Trevor Kaine

Trevor Thomas Kaine is an Australian politician, best known as the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from 5 December 1989–6 June 1991.

He was the first Opposition Leader of the ACT, leading the Liberal Opposition immediately after the creation of the Legislative Assemby. Kaine became Chief Minister just seven months after the Assembly's inception, but lost at the next election eighteen months later. He served as Opposition Leader for the second time, until Kate Carnell took over leadership of his party in 1993.

Kaine stayed on with the Liberal Party after losing the leadership, and acted as Urban Services Minister when the party won the 1995 elections under Carnell. Following the 1998 elections, Kaine resigned from the Liberal Party and formed the United Canberra Party. The party was deregistered on 30 June 2001, and Kaine unsuccessfully contested the 2001 ACT election as an independent candidate.

References

* Parliamentary List of Chief Ministers and Leaders of the Opposition (PDF). Accessed 9 September, 2005.
* ACT Proportional Representation (Hare-Clark) Entrenchment Act 1994 ACT. Accessed 9 September, 2005.
* ACT Electoral Commission – 1998 Election Results. Accessed 9 September, 2005.
* Parliamentary Library Research Note 15 2001-02. Accessed 9 September, 2005.
* Independents Analysis, ACT Election Guide 2004. Accessed 9 September, 2005.