Fourth Martin Ministry

The Fourth Martin Ministry was the 45th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It came into existence on 15 December 2003 after a major ministerial reshuffle that attempted to deal with two ministers that were widely seen as underperforming. The reshuffle saw Minister for Health and Community Services Jane Aagaard dropped from the ministry entirely and Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Lands and Planning, Ethnic Affairs and Parks and Wildlife Kon Vatskalis severely demoted. Marion Scrymgour was promoted to fill the vacancy created by Aagaard's dumping, becoming the first ever female Aboriginal minister in Australia.

The ministry operated until 23 June 2005, when Chief Minister Clare Martin, having won the 2005 election, appointed an interim ministry to guide the budget through estimates committees before announcing an expanded ministry the following month. This had been made necessary by the retirement of John Ah Kit, the Minister for Community Development, Minister for Housing, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs, at the election.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Minister for Tourism Minister for Territory Development Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Arts and Museums Minister for Young Territorians Minister for Women's Policy Minister for Senior Territorians	Hon Clare Martin, MLA
Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer Minister for Employment, Education and Training Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing	Hon Syd Stirling, MLA
Minister for Justice and Attorney-General Minister for Health Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Business and Industry Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Defence Support Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications	Hon Paul Henderson, MLA
Minister for Community Development Minister for Housing Minister for Local Government Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Regional Development Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs	Hon John Ah Kit, MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Parks and Wildlife Minister for Essential Services	Hon Dr Chris Burns, MLA
Minister for Mines and Energy Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for Ethnic Affairs (until 9 December 2004) Minister for Multicultural Affairs (from 9 December 2004)	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Family Community Services Minister for the Environment and Heritage Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Young Territorians, Women's Policy and Senior Territorians	Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA

References

Ministries of the 9th Assembly (Legislative Assembly]
Carment, David (June 2004). "Australian Political Chronicle: July-December 2003". Australian Journal of Politics and History 50 (2): 307. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "A Cabinet Reshuffle")
Carment, David (December 2005). "Australian Political Chronicle: January-June 2005". Australian Journal of Politics and History 51 (4): 622. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "Election Aftermath")

Preceded by Third Martin Ministry	Fourth Martin Ministry 2003-2005	Succeeded by Fifth Martin Ministry