Department of the Capital Territory

Department of the Capital Territory
Department overview
Formed	19 December 1972
Preceding Department	Department of External Territories (II) – for Norfolk Island and Coral Sea Islands Territory; Department of the Interior (II) – for ACT, Jervis Bay;
Dissolved	11 March 1983
Superseding Department	Department of Territories and Local Government;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Kep Enderby, Minister (1972–1973); Gordon Bryant, Minister (1973–1975); Eric Robinson, Minister (1975–1976); Tony Staley, Minister (1976–1977); Bob Ellicott, Minister (1977–1980); Michael Hodgman, Minister (1980–1983);
Department executives	George Warwick Smith, Secretary (1972–1973); Lou Engledow, Secretary (1973–1977); Laurie Daniels, Secretary (1977–1981); Tony Blunn, Secretary (1981–1983);

The Department of the Capital Territory was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and March 1983.

Department overview
Formed	19 December 1972^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of External Territories (II) – for Norfolk Island and Coral Sea Islands Territory Department of the Interior (II) – for ACT, Jervis Bay
Dissolved	11 March 1983^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Territories and Local Government
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Kep Enderby, Minister (1972–1973) Gordon Bryant, Minister (1973–1975) Eric Robinson, Minister (1975–1976) Tony Staley, Minister (1976–1977) Bob Ellicott, Minister (1977–1980) Michael Hodgman, Minister (1980–1983)
Department executives	George Warwick Smith, Secretary (1972–1973) Lou Engledow, Secretary (1973–1977) Laurie Daniels, Secretary (1977–1981) Tony Blunn, Secretary (1981–1983)