The Third Perron Ministry was the 24th ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. It sits in Parliament House, located on State Square, close to the centre of the city of Darwin.-History:...

. It was sworn on 4 September 1989 after a reshuffle of the ministry by Chief Minister

Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is appointed by the Administrator, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the legislature of the territory...

 Marshall Perron

Marshall Perron

Marshall Bruce Perron is a former Australian politician, who was a Country Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly in the Northern Territory from the formation of the Assembly in 1974 until his resignation in 1995. From 1988 to 1995, Perron was the Chief Minister of the Northern...

. The main focus of the reshuffle was the return to the ministry of former Chief Minister Stephen Hatton

Stephen Hatton

Stephen Paul Hatton is an Australian politician, who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1986 to 1988. From 1983 until his retirement in 2001, he was MLA for the seat of Nightcliff...

, who Perron had ousted in July 1988. Hatton received the health and community services portfolio, formerly held by Perron, and the conservation portfolio, previously held by Daryl Manzie

Daryl Manzie

Daryl William Manzie is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Sanderson in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001, serving as a senior minister.-References:...

. The new ministry also saw the promotion of new minister Roger Vale

Roger Vale

Roger William Stanley Vale was an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1994, representing Stuart from until 1983 and Braitling thereafter....

, who received several junior portfolios. Notably, this ministry also saw the assignment of the territory's first ever Aboriginal affairs portfolio, with Terry McCarthy being appointed Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Aboriginal Affairs. It operated until 12 November 1990, when Perron undertook a further reshuffle of the ministry.

• Hon Marshall Perron
  Marshall Perron
  Marshall Bruce Perron is a former Australian politician, who was a Country Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly in the Northern Territory from the formation of the Assembly in 1974 until his resignation in 1995. From 1988 to 1995, Perron was the Chief Minister of the Northern...
  
  , MLA: Chief Minister
  Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
  The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is appointed by the Administrator, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the legislature of the territory...
  
  , Treasurer and Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
• Hon Barry Coulter
  Barry Coulter
  Barry Francis Coulter is a former Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1999, representing the electorates of Berrimah, Palmerston and Blain. He was Deputy Chief Minister from 1986 to 1995 under Stephen Hatton and...
  
  , MLA: Deputy Chief Minister, Leader of Government Business, Minister for Mines and Energy and Minister for Industries and Development
• Hon Daryl Manzie
  Daryl Manzie
  Daryl William Manzie is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Sanderson in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001, serving as a senior minister.-References:...
  
  , MLA: Attorney-General and Minister for Lands and Housing
• Hon Tom Harris
  Tom Harris (Australian politician)
  Tom Harris is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Port Darwin in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1990.-References:...
  
  , MLA: Minister for Education, the Arts and Cultural Affairs
• Hon Stephen Hatton
  Stephen Hatton
  Stephen Paul Hatton is an Australian politician, who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1986 to 1988. From 1983 until his retirement in 2001, he was MLA for the seat of Nightcliff...
  
  , MLA: Minister for Health and Community Services and Minister for Conservation
• Hon Fred Finch
  Fred Finch
  Frederick Arthur "Fred" Finch is a former Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1997, representing Wagaman until 1987 and Leanyer thereafter.-References:...
  
  , MLA: Minister for Transport and Works and Minister for Racing and Gaming
• Hon Terry McCarthy, MLA: Minister for Labour, Administrative Services and Local Government and Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Aboriginal Affairs
• Hon Mike Reed
  Mike Reed (politician)
  Michael Anthony "Mike" Reed is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Katherine in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 2003. He was Deputy Chief Minister in the governments of Shane Stone and Denis Burke; following the CLP's election loss...
  
  , MLA: Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries and Minister for Correctional Services
• Hon Roger Vale
  Roger Vale
  Roger William Stanley Vale was an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1994, representing Stuart from until 1983 and Braitling thereafter....
  
  , MLA: Minister for Tourism, Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs and Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Central Australian Affairs