Jon Stanhope

Jon Stanhope

Jonathan Ronald (Jon) Stanhope (born 29 April 1951) is a former Australian politician who was Labor Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 2001 to 2011. Stanhope represented the Ginninderra electorate in the ACT Legislative Assembly from 1998 until 2011. He resigned as Chief Minister on 12 May 2011 and as a member of the ACT Legislative Assembly on 16 May 2011. Stanhope is the only ACT Chief Minister to have governed with a majority in the ACT assembly.

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