First Letts Executive

The First Letts Executive was the first ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It oversaw the Northern Territory under Country Liberal Party Majority Leader Dr Goff Letts from November 1974 to August 1975, when Letts replaced Paul Everingham with then-Speaker Bernie Kilgariff.

While both this first and subsequent executives did not have anywhere near the range of powers as ministries after the granting of self-government in 1978, they nevertheless fulfilled similar functions. This executive was devastated at the 1977 election; five executive members (Goff Letts, Grant Tambling, Liz Andrew, Dave Pollock and Roger Ryan) were among the six Country Liberal Party members to lose their seats. Jim Robertson, MLA, while not technically a member of the executive, served as Manager of Government Business during this period.

• Dr Goff Letts, MLA: Majority Leader and Executive Member for Primary Industry and the Northern Territory Public Service
• Paul Everingham, MLA: Deputy Majority Leader and Executive Member for Finance and Law
• Grant Tambling, MLA: Executive Member for Community Development
• Liz Andrew, MLA: Executive Member for Education and Consumer Services
• Dave Pollock, MLA: Executive Member for Social Affairs
• Ian Tuxworth, MLA: Executive Member for Resource Development
• Roger Ryan, MLA: Executive Member for Transport and Secondary Industry

See also

• Northern Territory general election, 1974