First Henderson Ministry

The First Henderson Ministry was the 50th Ministry of the Government of the Northern Territory, and was led by Labor Chief Minister Paul Henderson and his deputy Marion Scrymgour. It succeeded the Eighth Martin Ministry on 26 November 2007, following the resignation of Clare Martin and her deputy Syd Stirling. The ministry took two forms; an interim ministry that lasted for three days after the succession of Henderson and Scrymgour, and a permanent ministry after Henderson had decided upon the constitution of a full ministry.

The full ministry saw significant changes from the final Martin ministry, largely due to the decision of Martin and Deputy Chief Minister Syd Stirling to retire to the backbenches while serving out their terms. Delia Lawrie replaced Stirling as Treasurer, while backbenchers Mathew Bonson and Len Kiely were promoted to the ministry. The latter appointment was the cause of some controversy, as Kiely had been forced to resign as Deputy Speaker in 2006 after a sexual harassment incident. Kiely would later lose his seat at the 2008 election in a result largely attributed to the fallout from that scandal. The full ministry also included a number of changes to portfolio makeup; perhaps the most significant being the creation of a ministry for climate change, to be held by Henderson.

The full ministry was reshuffled once, on 15 February 2008, due to the resignation of Elliot McAdam. Rob Knight was appointed to the subsequent ministerial vacancy. The ministry operated until 17 August 2008, when parliament was prorogued for the 2008 election.

Interim Ministry

The interim ministry operated from 26 November 2007 until 29 November 2007.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Policy Minister for Major Projects Treasurer Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Statehood Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Tourism Minister for Public Employment Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Minister for Health Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing Minister for Alcohol Policy	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Regional Development Minister for Defence Support Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Essential Services	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage Minister for Parks and Wildlife	Hon Delia Lawrie, MLA
Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Child Protection Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians Minister for Young Territorians	Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Minister for Central Australia Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Policy	Hon Elliot McAdam, MLA
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Mines and Energy	Hon Chris Natt, MLA

Full Ministry

The full ministry operated from 30 November 2007 until 17 August 2008, when parliament was prorogued for the 2008 election.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Major Projects and Trade Minister for Climate Change Minister for Territory-Federal Relations and Statehood Minister for Information, Communications and Technology Policy    (from 15 February 2008) Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Family and Community Services    (renamed Children and Families, 1 July 2008) Minister for Child Protection Minister for Indigenous Policy Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Women's Policy	Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA
Treasurer Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Public Employment	Hon Delia Lawrie, MLA
Minister for Health Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing Minister for Alcohol Policy	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Tourism Minister for Housing (from 15 February 2008) Minister for Asian Relations Minister for Regional Development Minister for Defence Support Minister for Essential Services	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Minister for Central Australia Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications	Hon Elliot McAdam, MLA (until 15 February 2008)
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Mines and Energy	Hon Chris Natt, MLA
Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage Minister for Parks and Wildlife	Hon Len Kiely, MLA
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Corporate and Information Services (from 15 February 2008) Minister for Senior Territorians Minister for Young Territorians Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Multicultural Affairs	Hon Mathew Bonson, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Central Australia	Hon Rob Knight, MLA (from 15 February 2008)