Paul Everingham
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Paul Everingham AO |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Northern Territory |
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In office 1 December 1984 – 5 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | John Reeves |
| Succeeded by | Warren Snowdon |
| 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Territory | |
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In office 13 August 1977 – 15 October 1984 |
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| Deputy | Marshall Perron |
| Preceded by | Himself as Majority Leader |
| Succeeded by | Ian Tuxworth |
| 2nd Majority Leader of the Northern Territory | |
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In office 1977–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Goff Letts |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Chief Minister |
| Member of the Northern Territory Parliament for Jingili |
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In office 1974–1984 |
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| Preceded by | First member |
| Succeeded by | Rick Setter |
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| Born |
4 February 1943 Brisbane |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Country Liberal Party |
| Cabinet | Everingham Ministry |
Paul Anthony Edward Everingham AO (born 4 February 1943) was the head of government of the Northern Territory from 1977 to 1984, serving as the second and last Majority Leader (1977–1978) and the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 1978 to 1984.
He was a member of the Country Liberal Party, representing the northern Darwin seat of Jingili in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1984. He briefly served as Deputy Majority Leader (the equivalent of a deputy premier in the states) under Goff Letts from 1974 to 1975. He remained on the backbench for the remainder of the First Assembly
Just months after being reelected to the legislature, he was named leader of the CLP and Majority Leader after Letts was unexpectedly defeated in his own electorate despite the CLP comfortably winning another term in government. He thus oversaw the transition to self-government, which occurred in 1978. At that time, he became Chief Minister with greatly expanded powers.
As the second and longest-serving head of government in the Territory, he led the CLP to comprehensive election victories in 1980 and 1983. During his tenure, the Northern Territory was essentially a one-party state; he never faced more than seven opposition MLAs.
In mid-1984, Everingham resigned as CLP leader and from the Legislative Assembly to seek election to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for the Division of Northern Territory. He won, and served from 1984 to 1987.
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