Former ministry within the Cabinet of Victoria
The Minister of Forests was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria .
Ministers
Order
MP
Party affiliation
Ministerial title
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
1
James McColl MP
Minister of Forests
5 December 1899
19 November 1900
349 days
[ 1]
2
Donald McLeod
16 February 1904
8 January 1909
4 years, 327 days
.[ 2]
3
Peter McBride MP
Commonwealth Liberal
8 January 1909
19 February 1913
4 years, 42 days
[ 3] [ 4]
4
Alfred Billson MP
19 February 1913
9 December 1913
293 days
[ 4]
5
Alfred Richard Outtrim MP
Labor
9 December 1913
22 December 1913
13 days
[ 5]
6
James Drysdale Brown MLC
Commonwealth Liberal
22 December 1913
9 November 1915
1 year, 322 days
[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
8
Thomas Livingston MP
9 November 1915
29 November 1917
2 years, 20 days
[ 7]
9
Alfred Downward MP
Nationalist
29 November 1917
21 March 1918
112 days
[ 9]
10
William Hutchinson MP
21 March 1918
1 November 1920
2 years, 225 days
[ 10]
11
Alexander Peacock MP
4 November 1920
28 April 1924
3 years, 176 days
12
Richard Toutcher MP
28 April 1924
18 July 1924
81 days
[ 11]
13
Daniel McNamara MLC
Labor
18 July 1924
18 November 1924
123 days
[ 12]
14
Horace Richardson MLC
Nationals
18 November 1924
20 May 1927
2 years, 183 days
[ 13]
15
William Beckett MLC
Labor
20 May 1927
22 November 1928
1 year, 186 days
[ 14]
16
John Pennington MP
Nationalist
22 November 1928
12 December 1929
1 year, 20 days
[ 15]
(15)
William Beckett MLC
Labor
12 December 1929
24 June 1931
1 year, 194 days
[ 16]
17
Robert Williams MLC
24 June 1931
19 May 1932
330 days
18
Albert Dunstan MP
United Country
19 May 1932
20 March 1935
2 years, 305 days
[ 17]
19
Thomas Maltby MP
United Australia Party
20 March 1935
2 April 1935
13 days
20
Albert Lind MP
United Country
2 April 1935
14 September 1943
8 years, 165 days
[ 18]
(13)
Daniel McNamara MLC
Labor
14 September 1943
18 September 1943
4 days
[ 19]
(20)
Albert Lind MP
United Country
18 September 1943
2 October 1945
2 years, 14 days
[ 20]
21
William Everard MP
Liberal
2 October 1945
21 November 1945
50 days
[ 21]
22
Bill Barry MP
Labor
21 November 1945
20 November 1947
1 year, 364 days
[ 22]
23
Alexander Dennett MP
Liberal
20 November 1947
27 June 1950
2 years, 219 days
[ 23]
(20)
Albert Lind MP
Country
27 June 1950
28 October 1952
2 years, 123 days
[ 24]
(23)
Alexander Dennett MP
Electoral Reform League
28 October 1952
31 October 1952
3 days
[ 25]
(20)
Albert Lind MP
Country
31 October 1952
17 December 1952
47 days
[ 26] [ 27]
24
John Galbally MLC
Labor
17 December 1952
7 July 1954
1 year, 202 days
[ 28]
24
Don Ferguson MLC
7 July 1954
31 March 1955
267 days
26
George Tilley MLC
31 March 1955
7 June 1955
68 days
27
Robert Whately MP
Liberal Country Party
7 June 1955
17 March 1956
284 days
[ 29]
28
Gilbert Chandler MLC
21 March 1956
10 April 1956
20 days
29
Gordon McArthur MLC
10 April 1956
8 July 1958
2 years, 89 days
30
Alexander Fraser MP
16 July 1958
20 January 1959
188 days
31
Murray Porter MP
20 January 1959
26 July 1961
2 years, 187 days
[ 29] [ 30]
32
Lindsay Thompson MLC
26 July 1961
9 May 1967
5 years, 287 days
[ 29]
33
Edward Meagher MP
9 May 1967
22 June 1973
6 years, 44 days
[ 29] [ 31]
34
Jock Granter MLC
Liberal
22 June 1973
5 June 1981
7 years, 348 days
[ 31]
35
Tom Austin MP
5 June 1981
8 April 1982
307 days
[ 32]
36
Rod Mackenzie MLC
Labor
8 April 1982
1 September 1983
1 year, 146 days
[ 33]
Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands
From the 1 September 1983 the Forests Act (1958) was administered under an amalgamated Departmental structure. The Minister was still responsible for all the functions of the Act and remained the Minister for Forests for the purposes of legislation.
1 September 1983
2 May 1985
1 year, 243 days
37
Joan Kirner MLC
2 May 1985
13 October 1988
3 years, 164 days
38
Kay Setches MP
13 October 1988
2 April 1990
1 year, 301 days
39
Steve Crabb
Labor
Minister for Conservation
and Environment
2 April 1990
21 January 1992
1 year, 294 days
[ 2]
40
Barry Pullen
Liberal
Minister for Conservation
and Environment
21 January 1992
6 October 1992
259 days
[ 2]
41
Mark A
Birrell MLC
Liberal
Minister for Conservation
and Environment
6 October 1992
23 March 1996
7 years, 2 weeks, 6 days
.[ 2]
42
Marie T
Tehan
Liberal
Minister for Conservation and Land Management
23 March 1996
21 October 1999
.[ 2]
43
Sherryl M Garbutt
Labor
Minister for Environment and Conservation
21 October 1999
1 December 2006
.[ 2]
44
Johnstone (John) W
Thwaites
Labor
Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change
1 December 2006
30 July 2007
.[ 2]
45
Gavin W Jennings MLC
Labor
Minister for Environment and Climate Change
30 July 2007
2 December 2010
.[ 2]
46
Ryan J Smith
Liberal
Minister for Environment and Climate Change
2 December 2010
November 2014
.[ 2]
47
Jaala Pulford
Labor
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
November 2014
2016
.[ 2]
48
Lily D'Ambrosio
Labor
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
2016
.[ 2]
Reference list
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k Brian Vincent Doolan. Institutional Continuity and Change in Victoria’s Forests and Parks 1900 - 2010, A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts at Monash University in 2015. Historical Studies Research Graduate Program. School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
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^ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hogan2" . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023 .
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^ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald2" . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023 .
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^ Mahlstedt, A (20 January 1959). "Ministers of the Crown" . Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. p. 1959:113. Retrieved 24 September 2023 .
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