Shane Stone
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Shane Leslie Stone AC QC is an Australian political figure. From 1995-05-26 to 1999-02-08 he was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory<ref name="LAotNT">Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory (PDF) (c 2001). Retrieved on 2006-04-09.</ref>, representing the Country Liberal Party.
Stone twice served as Attorney General, and held a number of portfolios, including Education and the Arts, Employment and Training, Mines and Energy, Industries and Development, and Asian Relations and Trade. <ref name="LAotNT" />
Stone was Chief Minister during the referendum for statehood for the Northern Territory in 1998. Electors were asked to vote on whether the Northern Territory should become a state with a constitution that had been approved by a Constitutional Assembly. A bipartisan committee of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly had recommended a constitution and that it should be further considered by an elected Constitutional Assembly. Stone put forward a different constitution to a non-elected Constitutional Assembly. The referendum failed, although opinion polls continue to show that the population of the Northern Territory supports statehood.
In 1999 he became the federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia.
In 2001 he released a memo which was leaked to the press, in which he claimed that the government of John Howard was seen as "mean and tricky"<ref> Curtis, Lyndal (2001). Coalition returns to form in second half. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2006-04-09.</ref>, which caused a stir in Australian politics at the time. The Liberal Party of Australia was subsequently re-elected at the 2004 Federal Election.
Stone is also the Executive Chairman of the APAC Group of Companies<ref>Summary Announcement. Aust Magnesium. New Chairman Advisory Committee. Corporate File (2000-07-20). Retrieved on 2006-04-09.</ref>.
On June 12, 2006, he was awarded Australia's highest civilian honour, as he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
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| Preceded by: Marshall Perron | Chief Minister of the Northern Territory 1995–1999 | Succeeded by: Denis Burke |
| Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory | Image:Flag of the Northern Territory.svg |
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| Everingham | Tuxworth | Hatton | Perron | Stone | Burke | Martin | |
