Clare Martin

Clare Martin
Martin in 2012
7th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
In office
27 August 2001 – 26 November 2007
DeputySyd Stirling
Preceded byDenis Burke
Succeeded byPaul Henderson
ConstituencyFannie Bay
Personal details
Born
Clare Majella Martin

(1952-06-15) 15 June 1952 (age 72)
Lindfield, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseDavid Alderman
Children2
ProfessionJournalist
CabinetMartin Ministry

Clare Majella Martin AO (born 15 June 1952) is a former Australian journalist and politician. She was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995. She was appointed Opposition Leader in 1999, and won a surprise victory at the 2001 territory election, becoming the first Labor Party (ALP) and first female Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. At the 2005 election, she led Territory Labor to the second-largest majority government in the history of the Territory, before resigning as Chief Minister on 26 November 2007.