Fourth Barr ministry

Fourth Barr Ministry
Fourth Barr Ministry
; 16th Ministry of the Australian Capital Territory
	Andrew Barr; (Chief Minister) Rachel Stephen-Smith ; (Deputy Chief Minister)
Date formed	7 November 2024
People and organisations
Chief Minister	Andrew Barr
Deputy Chief Minister	Rachel Stephen-Smith (from 2026); Yvette Berry (until 2026);
No. of ministers	7
Member parties	Labor
Status in legislature	Labor minority government ; 10/25 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Opposition party	Liberal
Opposition leader	Mark Parton (from 2025); Leanne Castley (until 2025);
History
Legislature term	11th
Predecessor	Third Barr Ministry

The Fourth Barr Ministry is the 16th ministry of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, led by Labor Chief Minister Andrew Barr and his deputy Rachel Stephen-Smith. It was appointed on 7 November 2024 to replace the Third Barr Ministry, following the 2024 general election held two weeks earlier.

Despite forming a coalition government with Labor since 2012, on 6 November 2024, Greens leader Shane Rattenbury announced that his party would return to the crossbench, effectively dissolving the coalition. However, they agreed to guarantee supply in return for Labor adopting Green's policies. This allowed Labor to continue to form government, but as a minority government.^[1]

Current Arrangement

Following Labor's re-election at the 2024 general election, a new ministry was appointed on 7 November 2024.^[2]

On 1 July 2025, the position of Minister for Housing and New Suburbs, held by Yvette Berry, was renamed Minister for Homes, Homelessness and New Suburbs and the position of Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, held by Marisa Paterson, was renamed Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.^[3]

On 23 July 2026, Berry resigned from the ministry to sit as a backbencher following the handing down of a report from the Integrity Commission which found "serious corrupt conduct" of her former Chief of Staff and the director general of the Education Directorate.^[4]

	Minister	Portfolio
Labor	Andrew Barr	Chief Minister Minister for Economic Development Minister for Tourism and Trade
Labor	Rachel Stephen-Smith	Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health Minister for Finance Minister for the Public Service
Labor	Chris Steel	Treasurer Minister for Planning and Sustainable Development Minister for Heritage Minister for Transport
Labor	Tara Cheyne	Manager of Government Business Attorney-General Minister for Human Rights Minister for the Night-Time Economy Minister for City and Government Services
Labor	Suzanne Orr	Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Minister for Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services Minister for Seniors and Veterans
Labor	Michael Pettersson	Minister for Business, Arts and Creative Industries Minister for Children, Youth and Families Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Skills, Training and Industrial Relations
Labor	Marisa Paterson	Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Women Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence (until 30 June 2025) Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (from 1 July 2025) Minister for Corrections Minister for Gaming Reform