Paul Everingham

Paul Everingham
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Northern Territory
In office
1 December 1984 – 5 June 1987
Preceded byJohn Reeves
Succeeded byWarren Snowdon
1st Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
In office
1 July 1978 – 15 October 1984
DeputyMarshall Perron (1978–1983)
Nick Dondas (1983–1984)
Preceded byHimself as Majority Leader
Succeeded byIan Tuxworth
2nd Majority Leader of the Northern Territory
In office
13 August 1977 – 30 June 1978
DeputyMarshall Perron
Preceded byGoff Letts
Succeeded byHimself as Chief Minister
Member of the Northern Territory Parliament
for Jingili
In office
19 October 1974 – 22 October 1984
Preceded byFirst member
Succeeded byRick Setter
Personal details
Born (1943-02-04) 4 February 1943 (age 81)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCountry Liberal Party
Liberal Party
Children4 kids
ProfessionBarrister, solicitor
CabinetEveringham 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.

  1. ^ "ParlInfo - Biography for EVERINGHAM, the Hon. Paul Anthony Edward". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 11 October 2020.