NT Chief Minister Terry Mills dumped by phone, Adam Giles to be first indigenous leader
TERRY Mills has been replaced as Northern Territory chief minister while on an overseas trip to Japan.
Taking his place will be Transport Minister Adam Giles, who will become Australia's first indigenous head of government.
Mr Mills' removal comes only seven months after the Country Liberal Party's victory in the NT election, and just a week after Mr Giles made an earlier, failed leadership bid.The NT is the second Liberal-led jurisdiction in a week to dump first-term leaders, after Victorian Premier Denis Napthine replaced predecessor Ted Baillieu.
According to Sky News, the CLP partyroom voted 11-5 to roll Mr Mills, who is in Japan on a trade mission and was told of his removal by telephone.
Mr Giles said colleagues asked him to challenge Mr Mills for the top job, but he still counts the former chief minister as a friend.
In a brief statement this evening, Mr Giles confirmed he had been elected by Country Liberal Party MPs to be chief minister, ousting Mr Mills.
"I am truly humbled to be asked by my colleagues to ... undertake this role," Mr Giles said.
"It is a significant challenge to take the leadership of the Northern Territory in the times we are in at the moment and I look forward to that role."
He expects to be sworn in to the role tomorrow afternoon.
The NT's former health minister Dave Tollner, dumped from cabinet last week by Mr Mills, has been named the new deputy leader.
Link -
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/nt-chief-ministe...================================
Labor ousts Rudd
The Victorian Libs oust Baillieu
the NT CLP oust Mills
Personally, I don't think it goes far enough, I would rather see ALL incumbents ousted, BUT BY US< THE PUBLIC!!!
Forum
Pages: 1
Sacking Elected Leaders - Labor 1 / Liberals 2 (Read 930 times)
