Third Martin Ministry

The Third Martin Ministry was the 44th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It came into existence on 18 October 2002, when an eighth minister, Dr Chris Burns was promoted in order to reduce the workload of the seven existing ministers. It lasted until 14 December 2003, when Chief Minister Clare Martin sacked underperforming Health Minister Jane Aagaard and demoted Kon Vatskalis.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister 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 Corporate and Information Services Minister for Communications Minister for Central Australia	Hon Dr Peter Toyne, MLA
Leader of Government Business Minister for Business, Industry and Resource Development Minister for Asian Relations and Trade Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Defence Support	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 Health and Community Services	Hon Jane Aagaard, MLA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Lands and Planning Minister for Ethnic Affairs Minister for Parks and Wildlife	Hon Kon Vatskalis, MLA
Minister for Tourism Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister for the Environment and Heritage Minister for Essential Services	Hon Dr Chris Burns, 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. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8497.2004.247_8.x. ISSN 0004-9522. (under "A Cabinet Reshuffle")

Preceded by Second Martin Ministry	Third Martin Ministry 2002-2003	Succeeded by Fourth Martin Ministry