Chief Secretary of Victoria

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Chief Secretary of Victoria
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Style The Honourable
Member of Parliament
Executive council
Reports to Premier
NominatorPremier
Appointer Governor
on the recommendation of the premier
Term length At the governor's pleasure
Inaugural holder William Haines
Formation1855
Final holder Lindsay Thompson
Abolished1980

The Chief Secretary was a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria responsible for a various areas. [1]

The position was abolished in 1980.

Ministers

OrderMinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
William Haines MP IndependentChief Secretary28 November 185511 March 18571 year, 103 days [2]
John O'Shanassy MP 11 March 185729 April 185749 days [3]
William Haines MP 29 April 185710 March 1858315 days [4]
John O'Shanassy MP 10 March 185827 October 18591 year, 231 days [5]
William Nicholson MP 27 October 185926 November 18601 year, 30 days [6]
Richard Heales MP 26 November 186014 November 1861353 days [7]
John O'Shanassy MP 14 November 186127 June 18631 year, 225 days [8]
James McCulloch MP 27 June 18636 May 18684 years, 314 days [9]
Charles Sladen MLC 6 May 186811 July 186866 days [10]
James McCulloch MP 11 July 186820 September 18691 year, 71 days [11]
John A Macpherson MP 20 September 18699 April 1870201 days [12]
James McCulloch MP 9 April 187019 June 18711 year, 71 days [13]
Charles G Duffy MP 19 June 187110 June 1872357 days [14]
James G Francis MP 10 June 187231 July 18742 years, 51 days [15]
Graham Berry MP 10 August 187520 October 187571 days [16]
John A Macpherson MP 20 October 187521 May 18771 year, 213 days [17]
Graham Berry MP 21 May 18775 March 18802 years, 289 days [18]
Robert Ramsay MP 5 March 18803 August 1880151 days [19]
Graham Berry MP 3 August 18809 July 1881340 days [20]
James M Grant MP 9 July 18818 March 18831 year, 242 days [21]
Graham Berry MP 8 March 188316 February 18862 years, 345 days [22]
Alfred Deakin MP 18 February 18865 November 18904 years, 260 days [23]
George D Langridge MP 5 November 189024 March 1891139 days [24]
John M Davies MLC 24 March 189111 April 189118 days [24]
Allan McLean MP 11 April 189123 January 18931 year, 287 days [24] [25]
James Patterson MP 23 January 189327 September 18941 year, 247 days [26]
Alexander Peacock MP 27 September 18945 December 18995 years, 69 days [27]
Allan McLean MP 5 December 189919 November 1900349 days [28]
Alexander Peacock MP 19 November 190012 February 190185 days [29]
William Trenwith MP 4 June 190110 June 19021 year, 6 days [30]
John Murray MP Reform 10 June 190219 February 19041 year, 254 days [31] [32]
Samuel Gillott MP 19 February 19044 December 19062 years, 288 days [32]
John Mackey MP 11 December 19064 January 190724 days
Thomas Langdon MP 4 January 190722 February 190749 days
Alexander Peacock MP 22 February 190720 October 19081 year, 241 days
John Mackey MP 31 October 19088 January 190969 days
John Murray MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 19099 December 19134 years, 335 days [33] [34]
George Prendergast MP Labor 9 December 191322 December 191313 days [35]
John Murray MP Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 19139 November 19151 year, 322 days [36] [37]
Donald McLeod MP 9 November 191529 November 19172 years, 20 days [37]
John Bowser MP Nationalist 29 November 19177 July 19191 year, 220 days [38] [39]
Matthew Baird MP 7 July 19197 September 19234 years, 62 days [39]
Stanley Argyle MP 7 September 192318 July 1924315 days [39] [40]
Thomas Tunnecliffe MP Labor 18 July 192418 November 1924123 days [41]
Stanley Argyle MP Nationalist 18 November 192420 May 19272 years, 183 days [42]
George Prendergast MP Labor 20 May 192722 November 19281 year, 186 days [43]
Stanley Argyle MP Nationalist 22 November 192812 December 19291 year, 20 days [44]
Thomas Tunnecliffe MP Labor 12 December 192919 May 19322 years, 159 days [45]
Ian Macfarlan MP United Australia Party 19 May 19322 April 19352 years, 318 days [46]
Murray Bourchier MP United Country 2 April 193522 June 19361 year, 81 days [47]
Henry Bailey MP United Country 22 June 193614 September 19437 years, 84 days [47]
Herbert Cremean MP Labor 14 September 194318 September 19434 days [48]
Herbert Hyland MP United Country 18 September 19432 October 19452 years, 14 days [49]
Thomas Maltby MP Liberal 2 October 194521 November 194550 days [50]
Bill Slater MP Labor 21 November 194520 November 19471 year, 364 days [51]
Keith Dodgshun MP United Country 20 November 19473 December 19481 year, 13 days [52]
Wilfrid Kent Hughes MP Liberal 3 December 19488 December 19485 days
William Leggatt MP Liberal 8 December 194819 June 19501 year, 193 days
Trevor Oldham MP Liberal 19 June 195027 June 19508 days
Keith Dodgshun MP Country 27 June 195028 October 19522 years, 123 days [53]
Alexander Dennett MP Electoral Reform League 28 October 195231 October 19523 days [54]
Keith Dodgshun MP Country 31 October 195217 December 195247 days [55] [56]
Bill Galvin MP Labor 17 December 19527 June 19552 years, 172 days [57]
Arthur Rylah MP Liberal Country Party 7 June 19555 March 197115 years, 271 days [58]
George Reid MP 5 March 197129 April 197155 days
Rupert Hamer MLC 29 April 197123 August 19721 year, 116 days
Edward Meagher MP Liberal 23 August 197230 May 1973280 days [59]
John Rossiter MP 30 May 197331 March 19762 years, 306 days
Pat Dickie MLC 31 March 197616 August 19782 years, 138 days
Joe Rafferty MP 18 August 19784 April 1979229 days
Haddon Storey MLC 4 April 197916 May 197942 days
Lindsay Thompson MP 16 May 19793 September 19801 year, 110 days

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