First Burke Ministry

The First Burke Ministry was the 39th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It was sworn in on 9 February 1999, following the resignation of former Chief Minister Shane Stone the previous day. While Stone told the media that his resignation was "pretty much" of his own timing and he wished to give the new CLP leader sufficient time to prepare for the 2001 election, it followed a meeting of backbenchers and some cabinet ministers advocating his removal. Denis Burke was elected unopposed as leader. The new ministry saw a few main changes apart from the leadership, with Eric Poole leaving the Ministry and Stephen Dunham and Loraine Braham being added, while Tim Baldwin was promoted. It operated until 3 August 1999, when Chris Lugg was promoted to the Ministry to replace Barry Coulter, who had retired on 18 June 1999.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Attorney-General Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Constitutional Development (from 21 June 1999:)^[1] Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister for Territory Ports Minister for the AustralAsia Railway	Hon Denis Burke, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Tourism Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Parks and Wildlife Minister for Territory Insurance Office Minister for Essential Services (from 21 June 1999)^[1]	Hon Mike Reed, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister for Territory Ports Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Essential Services	Hon Barry Coulter, MLA (until 18 June 1999)^[1]
Minister for Industries and Business Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing Minister for Defence Support and Regional Development Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment	Hon Tim Baldwin, MLA
Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for Resource Development Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Public Employment and Industrial Relations Minister for Communications, Science and Advanced Technology	Hon Daryl Manzie, MLA
Minister for School Education Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Tertiary Education and Training Minister for Arts and Museums	Hon Peter Adamson, MLA
Minister for Health, Family and Children's Services Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Stephen Dunham, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Minister for Aboriginal Development Minister for Central Australia	Hon Loraine Braham, MLA
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Ethnic Affairs	Hon Mick Palmer, MLA

¹ On 18 June 1999, Barry Coulter retired from politics and resigned from the Ministry. On 21 June 1999, the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister divided his portfolios.

References

• Northern Territory Government Ministries (1st-8th Assemblies, 1974-2001) (Legislative Assembly)
• Carment, David (December 1999). "Australian Political Chronicle: January-June 1999". Australian Journal of Politics and History 45 (4): 606–608. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "A New Chief Minister")