Chansey Paech

Chansey Paech
20th Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
In office
21 December 2023 – 28 August 2024
Chief MinisterEva Lawler
Preceded byNicole Manison
Succeeded byGerard Maley
Attorney-General of the Northern Territory
In office
23 May 2022 – 28 August 2024
Chief MinisterNatasha Fyles
Eva Lawler
Preceded bySelena Uibo
Succeeded byGerard Maley
12th Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
In office
23 June 2020 – 7 September 2020
Preceded byKezia Purick
Succeeded byNgaree Ah Kit
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Gwoja
Assumed office
22 August 2020
Preceded byNew seat
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Namatjira
In office
27 August 2016 – 22 August 2020
Preceded byAlison Anderson
Succeeded byBill Yan
Personal details
Born
Chanston James Paech

November 1987
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Political partyLabor Party

Chanston James "Chansey" Paech (/ˈænzi pk/, CHAN-zee PAYK; born 1987) is an Australian politician. He is a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Namatjira until 2020 and Gwoja thereafter. He is of Arrente, Arabana and Gurindji descent.[1]

  1. ^ Winsor, Ben (25 October 2016). "Chansey Paech is Australia's first gay, Indigenous parliamentarian". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 6 May 2017.[permanent dead link]