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Bracks Ministry
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65th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed20 October 1999
Date dissolved3 August 2007
People and organisations
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
GovernorSir James Gobbo (until 31 December 2000)
John Landy (1 January 2001 to 7 April 2006)
David de Kretser (since 7 April 2006)
Premier Steve Bracks
Deputy premier John Thwaites
No. of ministers20
Member party  Labor
Status in legislature Minority government (until 2002 state election)
Majority government (since 2002 state election)
55 / 88
Opposition party   LiberalNational Coalition
Opposition leader Denis Napthine (until 20 August 2002)
Robert Doyle (20 August 2002 to 8 May 2006)
Ted Baillieu (since 8 May 2006)
History
Election(s) 1999 state election
2002 state election
2006 state election
Predecessor Kennett Ministry
Successor Brumby Ministry

The Bracks Ministry was the 65th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks, and Deputy Premier, John Thwaites. It succeeded the Kennett Ministry on 20 October 1999, [1] following the defeat of Jeff Kennett's Liberal government in the 1999 state election. The ministry dissolved as a result of the retirement of Bracks and Thwaites and was replaced by the Brumby ministry led by new Labor leader John Brumby.

There were three reshuffles within the Bracks Ministry. The first took place on 12 February 2002.

Cabinet

MinisterPortfolios
Steve Bracks, MLA/MP
John Thwaites, MLA/MP
Monica Gould, MLC
Jacinta Allan, MLA/MP
Peter Batchelor, MLA/MP
Candy Broad, MLC
John Brumby, MLA/MP
Bob Cameron, MLA/MP
Christine Campbell, MLA/MP
Mary Delahunty, MLA/MP
Sherryl Garbutt, MLA/MP
Andre Haermeyer, MLA/MP
Keith Hamilton, MLA/MP
Rob Hulls, MLA/MP
Lynne Kosky, MLA/MP
John Lenders, MLA/MP
Justin Madden, MLC
John Pandazopoulos, MLA/MP
  • Minister for Gaming (until 1 December 2006)
  • Minister for Major Projects (until 11 February 2002) and Tourism
  • Minister assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs (until 1 December 2006)
Bronwyn Pike, MLA/MP
Marsha Thomson, MLC
Tim Holding, MLA/MP
  • Minister for Manufacturing and Export (5 December 2002 to 25 January 2005)
  • Minister for Financial Services Industry (5 December 2002 to 25 January 2005)
  • Minister for Police and Emergency Services (25 January 2005 to 1 December 2006)
  • Minister for Corrections (25 January 2005 to 1 December 2006)
  • Minister for Finance (from 1 December 2006)
  • Minister for WorkCover and the Transport Accident Commission (from 1 December 2006)
  • Minister for Tourism (from 1 December 2006)
  • Minister for Information and Communication Technology (from 1 December 2006)
Daniel Andrews, MLA/MP
Joe Helper, MLP/MP
Gavin Jennings, MLA/MP
James Merlino, MLA/MP
Lisa Neville, MLA/MP
Tim Pallas, MLA/MP
  • Minister for Roads and Ports (from 1 December 2006)
Theo Theophanous, MLA/MP
Richard Wynne, MLA/MP

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References

  1. Victoria Government Gazette No. S 155, Government of Victoria, 20 October 1999.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Victoria Government Gazette No. S 28 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Government of Victoria, 12 February 2002.
  3. 1 2 Doye, Helen (5 December 2002). "Ministers of the Crown (per S 231)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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Preceded by Bracks Ministry
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