He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, and held the seat of Brennan from 2008 to 2016.

[verification needed] Chandler was born in Swan Hill, Victoria, and was educated at Warialda High School in New South Wales.

[2] He also worked as a public servant for the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Defence Housing Australia.

He was Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, Environment, and Heritage; Parks and Wildlife in Terry Mills' shadow cabinet,[4] and took on several ministerial portfolios in the Mills Ministry when the CLP won government at the 2012 election.

Deputy Chief Minister Dave Tollner was asked to resign from his position in August 2014.