Attorney-General of the Northern Territory

The Attorney-General of the Northern Territory, or simply the Attorney-General, is the primary Law Officer of the Crown in the Northern Territory. The Attorney-General serves as the legal and constitutional adviser to the Government of the Northern Territory and administers their portfolio through the Department of the Attorney-General and Justice.

Attorney-General of the Northern Territory
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Flag of the Northern Territory
Incumbent Marie-Clare Boothby since 9 September 2024
Department of the Attorney-General and Justice
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Cabinet Executive Council
Reports to	Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Seat	Darwin, Northern Territory
Nominator	Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Appointer	Administrator of the Northern Territory on the advice of the chief minister
Term length	At the Administrator's pleasure
Formation	1978
First holder	Paul Everingham
Website	www.justice.nt.gov.au

Marie-Clare Boothby is the current Attorney-General, having been sworn in on 9 September 2024.

List of Northern Territory Attorneys-General

Attorney-General		Party	Term[1]
	Paul Everingham	Country Liberal Party	1978–1982
	Jim Robertson	Country Liberal Party	1982–1984
	Marshall Perron	Country Liberal Party	1984–1986
	Daryl Manzie	Country Liberal Party	1986–1992
	Shane Stone	Country Liberal Party	1992–1993
	Daryl Manzie	Country Liberal Party	1993–1994
	Fred Finch	Country Liberal Party	1994–1995
	Stephen Hatton	Country Liberal Party	1995–1996
	Denis Burke	Country Liberal Party	1996–1997
	Shane Stone	Country Liberal Party	1997–1999
	Denis Burke	Country Liberal Party	1999–2001
	Peter Toyne	Australian Labor Party	2001–2006
	Syd Stirling	Australian Labor Party	2006–2007
	Paul Henderson	Australian Labor Party	2007
	Chris Burns	Australian Labor Party	2007–2009
	Marion Scrymgour [1st female]	Australian Labor Party	2009
	Delia Lawrie	Australian Labor Party	2009–2011
	Rob Knight	Australian Labor Party	2011–2012
	John Elferink	Country Liberal Party	2012–2016
	Natasha Fyles	Australian Labor Party	2016–2020
	Selena Uibo	Australian Labor Party	2020–2022
	Chansey Paech	Australian Labor Party	2022–2024

See also

• Government of Northern Territory
• Justice ministry