Third Stanhope Ministry

The Third Stanhope Ministry was the tenth ministry of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, and was led by Labor Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and his deputy Katy Gallagher. It was sworn in on 11 November 2008, following the Stanhope government's re-election for a third term in the 2008 election. It ended on 16 May 2011 with the appointment of the First Gallagher Ministry following the resignation of Jon Stanhope and subsequent election of Katy Gallagher as Chief Minister.

The new ministry saw no change in personnel from the previous ministry, but major changes to the portfolios of respective ministers. These included Jon Stanhope's assumption of responsibilities for territory and municipal services, including a new distinct transport ministry; Katy Gallagher taking the difficult corrections portfolio from Simon Corbell; Corbell taking the environment ministry from Stanhope and the police ministry from John Hargreaves, and Hargreaves taking the industrial relations portfolio from Andrew Barr.

First arrangement

This covers the period from 11 November 2008 (when the Ministry was sworn in)^[1] until 9 November 2009.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Transport Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for the Arts and Heritage	Jon Stanhope
Deputy Chief Minister Treasurer Minister for Health Minister for Women	Katy Gallagher
Attorney-General Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water Minister for Energy Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Simon Corbell
Minister for Disability and Housing Minister for Ageing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Corrections	John Hargreaves
Minister for Education and Training Minister for Children and Young People Minister for Planning Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation	Andrew Barr

Second arrangement

The year-old government initiated a significant reshuffle^[2] of the ministry on 9 November 2009, coinciding with the resignation of John Hargreaves and the appointment of a replacement minister in Joy Burch. There was one minor change after this point, when, one month later, on 1 December 2009, an additional ministry for land and property services was added to Stanhope's responsibilities, and an additional ministry for children and young people was restored (held by Andrew Barr in the first arrangement) to Joy Burch.^[3]

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Transport Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Minister for Business and Economic Development Minister for Land and Property Services (from 1 December 2009) Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Minister for the Arts and Heritage	Jon Stanhope
Deputy Chief Minister Treasurer Minister for Health Minister for Industrial Relations	Katy Gallagher
Attorney-General Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water Minister for Energy Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Simon Corbell
Minister for Education and Training Minister for Planning Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation Minister for Gaming and Racing	Andrew Barr
Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services Minister for Children and Young People (from 1 December 2009) Minister for Ageing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Women	Joy Burch

References

1. "Notification of Appointment of Ministers NI 2008 No 527" (PDF). ACT Gazette (ACT Legislative Assembly). 2008-527. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
2. "Notification of Appointment of Ministers NI 2009 No 562" (PDF). ACT Gazette (ACT Legislative Assembly). 2009-562. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
3. "Notification of Appointment of Ministers NI 2009 No 594" (PDF). ACT Gazette (ACT Legislative Assembly). 2009-594. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2010.