Mr. Jon Stanhope MLA

Mr. Stanhope MLA, is the Chief Minister of the ACT. He is also the ACT's Minister for Transport, Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Minister for Business and Economic Development, 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. 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.