| Trevor Kaine | |
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| 2nd Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | |
| In office 5 December 1989 – 6 June 1991 |
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| Deputy | Bernard Collaery |
| Preceded by | Rosemary Follett |
| Succeeded by | Rosemary Follett |
| Member of ACT Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 March 1989 – 18 February 1995 |
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| Member of ACT Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 18 February 1995 – 20 October 2001 |
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| Succeeded by | Steve Pratt |
| Constituency | Brindabella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Trevor Thomas Kaine 17 February 1928 Penguin, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 3 June 2008 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent United Canberra Party |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
Trevor Thomas Kaine (17 February 1928 – 3 June 2008), an Australian politician, was Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 1989 to 1991, and was elected a multi-member single electorate first unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, from 1989 to 2001, initially as a member of the Liberal Party and later as an independent.[1]
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Kaine was born in the town of Penguin in Tasmania, and was educated in Victoria and Queensland. He moved to Canberra in the 1950s whilst stationed with the Royal Australian Air Force.[2]
Kaine was a member of the ACT House of Assembly from 1975 to 1977, and again from 1985 until that House was dissolved.
He was elected to the first Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly at the 1989 general election and, at the first sitting of the Assembly, became the first Leader of the Opposition of the ACT,[3] leading the Liberal Party. The life of the first Assembly was characterised by a hung parliament and significant political instability.[4]. Confidence was waning in the minority Follett Labor government. On 5 December 1989, Bernard Collaery, leader of the Residents Rally group (with four members in the Assembly) moved the following motion in the Assembly[5]
The vote was resolved in affirmative (10 votes to 7 votes), and Kaine elected as the second Chief Minister as leader of an Alliance Government, comprising members of both the Liberal Party and some (but not all) members of the Residents Rally in the Assembly. On 29 May 1991, Kaine announced to the Assemby that members of Residents Rally had met the previous evening and decided to dissolve the Alliance, due to an internal split in the Rally party, where two of the four members chose to align themselves with the Kaine government. The remaining two members choose to not align themselves with the Kaine government.[6] On 6 June 1991, a motion of no confidence in Kaine, as Chief Minister, was passed. The Follett Labor government resumed power, and Kaine again became Leader of the Opposition.
The ACT Liberal Party lost the 1992 election, again, with a hung parliament. Kaine continued as Leader of the Opposition. In 1993, Kate Carnell took over leadership of the Liberal Party. Kaine stayed on with the Liberal Party after losing the leadership, and was appointed Urban Services Minister when the party won the 1995 election under Carnell. At the 1995 election, three multi-member electorates were created, and Kaine was one of the five representatives of the Brindabella electorate. Kaine was re-elected at the 1998 election. However on 13 May 1998, he resigned from the Liberal Party, announced on 28 May 1998 his intention to form a party called Canberra Liberals, and on 30 July 1998 registed the United Canberra Party. The party was deregistered on 30 June 2001, and Kaine unsuccessfully contested the 2001 ACT election as an independent candidate.[1][7][8]
Trevor Kaine died on 3 June 2008, aged 80, after a long illness following a stroke he had suffered four years earlier. He was the first ACT Chief Minister to die.[9]
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| Preceded by Rosemary Follett |
Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory 1989–1991 |
Succeeded by Rosemary Follett |
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| Preceded by none |
Opposition Leader of the Australian Capital Territory 1989 |
Succeeded by Rosemary Follett |
| Preceded by Rosemary Follett |
Opposition Leader of the Australian Capital Territory 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by Kate Carnell |
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| Preceded by |
Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly 1989–1995 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by |
Member for Brindabella in the ACT Legislative Assembly 1995–2001 |
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