Terry Mills | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Terry_Mills_in_2005_(cropped).jpg) Mills in 2005 | |
| 9th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory | |
| In office 29 August 2012 – 13 March 2013 | |
| Deputy | Robyn Lambley (2012–2013) Willem Westra van Holthe (2013) |
| Administrator | Sally Thomas |
| Preceded by | Paul Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Adam Giles |
| 8th Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory | |
| In office 29 January 2008 – 29 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jodeen Carney |
| Succeeded by | Delia Lawrie |
| In office 15 November 2003 – 4 February 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Burke |
| Succeeded by | Denis Burke |
| Member of the Northern Territory Parliament for Blain | |
| In office 31 July 1999 – 20 February 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Coulter |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Barrett |
| In office 27 August 2016 – 22 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nathan Barrett |
| Succeeded by | Mark Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terence Kennedy Mills 22 December 1957 Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Political party | Territory Alliance (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Country Liberal (1999–2016) Independent (2016–2019) |
| Spouse | Ros Serich |
| Alma mater | Western Australian College of Advanced Education |
| Cabinet | Mills Ministry |
Terence Kennedy Mills (born 22 December 1957) is an Australian politician. He served as chief minister of the Northern Territory from 2012 to 2013 and was leader of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) from 2003 to 2005 and 2008 to 2013.
Mills, who had been the principal of a Christian school, was first elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 1999, representing the seat of Blain. He was CLP leader and leader of the opposition from 2003 to 2005, but was replaced before contesting an election. He returned to the leadership in 2008, gaining seven seats at the 2008 election and then forming a majority government after the 2012 election. He spent less than a year as chief minister before being replaced by Adam Giles following a leadership spill.
Mills resigned from the Legislative Assembly in 2014, but successfully recontested his former seat at the 2016 election as an independent. In 2019 he announced the formation of a new party, the Territory Alliance. He was joined by two other incumbent MLAs in early 2020, allowing the Alliance to surpass the CLP as the second-largest party in the Legislative Assembly, but lost his seat at the 2020 election.