Eighth Perron Ministry

The Eighth Perron Ministry was the 29th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It was sworn in on 18 July 1994, after Chief Minister Marshall Perron initiated a reshuffle of his ministry. The new ministry saw a number of portfolio changes, with Daryl Manzie taking the police, fire and emergency services portfolio from Perron, Eric Poole taking the public employment portfolio from Fred Finch and Mike Reed taking the mines and energy portfolio from Shane Stone. It also saw the creation of a new statehood-related portfolio, with Stephen Hatton becoming Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Constitutional Development Matters. The new ministry also saw the promotion of a new minister in Mick Palmer, which was the cause of some controversy due to Palmer having assaulted a journalist two years previously. It operated until 25 May 1995, when Chief Minister Perron resigned from politics immediately after the passage of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995, the voluntary euthanasia legalisation bill he had advocated for some years.

• Hon Marshall Perron, MLA: Chief Minister
• Hon Barry Coulter, MLA: Deputy Chief Minister, Treasurer, Leader of Government Business, Minister for Tourism and Minister for Conservation
• Hon Shane Stone, MLA: Minister for Asian Relations and Trade, Minister for Industries and Development, Minister for Ethnic Affairs and Minister for the Arts
• Hon Stephen Hatton, MLA: Minister for Aboriginal Development, Minister for Lands, Housing and Local Government and Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Constitutional Development Matters
• Hon Fred Finch, MLA: Minister for Education and Training
• Hon Daryl Manzie, MLA: Attorney-General, Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for Transport and Works
• Hon Mike Reed, MLA: Minister for Health and Community Services, Minister for Mines and Energy and Minister Assisting the Treasurer
• Hon Eric Poole, MLA: Minister for Public Employment, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Work Health and Territory Insurance and the Liquor Commission and Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Central Australian Matters
• Hon Mick Palmer, MLA: Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries and Minister Assisting the Minister for Lands, Housing and Local Government on Lands Matters