Adam Giles
Adam Graham Giles (né Romer; born 10 April 1973) is an Australian former politician and former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (2013–2016) as well as the former leader of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament. Giles is the first Indigenous Australian to serve as a head of government in Australia.
The Honourable Adam Giles | |
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Giles in 2015 | |
| 10th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory | |
| In office 14 March 2013 – 31 August 2016 | |
| Deputy | Dave Tollner Peter Chandler Willem Westra van Holthe Peter Styles |
| Preceded by | Terry Mills |
| Succeeded by | Michael Gunner |
| Administrator | Sally Thomas John Hardy |
| Leader of the Country Liberal Party | |
| In office 14 March 2013 – 2 September 2016 | |
| Deputy | Dave Tollner (2013–14) Peter Chandler (2014–15) Willem Westra van Holthe (2015–2016) Peter Styles (2016) |
| Preceded by | Terry Mills |
| Succeeded by | Gary Higgins |
| Member of the Northern Territory Parliament for Braitling | |
| In office 9 August 2008 – 27 August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Loraine Braham |
| Succeeded by | Dale Wakefield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adam Graham Romer 10 April 1973 Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Country Liberal Party |
| Residence | Alice Springs |
| Cabinet | Giles Ministry |
Giles became a CLP member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly seat of Braitling at the 2008 election. The Terry Mills-led CLP opposition defeated the Paul Henderson-led Labor government at the 2012 election, winning 16 of 25 seats. Giles was elected by the CLP party room to replace Mills as Chief Minister and CLP leader less than a year later at the 2013 CLP leadership ballot. Giles was defeated at the 2015 CLP leadership ballot but managed to survive in the aftermath. Multiple defections saw the CLP reduced to minority government a few months later. At the 2016 election on 27 August, his government was heavily defeated by the Labor Party, suffering the worst defeat of a sitting government in Territory history. Giles also lost his seat of Braitling to Labor, becoming the second sitting head of government in the Northern Territory to lose his own seat.
After leaving politics, Giles has hosted a Sunday night current affairs program, The Adam Giles Show, on Sky News Australia since May 2018.