Paul Everingham

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Paul Everingham AO
Member of the Australian Parliament for Northern Territory
In office 1 December 1984 – 5 June 1987
Preceded by	John Reeves
Succeeded by	Warren Snowdon
1st Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
In office 1 July 1978 – 15 October 1984
Deputy	Marshall Perron (1978–1983) Nick Dondas (1983–1984)
Preceded by	Himself as Majority Leader
Succeeded by	Ian Tuxworth
2nd Majority Leader of the Northern Territory
In office 13 August 1977 – 30 June 1978
Deputy	Marshall Perron
Preceded by	Goff Letts
Succeeded by	Himself as Chief Minister
Member of the Northern Territory Parliament for Jingili
In office 19 October 1974 – 22 October 1984
Preceded by	First member
Succeeded by	Rick Setter
Personal details
Born	(1943-02-04) 4 February 1943 (age 81) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Country Liberal Party Liberal Party
Children	4 kids
Profession	Barrister, solicitor
Cabinet	Everingham Ministry

Paul Anthony Edward Everingham AO (born 4 February 1943) is a former Australian politician who was the head of government of the Northern Territory of Australia 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.^[1] He represented the northern Darwin seat of Jingili in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1984. He was then elected to the federal House of Representatives, representing the Northern Territory between 1984 and 1987.

He was a member of the Country Liberal Party while in territory and federal parliament, and sat with the Liberal Party in federal parliament. After federal parliament, he continued to be a member of the Liberal Party and was the president of the Queensland state division of the party.