Third Burke Ministry

The Third Burke Ministry was the 41st ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It was sworn in on 30 January 2000, and operated until 26 August 2001, and was succeeded by the First Martin Ministry after the Australian Labor Party's victory in the 2001 election.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Attorney-General Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Constitutional Development	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 Public Employment and Industrial Relations	Hon Mike Reed, MLA
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 Correctional Services Minister for Territory Insurance	Hon Daryl Manzie, MLA
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister for Territory Ports	Hon Mick Palmer, MLA
Minister for Health, Family and Children's Services Minister for Senior Territorians Minister for Essential Services	Hon Stephen Dunham, MLA
Minister for School Education Minister for Tertiary Education and Training Minister for Sport and Recreation	Hon Chris Lugg, MLA
Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications, Science and Advanced Technology Minister for Ethnic Affairs Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Aboriginal Development (from 27 November 2000)^[1]	Hon Peter Adamson, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Minister for Central Australia	Hon Loraine Braham, MLA (until 26 November 2000)^[1]
Minister for Housing Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Richard Lim, MLA (from 27 November 2000)^[1]

¹ On 25 November 2000, in what was described as a completely unexpected move, the Country Liberal Party denied sitting member Loraine Braham preselection for her Braitling seat. Braham, who was "utterly stunned" by the decision, was replaced immediately as a minister with Dr Richard Lim.

References

• Northern Territory Government Ministries (1st-8th Assemblies, 1974-2001) (Legislative Assembly)
• Carment, David (June 2001). "Australian Political Chronicle: July-December 2000". Australian Journal of Politics and History 47 (2): 306. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "Arrivals and Departures")