Minister for Education (Victoria)

Minister for Education of Victoria
Minister for Education of Victoria
	Victorian Coat of arms
	Flag of Victoria
	Incumbent; Ben Carroll MP ; since 2 October 2023
	Department of Education
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament ; Cabinet
Reports to	Premier
Nominator	Premier
Appointer	Governor ; on the recommendation of the Premier
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure
Precursor	Minister of Education; Minister for Education and Training; Minister for School Education;
Inaugural holder	Robert Ramsay MP
Formation	5 March 1880

Last updated November 02, 2023

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

Ministers for Education

Order	MP		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Robert Ramsay MP		Minister of Education	5 March 1880	3 August 1880	151 days	^[1]

2	John Lemmon MP	Labor	Minister of Education	18 July 1924	18 November 1924	123 days	^[2]

3	Percival Inchbold MLC	Country	Minister of Education	27 June 1950	28 October 1952	2 years, 123 days	^[3]
4	Ray Tovell MP	Electoral Reform League		28 October 1952	31 October 1952	3 days	^[4]
(3)	Percival Inchbold MLC	Country		31 October 1952	17 December 1952	47 days	^[5]^[6]
5	Ernie Shepherd MP	Labor		17 December 1952	7 June 1955	2 years, 172 days	^[7]
6	Arthur Rylah MP	Liberal Country Party		7 June 1955	8 June 1955	1 day	^[8]
7	William Leggatt MP			8 June 1955	14 February 1956	251 days
8	John Bloomfield MP			14 February 1956	9 May 1967	11 years, 84 days
9	Lindsay Thompson MLC			9 May 1967	16 May 1979	12 years, 7 days	^[8]^[9]
10	Alan Hunt MLC	Liberal		16 May 1979	8 April 1982	2 years, 327 days	^[9]^[10]
11	Robert Fordham MP	Labor		8 April 1982	2 May 1985	3 years, 24 days	^[11]
12	Ian Cathie MP		Minister for Education	2 May 1985	14 December 1987	2 years, 226 days
13	Caroline Hogg MLC			14 December 1987	13 October 1988	304 days
14	Joan Kirner MP			13 October 1988	10 August 1990	1 year, 301 days
15	Barry Pullen MLC			10 August 1990	18 January 1991	161 days	^[12]
15	Barry Pullen MLC		Minister for Education and Training	18 January 1991	28 January 1992	1 year, 10 days
16	Neil Pope MP		Minister for School Education	28 January 1992	6 October 1992	252 days
17	Don Hayward MP	Liberal	Minister for Education	6 October 1992	3 April 1996	3 years, 180 days	^[13]
18	Phil Gude MP	Liberal		3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days	^[13]
19	Mary Delahunty MP	Labor		20 October 1999	5 December 2002	3 years, 46 days	^[14]
20	Lynne Kosky MP		Minister for Education and Training	5 December 2002	1 December 2006	3 years, 361 days	^[14]
21	John Lenders MLC		Minister for Education	1 December 2006	3 August 2007	245 days	^[14]^[15]
22	Bronwyn Pike MP			3 August 2007	2 December 2010	3 years, 121 days	^[15]
23	Martin Dixon MP	Liberal		2 December 2010	4 December 2014	4 years, 2 days	^[16]^[17]
24	James Merlino MP	Labor		4 December 2014	27 June 2022	7 years, 205 days	^[18]
25	Natalie Hutchins MP			27 June 2022	2 October 2023	1 year, 97 days	^[18]
26	Ben Carroll MP			2 October 2023	Incumbent	31 days	^[19]

Ministers for Skills and TAFE

Order	MP		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Steve Herbert MLC	Labor	Minister for Training and Skills	4 December 2014	9 November 2016	1 year, 341 days	^[18]
2	Gayle Tierney MLC		Minister for Training and Skills	9 November 2016	2 October 2023	6 years, 358 days	^[18]
2	Gayle Tierney MLC		Minister for Skills and TAFE	2 October 2023	Incumbent	6 years, 358 days	^[19]

Ministers for Higher Education

Order	MP		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Evan Walker MLC	Labor	Minister responsible for Post-Secondary Education	7 February 1989	10 August 1990	1 year, 184 days	^[11]

2	Tom Roper MP	Labor	Minister for Post-Secondary Education and Training	28 January 1992	6 October 1992	252 days	^[12]
3	Haddon Storey MLC	Liberal	Minister for Tertiary Education and Training	6 October 1992	3 April 1996	3 years, 180 days	^[13]
4	Phil Honeywood MP	Liberal	Minister for Tertiary Education and Training	3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days	^[13]
5	Lynne Kosky MP	Labor	Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment	20 October 1999	5 December 2002	3 years, 46 days	^[14]

6	Peter Hall MLC	Nationals	Minister for Higher Education and Skills	2 December 2010	17 March 2014	3 years, 105 days	^[16]^[17]
7	Nick Wakeling MP	Liberal	Minister for Higher Education and Skills	17 March 2014	4 December 2014	262 days	^[17]

8	Gayle Tierney MLC	Labor	Minister for Higher Education	29 November 2018	2 October 2023	4 years, 307 days	^[18]^[19]

Ministers for Education Services

Order	MP		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Norman Lacy MP	Liberal	Minister of Educational Services	23 December 1980	8 April 1982	1 year, 106 days	^[9]^[10]
2	Robert Fordham MP	Labor	Minister of Educational Services	8 April 1982	8 February 1984	1 year, 306 days	^[11]

3	Monica Gould MLC	Labor	Minister for Education Services	12 February 2002	1 December 2006	4 years, 292 days	^[14]
4	Jacinta Allan MP	Labor	Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment	1 December 2006	3 August 2007	245 days	^[14]^[15]

Ministers for Skills and Workforce Participation

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Jacinta Allan MP		Labor	Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation	3 August 2007	20 January 2010	2 years, 170 days	^[15]
2	Bronwyn Pike MP		Labor	Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation	20 January 2010	2 December 2010	316 days	^[15]

Minister for Special Education

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Alan Scanlan MP		Liberal	Minister for Special Education	31 March 1976	16 May 1979	3 years, 46 days	^[9]

Minister for International Education

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Steve Herbert MLC		Labor	Minister for International Education	23 May 2016	9 November 2016	170 days	^[18]

Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Peter Hall MLC		Nationals	Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession	2 December 2010	17 March 2014	3 years, 105 days	^[16]^[17]

Reference list

↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Service1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Prendergast". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hollway2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
↑ "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. 31 October 1952. p. 1952:6155.
↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Cain3". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Bolte". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hamer". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Thompson". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Cain". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Kirner". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Kennett". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Bracks". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Brumby". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Baillieu". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Napthine". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Andrews". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
1 2 3 Wallace, Samual (2 October 2023). "Ministers of the Crown (per S 520)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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[P_Service1-1] Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Service1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Prendergast-2] Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Prendergast". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Mcdonald1-3] Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Hollway2-4] Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hollway2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Mcdonald2-5] Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[6] "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. 31 October 1952. p. 1952:6155.

[P_Cain3-7] Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Cain3". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Bolte-8] 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Bolte". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Hamer-9] 1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hamer". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Thompson-10] 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Thompson". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Cain-11] 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Cain". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Kirner-12] 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Kirner". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Kennett-13] 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Kennett". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Bracks-14] 1 2 3 4 5 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Bracks". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Brumby-15] 1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Brumby". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Baillieu-16] 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Baillieu". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Napthine-17] 1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Napthine". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[P_Andrews-18] 1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Andrews". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[allan_gazette-19] 1 2 3 Wallace, Samual (2 October 2023). "Ministers of the Crown (per S 520)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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