Jon Stanhope, MLA
Chief Minister
Treasurer
Minister for Business and Economic Development
Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Minister for the Arts
Jon Stanhope MLA is the Chief Minister of the ACT. He is also the ACT’s Treasurer, Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and Minister for the Arts.
Mr Stanhope was first elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 1998 as a Member for Ginninderra and was elected Opposition Leader by the Labor Caucus in that year. He led the Labor Party to victory in the 20 October 2001 election, with a 16 per cent swing. He was elected Chief Minister of the ACT at a sitting of the Legislative Assembly on 12 November 2001.
In October 2004 Mr Stanhope led the Labor Party to victory for a second time, increasing its representation in the 17-member Assembly to nine and ushering in the first majority government in the history of the Assembly.
Prior to entering the ACT Legislative Assembly, Mr Stanhope worked as Senior Adviser and Chief of Staff for the Federal Attorney General, Michael Lavarch, and spent a period as an adviser on native title to then Federal Opposition Leader, Kim Beazley. Before this, Mr Stanhope was the Secretary of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, a position in which he initiated and managed the inquiry that led to Half Way to Equal, a detailed analysis of issues relating to equality for women. Before that, Mr Stanhope had served in a public service career, working as a legal officer for 15 years in various Commonwealth departments. He spent two years as Deputy Administrator and Official Secretary of Norfolk Island.
Jon Stanhope was born in Gundagai in 1951. One of nine children of schoolteacher parents, much of his junior education was spent at one-teacher schools in country NSW.
He attended Mullumbimby Public School and Bega High School before coming to Canberra to undertake studies at the Australian National University, graduating as a Bachelor of Laws.
He married Robyn, a palliative care nurse and counsellor, and they raised their four children in Belconnen. They are now proud grandparents of four.
Mr Stanhope has a long-standing interest in human rights issues and has served as President of the ACT Council for Civil Liberties and as ACT Convenor of the National Coalition for Gun Control. He was also the original co-convenor of Racial Respect in the ACT and served as President of the ACT Hospice and Palliative Care Society.
Mr Stanhope’s interests include jogging, reading, gardening, football and cricket, fishing, and solitude.
Simon Corbell, MLA
Attorney General
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Manager of Government Business
Simon Corbell MLA was first elected to the Legislative Assembly as a Labor Member for Molonglo in 1997. He was re-elected in 1998, 2001 and 2004 and has been a Minister in the Stanhope Labor Government since its election.
Simon is currently the Attorney General and Minister for Police and Emergency Services. In this role Simon is responsible for the establishment of the Alexander Maconochie Centre, the ACT’s first prison, has established the ACT Human Rights Commission and is pursuing reform in the area of victims support.
As Minister for Police and Emergency Services Simon has worked to restructure the ACT’s Emergency Services Agency to provide better and more responsive services to the community. He has been successful in securing further resources for the ACT Fire Brigade, SES and Rural Fire Service and is working to strengthen the input of emergency service personnel in planning for emergencies.
In 2006 Simon was successful in gaining Government funding for an additional 60 police officers for the ACT and has worked with the AFP to deliver the new community policing strategy for Canberra.
Simon is the ACT’s longest serving Planning Minister. Between November 2001 and April 2007 his activities in public transport and planning policy were extensive.
His time as Minister for Planning saw the establishment of the ACT Planning and Land Authority and the Land Development Agency and the appointment of a Chief Planner for the ACT. The establishment of key policy frameworks to guide the future growth of Canberra through the Canberra Spatial Plan and Sustainable Transport Plan are some of his key achievements. Simon was central in leading the development of a reform package for the ACT′s development assessment and planning process in the Territory that will result in a simpler, faster and more effective system. He also led the introduction of planning policies which provided additional protection to over 200 additional areas of urban open space across Canberra.
Simon is proud of his achievements in re-introducing public sector land development, the development of the Gungahlin Town Centre and Kingston Foreshore Project. Simon is also a strong advocate for better public transport for Canberra and his time as Minister responsible for ACTION saw new funding to establish ACTION′s green bus fleet, "One Fare Anywhere" and "Xpresso" services.
He maintains a strong interest in sustainability, integrated transport and land use planning and urban governance issues. He considers climate change as the single most significant issue confronting our community.
Simon has also held the portfolios of Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Minister for Health and Minister for Industrial Relations.
In his spare time Simon enjoys time with his children and family, cycling, running, reading and volunteers with his local ACT Rural Fire Service brigade.
Katy Gallagher, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister for Health
Minister for Children and Youth
Minister for Disability and Community Services
Minister for Women
Katy Gallagher MLA was elected to the Legislative Assembly as a Labor Member for Molonglo in November 2001, and joined the Stanhope Ministry in December 2002. In the 2004 election, Katy was re-elected to the electorate of Molonglo.
Katy was born in 1970 and grew up in the newly settled Weston Creek area. She attended Duffy Primary, Melrose High and Stirling College before completing a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and Sociology) at the Australian National University in 1990.
Before her election, Katy worked for five years as an organiser for the Community and Public Sector Union, representing the industrial interests of employees in the Commonwealth public sector. Prior to this, Katy worked for People First ACT, an organisation providing advocacy and support to individuals with an intellectual disability and was a project worker for Woden Community Service, in a community life skills project, working with children with disabilities.
As Minister for Children, Youth and Family Support, Katy oversaw the review and reinvigoration of child protection services for ACT's children and young people. The rigorous reforms arising from the Vardon Review into the Territories Children and Young People, has ensured that the government has the enhanced focus and capacity it requires in order to give children and young people the best opportunity in which to flourish. Katy continues to stand up to the challenges presented by her current areas and in particular those relatively new portfolio areas of health, disability and community services.
John Hargreaves, MLA
Minister for the Territory and Municipal Services
Minister for Housing
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
John Hargreaves MLA has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 and joined the Stanhope Ministry in October 2004.
John was born in Birmingham, UK in 1949 and moved to Australia aged three. He spent his first years in this country in a migrant hostel on the outskirts of Sydney, an experience that has shaped his very strong views against children in detention centres.
The son of an Air Force officer, John moved around frequently as a child and went to school across Australia as well as overseas. He is married with two daughters and four grandchildren.
Before his election, John spent 29 years as a public servant in the departments of Health and Education. He received the Long and Dedicated Service Award for public service in the ACT in 1994.
One of John’s goals is to provide Canberrans with the best municipal services in Australia while delivering value for money. Another is to enhance the quality of life for all Canberrans.
Having government as an integral part of our community is a continuing aspect of John’s service from his election and onwards through his service as a Minister. He believes strongly in involving all Canberrans in their government through openness, communication and accessibility. From November 2004 to 20 April 2006, John was Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services.
Andrew Barr, MLA
Minister for Education and Training
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Planning
Andrew Barr MLA has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly since being elected as a replacement for Ted Quinlan in the seat of Molonglo in April 2006.
Andrew was born in Lismore in 1973 and moved to Canberra in 1977. He attended the AME School, Turner Primary School, Lyneham High School and Lake Ginninderra College before completing a Bachelor of Arts (Policy Studies), majoring in economics, economic history and political science at the Australian National University in 1995.
Since graduating from the ANU, Andrew has worked in the private sector as an account manager and salesperson and in the political sphere, as a policy and parliamentary adviser and Chief of Staff to a Labor Minister.
Andrew believes in modern Labor values of responsible economic management and progressive social reform. His priorities in the Legislative Assembly include rebuilding public infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, roads and footpaths and addressing the enrolment drift away from public education. He will also work hard toward contributing to a balanced budget.
Andrew believes that all people are entitled to respect, dignity and the right to participate in society. He has a long record of support for equal rights for gay and lesbian Canberrans; the reproductive rights of women; multiculturalism and the humanitarian treatment of refugees. He believes in the right of all people to access quality education and is a strong supporter of the public education system.
Andrew lives with his partner, Anthony in Braddon and outside of politics enjoys cooking, movies, reading, listening to music, cycling, playing sport and following the fortunes of the Brumbies, the Raiders and the Hawthorn Football Club.
Backbenchers
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Berry, Mr Wayne |
Ginninderra |
Australian Labor Party |
(02) 62050021
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Speaker
berry@parliament.act.gov.au
GPO Box 1020, Canberra, ACT 2601
Positions previously held: Deputy Speaker; Shadow Minister for Housing and Family Services, Community Care and Children’s Services, Arts and Heritage; Standing Committee – Health and Community Care (Chair). |
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Gentleman, Mr Mick |
Brindabella |
Australian Labor Party |
(02) 62050131
Fax: (02) 62053017 |
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