Gerry McCarthy

{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1958)}} {{For-multi|the footballer|Gerald McCarthy (footballer)|the former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department|Garry McCarthy}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Gerry McCarthy | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|OAM}} | image = Gerry_McCarthy.png | alt = | caption = McCarthy in 2019 | constituency_AM = Barkly | assembly = Northern Territory Legislative | term_start = 9 August 2008 | term_end = 30 July 2020 | predecessor = Elliot McAdam | successor = Steve Edgington | prior_term = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|6|30}} | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | citizenship = | party = Labor Party | spouse = | partner =  | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Teacher }}

'''Gerald Francis McCarthy''' (born 30 June 1958)<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au/parl.php3?srch=parl&list_params=gender%3D%26offices_held%3D%26party%3D%26parliament%3D%26surname%3Dmccarthy%26electorate%3D%26former_occupations%3D&ID=80 | title=Parliament@Work Search| date=30 September 2006}}</ref> is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, holding the seat of Barkly from the 2008 general election until he retired at the 2020 election. He was Minister for Housing and Community Development, Minister for Essential Services and Minister for Public Employment in the Gunner Ministry from September 2016 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nt.gov.au/about-government/the-cabinet | title=The Cabinet | publisher=Northern Territory Government | accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> {{NT parlbox header}} {{NT parlbox|term=11th|start={{NT election link|2008}}|end=2012|party=Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|electorate=Barkly}} {{NT parlbox|term=12th|start={{NT election link|2012}}|end=2016|party=Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|electorate=Barkly}} {{NT parlbox|term=13th|start={{NT election link|2016}}|end=2020|party=Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|electorate=Barkly}} |}

McCarthy also held several ministries in Paul Henderson's cabinet: on 9 February 2009 he joined the cabinet as Minister for Transport and Minister for Correctional Services. On 6 August, he gained the additional portfolios of Arts and Museums, Senior Territorians, Young Territorians, and Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Multicultural Affairs and Education. From 4 December 2009 to the defeat of the Henderson government at the 2012 Northern Territory election, he was Minister for Lands and Planning, Transport, Construction, Correctional Services, and Arts and Museums.<ref name=ministry>[http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/members-of-parliament/Ministry_11th_Assembly.pdf Ministries of the Eleventh Assembly], Government of the Northern Territory.</ref> McCarthy retired at 2020 election, and the Country Liberal Party won the seat.

==Political views== McCarthy was one of four MLAs who opposed a bill that decriminalised abortion in the Northern Territory.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/22/abortion-decriminalised-in-northern-territory-after-long-campaign | title=Abortion decriminalised in Northern Territory after long campaign | Abortion | the Guardian }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-par|au-nt}} {{s-bef|before=Elliot McAdam}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for Barkly |years=2008–2020}} {{s-aft|after=Steve Edgington}} {{s-bef|before=Bess Price|as=Minister for Housing|rows=2}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Housing and Community Development | years=2016–2020|rows=2}} {{s-aft|after=Kate Worden|as=Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing}} {{s-aft|after=Chansey Paech|as=Minister for Remote Housing and Town Camps}} {{s-bef|before=Peter Chandler}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Essential Services | years=2016–2020}} {{s-aft|after=Eva Lawler}} {{s-bef|before=Peter Styles}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Public Employment | years=2016–2020}} {{s-aft|after=Paul Kirby}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Gerry}} Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Category:21st-century Australian politicians