The First Follett Ministry was the first ministry of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, and was led by Labor

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

 Chief Minister

Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of party with the largest representation of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role...

 Rosemary Follett

Rosemary Follett

Rosemary Follett AO , Australian politician, was the first Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. She was the first woman to become head of government in an Australian state or territory....

 and her deputy, Paul Whalan

Paul Whalan

Paul Whalan is an Australian political lobbyist, former politician and was a member of the multi-member single constituency first Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, representing the Australian Labor Party. Whalan was elected in 1989 and resigned from the Assembly on 30 April 1990...

. It was sworn in on 16 May 1989, after the 1989 election when a hung parliament

Hung parliament

In a two-party parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament . It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control...

 was the outcome. Labor, with a plurality of seats, led a minority government

Minority government

A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...

 in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory...

.

This ministry covers the period from 16 May 1989 (when the Ministry was sworn in) until on 5 December 1989, when Bernard Collaery

Bernard Collaery

Bernard Joseph Edward Collaery, a former Australian politician, and currently a barrister and lawyer, was a member of the first multi-member single electorate unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the Residents Rally party, from 1989 to 1992...

, the leader of Residents Rally

Residents Rally

Residents Rally was an Australian political party, with four candidates elected to the first Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly at the 1989 Australian Capital Territory general election. Residents Rally were led by Canberra human rights barrister and lawyer, Bernard Collaery....

, a minor party in the Assembly, moved the following motion

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 votes to 7 votes), and Trevor Kaine

Trevor Kaine

Trevor Thomas Kaine , an Australian politician, was Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 1989 to 1991, and was elected a multi-member single electorate first unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, from 1989 to 2001, initially as a member of the Liberal...

 elected Chief Minister

Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of party with the largest representation of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role...

 as leader of an Alliance Government, comprising members of both the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

 and some (but not all) members of the Residents Rally in the Assembly and the Kaine Ministry

Kaine Ministry

The Kaine Ministry was the second ministry of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, and was led by Liberal Chief Minister Trevor Kaine and his deputy, Bernard Collaery...

 formed.

Office	Minister
Chief Minister Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of party with the largest representation of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role... Treasurer Treasurer of the Australian Capital Territory The Treasurer of the Australian Capital Territory is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the management of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory's public sector finances, and for preparing and delivering the annual Territory Budget.The current ACT Treasurer is... Attorney-General	Rosemary Follett Rosemary Follett Rosemary Follett AO , Australian politician, was the first Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. She was the first woman to become head of government in an Australian state or territory....
Deputy Chief Minister Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory The Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the second-most senior officer in the Government of the Australian Capital Territory. The Deputy Chief Ministership has been a ministerial portfolio since its establishment in 1989... Minister for Industry, Employment and Education	Paul Whalan Paul Whalan Paul Whalan is an Australian political lobbyist, former politician and was a member of the multi-member single constituency first Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, representing the Australian Labor Party. Whalan was elected in 1989 and resigned from the Assembly on 30 April 1990...
Minister for Community Services and Health Minister for Health (Australian Capital Territory) The Minister for Health is the head of the Australian Capital Territory Department of Health and appointed by the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory.The current Minister for Health is Katy Gallagher....	Wayne Berry Wayne Berry Wayne Bruce Berry , former Australian politician, was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 2008, representing the electorate of Ginninderra for the Australian Labor Party...
Minister for Housing and Urban Services	Ellnor Grassby Ellnor Grassby Ellnor Judith Grassby is an Australian politician and was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, elected to the multi-member single constituency Assembly representing the Labor Party. Grassby was initially elected the first ACT Legislative Assembly in 1989, and...