First Follett ministry

The First Follett Ministry was the first ministry of the

Labor Chief Minister Rosemary Follett and her deputy, Paul Whalan. It was sworn in on 16 May 1989, after the 1989 election when a hung parliament was the outcome. Labor, with a plurality of seats, led a minority government in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

.

This ministry covers the period from 16 May 1989 (when the Ministry was sworn in)[1] until on 5 December 1989, when Bernard Collaery, the leader of Residents Rally, a minor party in the Assembly, moved the following motion^[2]

That this Assembly no longer has confidence in the Chief Minister of the ACT and the minority Labor Government and has confidence in the ability of Mr Kaine to form a government.

The vote was resolved in affirmative (10 to 7 votes), and

Kaine Ministry

formed.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Treasurer Attorney-General	Rosemary Follett	Labor
Deputy Chief Minister Minister for Industry, Employment and Education	Paul Whalan	Labor
Minister for Community Services and Health	Wayne Berry	Labor
Minister for Housing and Urban Services	Ellnor Grassby	Labor

References

^ "Notification of Appointment of Ministers NI 1989 No 1" (PDF). ACT Gazette. 1989–01. ACT Legislative Assembly. 16 May 1989. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
^ "Assembly Debate - 5/12/1989" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 5 December 1989. pp. 2987–2993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2010.

Preceded by	First Follett Ministry 1989	Succeeded by Kaine Ministry

[1] "Notification of Appointment of Ministers NI 1989 No 1" (PDF). ACT Gazette. 1989–01. ACT Legislative Assembly. 16 May 1989. Retrieved 19 August 2010.

[Hansard1989-12-05-2] "Assembly Debate - 5/12/1989" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 5 December 1989. pp. 2987–2993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2010.

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