Mark Monaghan
{{short description|Australian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Mark Monaghan
| honorific-suffix = MLA
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| office = 14th Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
| deputy = Joel Bowden
(until 23 June 2022)
Dheran Young
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| term_start = 23 May 2022
| term_end = 13 February 2024
| predecessor = Ngaree Ah Kit
| successor = Dheran Young
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| constituency_AM3 = Fong Lim
| assembly3 = Northern Territory Legislative
| term_start3 = 22 August 2020
| term_end3 = 24 August 2024
| predecessor3 = Jeff Collins
| successor3 = Tanzil Rahman
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| residence = Parap, Northern Territory, Australia
| birthname = Mark Monaghan
| nationality = Australian
| party = Labor
| spouse = Michelle
| children = Three
| alma_mater = University of Tasmania
| occupation = Teacher
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Mark Monaghan is an Australian politician who served as MP for the Australian Labor Party in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the electoral division of Fong Lim until his defeat in 2024. He was the 14th Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly after being elected on 23 May 2022 following the appointment of the previous Speaker Ngaree Ah Kit to cabinet.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-23/northern-territory-fyles-ministry-cabinet/10109057|title=Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles announces first cabinet, Eva Lawler named new Treasurer|publisher=ABC News|date=23 May 2022|access-date=25 May 2022}} He was succeeded as Speaker by Dheran Young.
Pre-politics
Monaghan worked as a teacher prior to entering politics and has lived in the Northern Territory for over 20 years. He met his wife Michelle while working there and together they have three children. After teaching, Monaghan was attached to various roles, including being the General Manager of Engineers Australia.{{cite news|last1=Adlam|first1=Nigel|title=Mark Monaghan Labor Candidate for Fong Lim|url=https://www.territoryq.com.au/mark-monaghan/|accessdate=25 August 2020|agency=Territory Q|date=1 July 2020}}
Politics
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Monaghan was selected for Labor to contest the marginal seat of Fong Lim in the 2020 Northern Territory general election to replace Jeff Collins who resigned from the party in 2019 and contested the seat with the Territory Alliance party. Monaghan won this seat against incumbent, Jeff Collins, despite it being a marginal victory, it was one of the competitive races which decided the 2020 election.
Monaghan was selected by his caucus as speaker in 2023 after a struggle to fill the speakership following the resignation of Kezia Purick. He lost his seat to the CLP's Tanzil Rahman at the 2024 election.
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Category:Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Category:University of Tasmania alumni
Category:21st-century Australian politicians