Minister for Education (Victoria)

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Minister for Education of Victoria
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Incumbent
Ben Carroll MP
since 2 October 2023
Department of Education
Style The Honourable
Member of Parliament
Cabinet
Executive council
Reports to Premier
NominatorPremier
Appointer Governor
on the recommendation of the premier
Term length At the governor's pleasure
Precursor
  • Minister of Public Instruction
  • Minister of Education
  • Minister for Education and Training
  • Minister for School Education
Inaugural holder James Stephen MP
Formation2 January 1873

The Minister for Education is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia.

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Ministers for Education

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 James Stephen MP Independent Minister of Public Instruction2 January 18731 May 18741 year, 119 days [1]
2 James Munro MP Non-Party LiberalismMinister of Public Instruction7 August 187520 October 187574 days [2]
3 Robert Ramsay MP Non-Party Conservatism20 October 187521 May 18771 year, 213 days [3]
4 William Smith MP Non-Party Liberalism21 May 18775 March 18802 years, 289 days [4]
(3) Robert Ramsay MP Non-Party ConservatismMinister of Education5 March 18803 August 1880151 days [5]
(4) William Smith MP Non-Party LiberalismMinister of Public Instruction3 August 18809 July 1881340 days [6]
5 James Grant MP 9 July 18818 March 1883111 years, 242 days [7]
6 James Service MP Non-Party Conservatism8 March 188310 April 18841 year, 33 days [8]
7 Duncan Gillies MP 10 April 188418 February 18861 year, 314 days
8Dr Charles Pearson MP 18 February 18865 November 18904 years, 260 days [9]
9Sir Frederick Sargood MLC Non-Party Liberalism5 November 189016 February 18921 year, 103 days [10]
10 Alexander Peacock MP 16 February 189223 January 1893342 days [11]
11 James Campbell MP Non-Party Conservatism23 January 189316 September 1893236 days [12]
12 Richard Baker MP 16 September 189327 September 18941 year, 11 days
(10) Alexander Peacock MP Protectionist and Liberal 27 September 18945 December 18995 years, 69 days [13]
13 James McCay MP Non-Party Liberalism5 December 189929 December 189924 days [14]
14Dr Charles Salmon MP 29 December 189919 November 1900355 days
15 William Gurr MP 19 November 190010 June 19021 year, 173 days [15] [16]
16 Robert Reid MLC Reform 10 June 19023 February 1903238 days [17]
17 John Davies MLC 6 February 19037 September 1903213 days
18 Arthur Sachse MLC 7 September 190331 October 19085 years, 54 days [17] [18]
19 John Bowser MP 31 October 19088 January 190969 days [18]
20 Alfred Billson MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 190919 February 19134 years, 42 days [19] [20]
(10)Sir Alexander Peacock MP 19 February 19139 December 1913293 days [20]
21 John Lemmon MP Labor 9 December 191322 December 191313 days [21]
(10)Sir Alexander Peacock MP Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 191318 June 1914178 days [22]
22 Thomas Livingston MP 18 June 19149 November 19151 year, 144 days [23]
23 Harry Lawson MP 9 November 191529 November 19172 years, 20 days
Nationalist
24 Matthew Baird MP 29 November 191721 March 1918112 days [24]
25 William Hutchinson MP 21 March 19181 November 19202 years, 225 days [25]
(10)Sir Alexander Peacock MP 4 November 192028 April 19243 years, 176 days
26 Richard Toutcher MP 28 April 192418 July 192451 days [26]
(21) John Lemmon MP Labor Minister of Education18 July 192418 November 1924123 days [27]
(10)Sir Alexander Peacock MP Nationalist Minister of Public Instruction18 November 192420 May 19272 years, 183 days [28]
(21) John Lemmon MP Labor 20 May 192722 November 19281 year, 186 days [29]
27 Henry Cohen MLC Nationalist 22 November 192812 December 19291 year, 20 days [30]
(21) John Lemmon MP Labor 12 December 192919 May 19322 years, 159 days [31]
28 John Pennington MP United Australia Party 19 May 193220 March 19352 years, 305 days [32]
29 Harold Cohen MLC 20 March 19352 April 193513 days
30Dr John Harris MLC United Country 2 April 19351 January 19426 years, 274 days [33]
31 Albert Lind MP 8 January 194214 September 19431 year, 249 days
32 Francis Field MP Labor 14 September 194318 September 19434 days [34]
33 Thomas Hollway MP United Australia Party 18 September 19432 October 19452 years, 14 days [35]
Liberal
34 Leslie Hollins MP Independent 2 October 194521 November 194550 days [36]
(32) Francis Field MP Labor 21 November 194520 November 19471 year, 364 days [37]
35 Wilfrid Kent Hughes MP Liberal 20 November 19478 December 19481 year, 18 days [38]
36 Ray Tovell MP 8 December 194827 June 19501 year, 201 days
37 Percival Inchbold MLC Country Minister of Education27 June 195028 October 19522 years, 123 days [39]
(36) Ray Tovell MP Electoral Reform League 28 October 195231 October 19523 days [40]
(37) Percival Inchbold MLC Country 31 October 195217 December 195247 days [41] [42]
38 Ernie Shepherd MP Labor 17 December 19527 June 19552 years, 172 days [43]
39 Arthur Rylah MP Liberal Country Party 7 June 19558 June 19551 day [44]
40 William Leggatt MP 8 June 195514 February 1956251 days
41 John Bloomfield MP 14 February 19569 May 196711 years, 84 days
42 Lindsay Thompson MLC 9 May 196716 May 197912 years, 7 days [44] [45]
43 Alan Hunt MLC Liberal 16 May 19798 April 19822 years, 327 days [45] [46]
44 Robert Fordham MP Labor 8 April 19822 May 19853 years, 24 days [47]
45 Ian Cathie MP Minister for Education2 May 198514 December 19872 years, 226 days
46 Caroline Hogg MLC 14 December 198713 October 1988304 days
47 Joan Kirner MP 13 October 198810 August 19901 year, 301 days
48 Barry Pullen MLC 10 August 199018 January 1991161 days [48]
Minister for Education and Training18 January 199128 January 19921 year, 10 days
49 Neil Pope MP Minister for School Education28 January 19926 October 1992252 days
50 Don Hayward MP Liberal Minister for Education6 October 19923 April 19963 years, 180 days [49]
51 Phil Gude MP 3 April 199620 October 19993 years, 200 days
52 Mary Delahunty MP Labor 20 October 19995 December 20023 years, 46 days [50]
53 Lynne Kosky MP Minister for Education and Training5 December 20021 December 20063 years, 361 days
54 John Lenders MLC Minister for Education1 December 20063 August 2007245 days [50] [51]
55 Bronwyn Pike MP 3 August 20072 December 20103 years, 121 days [51]
56 Martin Dixon MP Liberal 2 December 20104 December 20144 years, 2 days [52] [53]
57 James Merlino MP Labor 4 December 201427 June 20227 years, 205 days [54]
58 Natalie Hutchins MP 27 June 20222 October 20231 year, 97 days
59 Ben Carroll MP 2 October 2023Incumbent1 year, 48 days [55]

Ministers for Skills and TAFE

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Steve Herbert MLC Labor Minister for Training and Skills4 December 20149 November 20161 year, 341 days [54]
2 Gayle Tierney MLC 9 November 20162 October 20238 years, 10 days
Minister for Skills and TAFE2 October 2023Incumbent [55]

Ministers for Higher Education

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Evan Walker MLC Labor Minister responsible for Post-Secondary Education7 February 198910 August 19901 year, 184 days [47]
2 Tom Roper MP Labor Minister for Post-Secondary Education and Training28 January 19926 October 1992252 days [48]
3 Haddon Storey MLC Liberal Minister for Tertiary Education and Training6 October 19923 April 19963 years, 180 days [49]
4 Phil Honeywood MP 3 April 199620 October 19993 years, 200 days
5 Lynne Kosky MP Labor Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment 20 October 19995 December 20023 years, 46 days [50]
6 Peter Hall MLC Nationals Minister for Higher Education and Skills2 December 201017 March 20143 years, 105 days [52] [53]
7 Nick Wakeling MP Liberal 17 March 20144 December 2014262 days [53]
8 Gayle Tierney MLC Labor Minister for Higher Education29 November 20182 October 20234 years, 307 days [54] [55]

Ministers for Education Services

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Norman Lacy MP Liberal Minister of Educational Services23 December 19808 April 19821 year, 106 days [45] [46]
2 Robert Fordham MP Labor 8 April 19828 February 19841 year, 306 days [47]
3 Monica Gould MLC Labor Minister for Education Services12 February 20021 December 20064 years, 292 days [50]
4 Jacinta Allan MP Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment 1 December 20063 August 2007245 days [50] [51]

Ministers for Skills and Workforce Participation

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Jacinta Allan MP Labor Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation3 August 200720 January 20102 years, 170 days [51]
2 Bronwyn Pike MP 20 January 20102 December 2010316 days

Minister for Special Education

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Alan Scanlan MP Liberal Minister for Special Education31 March 197616 May 19793 years, 46 days [45]

Minister for International Education

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Steve Herbert MLC Labor Minister for International Education23 May 20169 November 2016170 days [54]

Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Peter Hall MLC Nationals Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession2 December 201017 March 20143 years, 105 days [52] [53]

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