First Stanhope Ministry


The First Stanhope Ministry was the seventh ministry of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, and was led by Labor Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and his deputy Ted Quinlan. It was sworn in on 13 November 2001 after the Labor victory at the 2001 election. It had only one remaining one member from the previous Labor ministry under Rosemary Follett in 1995, Bill Wood. It operated until 4 November 2004, when a new ministry was sworn in following Labor's re-election at the 2004 election.

First arrangement

This covers the period from 13 November 2001 until 23 December 2002. There was one change during this time, when, on 26 June 2002, Bill Wood was appointed to the new portfolio of Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services.
OfficeMinister

Chief Minister

Attorney-General

Minister for Health

Minister for Community Affairs

Minister for Women
Jon Stanhope

Deputy Chief Minister

Treasurer

Minister for Economic Development, Business and Tourism

Minister for Sport, Racing and Gaming

Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Corrections
Ted Quinlan

Minister for Urban Services

Minister for the Arts

Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services
Bill Wood

Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services

Minister for Planning

Minister for Industrial Relations
Simon Corbell

Second arrangement

The year-old government initiated a significant reshuffle of the ministry 23 December 2002, coinciding with the appointment of a fifth minister in Katy Gallagher. There was one minor change after this point, when, on 26 May 2004, Gallagher's ministry for education, youth and family services was divided into separate responsibilities.
OfficeMinister

Chief Minister

Attorney-General

Minister for Environment

Minister for Community Affairs
Jon Stanhope

Deputy Chief Minister

Treasurer

Minister for Economic Development, Business and Tourism

Minister for Sport, Racing and Gaming
Ted Quinlan

Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services

Minister for Urban Services

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

Minister for Arts and Heritage
Bill Wood

Minister for Health

Minister for Planning
Simon Corbell

Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services

Minister for Women

Minister for Industrial Relations

Minister for Education and Training

Minister for Children, Youth and Family Support
Katy Gallagher