Career
He briefly served as Deputy Majority Leader (the equivalent of a deputy premier in the states) under Goff Letts from 1974 to 1975. He remained on the backbench for the remainder of the First Assembly
Just months after being reelected to the legislature, he was named leader of the CLP and Majority Leader after Letts was unexpectedly defeated in his own electorate. As the second and longest-serving head of government in the Territory, Everingham oversaw the transition to self-government, which occurred in 1978.
At that time, he became Chief Minister with greatly expanded powers.
He led the CLP to comprehensive election victories in 1980 and 1983. In mid-1984, Everingham resigned as CLP leader and from the Legislative Assembly to seek election to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for the Division of Northern Territory.
Everingham Executive
First Everingham Ministry
Second Everingham Ministry
Third Everingham Ministry.
