Shane Stone

Shane Stone
Stone in 2018
President of the Country Liberal Party
In office
9 October 2023 – 16 February 2025
LeaderLia Finocchiaro
Preceded byLawson Broad
Succeeded byNatasha Griggs
Chair of the Council for the Order of Australia
In office
1 February 2018 – 25 January 2023
Preceded bySir Angus Houston
Succeeded byShelley Reys
Coordinator-General of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency
In office
5 May 2021 – 31 August 2022
Preceded byAgency created
Succeeded byAgency abolished
5th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
In office
26 May 1995 – 8 February 1999
DeputyMike Reed
Preceded byMarshall Perron
Succeeded byDenis Burke
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Port Darwin
In office
1990 – 21 February 2000
Preceded byTom Harris
Succeeded bySue Carter
President of the Liberal Party of Australia
In office
1 July 1999 – 25 June 2005
LeaderJohn Howard
Preceded byTony Staley
Succeeded byChris McDiven
Personal details
Born (1950-09-25) 25 September 1950
Bendigo, Victoria
PartyCountry Liberal Party / Liberal Party

Shane Leslie Stone AC, KC (born 25 September 1950) is an Australian politician. He is a member and former leader of the Country Liberal Party, and was the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory between May 1995 and February 1999. Stone has served as the president of the party on multiple occasions, most recently from October 2023 to February 2025.

Stone served as the Chair of the Council for the Order of Australia from 2018 to 2023. He was also the Coordinator-General of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency and its predecessors until August 2022. He was also the federal president of the Liberal Party of Australia (affiliate of the Country Library Party) between July 1999 and 2005.