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The 'Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory' is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of the largest party in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role. Unlike in other states and territories, the Chief Minister of the ACT is not nominally appointed by an Administrator or Vice-Regal, but elected directly by the parliament. Their role is roughly equivalent to that of the Premiers of the states of Australia or the mayor of a local council.
The current Chief Minister of the ACT is Jon Stanhope, and the Deputy Chief Minister is Katy Gallagher.

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List of Chief Ministers

Notes

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List of Chief Ministers

#	Name	Party	Term Start	Term End	Notes
1	Rosemary Follett	Labor	May 11 1989	December 5 1989
2	Trevor Kaine	Liberal	December 5 1989	June 6 1991
''1''	Rosemary Follett	Labor	June 6 1991	March 2 1995
3	Kate Carnell	Liberal	March 2 1995	October 18 2000	[1]
4	Gary Humphries	Liberal	October 18 2000	November 5 2001
5	Jon Stanhope	Labor	November 5 2001	''Incumbent''

Notes

1. Resigned when faced with a no confidence vote due to the high costs of the Bruce Stadium renovations.

See also

★ States and territories of Australia (includes some information about the role of the Chief Minister)