Minister for Agriculture (Victoria)

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Minister for Agriculture of Victoria
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Incumbent
Ros Spence MP
since 2 October 2023
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
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
Precursor
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Water Supply and Agriculture
  • Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs
  • Minister for Food and Agriculture
  • Minister for Agriculture and Resources
  • Minister for Agriculture and Food Security
Inaugural holder James Casey
Formation19 June 1872
Website Department Website

The Minister for Agriculture is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the Victorian Government's agriculture initiatives. The minister is supported by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action's Agriculture Victoria. [1]

The current minister is Ros Spence since October 2023.

Ministers

OrderMinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 James Casey MP IndependentMinister of Agriculture19 June 18727 August 18753 years, 49 days [2] [3]
2 Francis Longmore MP Non-Party Liberalism23 August 187520 October 187558 days [4]
3 Duncan Gillies MP Non-Party Conservatism25 October 187521 May 18771 year, 208 days [5]
(2) Francis Longmore MP Non-Party Liberalism28 May 18775 March 18802 years, 282 days [6]
4 Richard Richardson MP 12 August 18809 July 1881331 days [7]
5 Charles Young MP Minister of Water Supply and Agriculture9 July 18818 March 18831 year, 242 days [8]
6 Jonas Levien MP Non-Party ConservatismMinister of Agriculture8 March 188318 February 18862 years, 347 days [9]
7 John Dow MP 18 February 18865 November 18904 years, 260 days [10]
8 Allan McLean MP Non-Party Liberalism5 November 189022 April 1891168 days [11]
9 George Graham MP 22 April 189123 January 18931 year, 276 days [11] [12]
10 William Webb MP Non-Party Conservatism23 January 189327 September 18941 year, 247 days [13]
11 John Taverner MP Non-Party Liberalism27 September 18945 December 18995 years, 69 days [14]
(9) George Graham MP 5 December 189919 November 1900349 days [15]
12 John Morrissey MP 19 November 190010 June 19021 year, 203 days [16] [17]
(11) John Taverner MP National Citizens' Reform League 10 June 190219 February 19041 year, 254 days [18] [19]
13 John Murray MP 19 February 19048 November 1904263 days [19] [20]
14 George Swinburne MP 8 November 190431 October 19083 years, 358 days
15 Alfred Downward MP 31 October 19088 January 190969 days [19]
(9) George Graham MP Commonwealth Liberal8 January 19099 December 19134 years, 335 days [21] [22]
16 William Plain MP Labor9 December 191322 December 191313 days [23]
17 William Hutchinson MP Commonwealth Liberal22 December 19139 November 19151 year, 322 days [24] [25]
18 Fredrick Hagelthorn MLC 9 November 191529 November 19172 years, 20 days [25] [26]
Nationalist
19 David Oman MP Nationalist29 November 19174 November 19202 years, 341 days [27] [28]
20 Harry Lawson MP 4 November 19207 September 19232 years, 307 days [28]
21 Francis Old MP Country7 September 192319 March 1924194 days
22 John Gordon MP Nationalist19 March 192418 July 1924121 days [28] [29]
23 Edmond Hogan MP Labor18 July 192418 November 1924123 days [30]
24 Murray Bourchier MP Country18 November 192420 May 19272 years, 183 days [31]
25 Bill Slater MP Labor20 May 192722 November 19281 year, 186 days [32]
26 John Pennington MP Nationalist22 November 192812 December 19291 year, 20 days [33]
(25) Bill Slater MP Labor12 December 192919 May 19322 years, 159 days [34]
27 John Allan MP Country19 May 193220 March 19352 years, 305 days [35]
28 Clive Shields MP United Australia20 March 19352 April 193513 days
(23) Edmond Hogan MP Country2 April 193528 June 19438 years, 87 days [36]
29 Norman Martin MP 28 June 194314 September 194378 days
30 William McKenzie MP Labor14 September 194318 September 19434 days [37]
(29) Norman Martin MP Country18 September 19432 October 19452 years, 14 days [38]
31 William Cumming MP Liberal2 October 194521 November 194550 days [39]
(30) William McKenzie MP Labor21 November 194520 November 19471 year, 364 days [40]
32 Alexander Dennett MP Liberal20 November 194727 June 19502 years, 219 days [41]
33 George Moss MP Country27 June 195028 October 19522 years, 123 days [42]
34 Hugh MacLeod MLC Electoral Reform28 October 195231 October 19523 days [43]
(33) George Moss MP Country31 October 195217 December 195247 days [44] [45]
35 Clive Stoneham MP Labor17 December 19527 June 19552 years, 172 days [46]
36 Gilbert Chandler MLC Liberal7 June 195530 May 197317 years, 357 days [47] [48]
37 Ian Smith MP 30 May 197323 December 19807 years, 207 days [48]
38 Tom Austin MP 23 December 19808 April 19822 years, 0 days [48] [49]
39 Eric Kent MLC Labor8 April 19822 May 19853 years, 24 days [50]
40 Evan Walker MLC Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs2 May 198513 October 19883 years, 164 days
41 Robert Fordham MP 13 October 198831 January 1989110 days
42 Barry Rowe MP 7 February 198918 January 19911 year, 345 days [50] [51]
43 Ian Baker MP Minister for Agriculture18 January 199128 January 19921 year, 10 days [51]
Minister for Food and Agriculture28 January 19926 October 1992252 days
44 Pat McNamara MP NationalsMinister for Agriculture6 October 19929 November 199234 days [52]
45 Bill McGrath MP 9 November 19923 April 19963 years, 146 days
(44) Pat McNamara MP Minister for Agriculture and Resources3 April 199620 October 19993 years, 200 days
46 Keith Hamilton MP LaborMinister for Agriculture20 October 19995 December 20023 years, 46 days [53]
47 Bob Cameron MP 5 December 20021 December 20063 years, 361 days
48 Joe Helper MP 1 December 20062 December 20104 years, 1 day [54] [53]
49 Peter Walsh MP NationalsMinister for Agriculture and Food Security2 December 20104 December 20144 years, 2 days [55] [56]
50 Jaala Pulford MLC LaborMinister for Agriculture4 December 201419 December 20184 years, 15 days [57]
51 Jaclyn Symes MLC 29 November 201822 December 20202 years, 23 days
52 Mary-Anne Thomas MP 22 December 202027 June 20221 year, 187 days
53 Gayle Tierney MLC 27 June 20222 October 20231 year, 97 days [58]
54 Ros Spence MP 2 October 2023Incumbent196 days [59]

Reference list

  1. ↑ Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (6 July 2022). "Our Minister - Agriculture". Agriculture Victoria . Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Francis". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  4. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - 1st Berry". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - 4th McCulloch". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - 2nd Berry". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - 3rd Berry". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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  11. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Munro". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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