Eva Lawler

Eva Lawler
13th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
In office
21 December 2023 – 28 August 2024
DeputyChansey Paech
AdministratorHugh Heggie
Preceded byNatasha Fyles
Succeeded byLia Finocchiaro
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Drysdale
In office
27 August 2016 – 24 August 2024
Preceded byLia Finocchiaro
Succeeded byClinton Howe
Personal details
Born
Eva Dina Bilato

(1962-08-18) 18 August 1962 (age 62)[citation needed]
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse
Thomas Lawler
(died 2018)
OccupationSchoolteacher
Politician

Eva Dina Lawler (née Bilato; born 18 August 1962)[citation needed] is an Australian former politician who served as the 13th chief minister of the Northern Territory from 2023 to 2024, holding office as the leader of the Territory Labor Party. She was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electorate of Drysdale from 2016 until her defeat at the 2024 Northern Territory general election. Before becoming chief minister she held various ministerial offices in the Gunner and Fyles governments.[1]

  1. ^ "The Cabinet". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 17 September 2016.