016 – 11 June 2016 Adam Giles Country Liberal 12 June 2016 – 18 July 2016 Gary Higgins Country Liberal 19 July 2016 – 27 August 2016 Michael Gunner Labor 31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016 12 September 2016 – 7 September 2020: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers Kate Worden Labor 8 September 2020 – Present Minister for Sport
Parks and wildlife
Minister Party Term Ministerial title Barry Coulter Country Liberal 1 July 1995 – 20 June 1996 Minister for Parks and Wildlife Stephen Hatton Country Liberal 21 June 1996 – 14 September 1997 Tim Baldwin Country Liberal 15 September 1997 – 7 December 1998 Eric Poole Country Liberal 8 December 1998 – 8 February 1999 Mike Reed Country Liberal 9 February 1999 – 26 August 2001 Syd Stirling Labor 27 August 2001 – 12 November 2001 Kon Vatskalis Labor 13 November 2001 – 14 December 2003 Chris Burns Labor 15 December 2003 – 10 July 2005 Marion Scrymgour Labor 11 July 2005 – 6 August 2007 Delia Lawrie Labor 7 August 2007 – 29 November 2007 Len Kiely Labor 30 November 2007 – 17 August 2008 Alison Anderson Labor 18 August 2008 – 5 August 2009 Karl Hampton Labor 6 August 2009 – 28 August 2012 Terry Mills Country Liberal 29 August 2012 – 3 September 2012 Matt Conlan Country Liberal 4 September 2012 – 9 September 2013 Bess Price Country Liberal 10 September 2013 – 27 August 2016 Michael Gunner Labor 31 August 2016 – 11 September 2016 12 September 2016 – 7 September 2020: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers Selena Uibo Labor 8 September 2020 – Present Minister for Parks and Rangers
See also Minister for Sport (Australia) Minister for Sport (New South Wales) Minister for Sport (Victoria) Minister for Sport and Recreation (Western Australia) References