Terry Mills (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Terry Mills |
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| 9th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Elections: 2012 |
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In office 29 August 2012 – 13 March 2013 |
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| Administrator | Sally Thomas |
| Deputy |
Robyn Lambley (2012–2013) Willem Westra van Holthe (2013) |
| Preceded by | Paul Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Adam Giles |
| Member of the Northern Territory Parliament for Blain |
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Assumed office 27 August 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Nathan Barrett |
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In office 31 July 1999 – 20 February 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Coulter |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Barrett |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 December 1957 Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Political party |
Country Liberal (1999-2014) Independent (2016-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Ros Serich |
| Alma mater | Western Australian College of Advanced Education |
| Cabinet | Mills Ministry |
Terence Kennedy "Terry" Mills (born 22 December 1957) is an Australian politician who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 2012 to 2013. He served as a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2014, representing the electorate of Blain. He also led the Country Liberal Party in opposition from 2003 to 2005 and from 2008 to 2012 prior to his victory in the 2012 election. Mills served less than seven months as Chief Minister before being ousted by Adam Giles in March 2013 in a vote of his party's parliamentary caucus. The 2014 Blain by-election followed his parliamentary resignation.
After resigning from the CLP, Mills regained his old seat as an independent at the 2016 election.
Mills was born in Geraldton, Western Australia, and lived in the agricultural town of Mullewa for a time with his parents, Bernard and Patricia. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Geraldton, before moving to Perth and gaining a Diploma of Education at the Western Australian College of Advanced Education. In 1983, he commenced teaching at a private school in Perth, and in the same year married Ros (née Serich). They had one son and one daughter. In 1989, the family moved to the Northern Territory, where Mills became principal of a Christian school.
Mills joined the Country Liberal Party in the 1990s, and in a 1999 by-election, was elected to the seat of Blain in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Initially, he served as Chairman of Committees. In 2001, following the defeat of the Country Liberal government, Mills assumed the shadow portfolios of Youth Affairs, Education, Employment and Training, and Sport and Recreation.
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