Minister of Forests

Minister of Forests of Victoria
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StyleThe Honourable
Member ofParliament
Executive council
Reports toPremier
NominatorPremier
AppointerGovernor
on the recommendation of the premier
Term lengthAt the governor's pleasure
Inaugural holderJames McColl MP
Formation5 December 1899
Final holderKay Setches MP
Abolished10 August 1990
SuccessionMinister for Conservation, Forests and Lands

The Minister of Forests was a former ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria.

Ministers

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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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