Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is the head of government of the Northern Territory. 
The Chief Minister is formally appointed by the Administrator, who will appoint the head of whichever party holds the majority of seats in the unicameral Legislative Assembly. 
Since 31 August, following the 2016 election, the Chief Minister is Michael Gunner of the Labor Party. He is the first Chief Minister to have been born in the Northern Territory.
List of Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory.
From the foundation of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 1974 until the granting of self-government in 1978, the head of government was known as the Majority Leader:
From 1978, the position was known as the Chief Minister: