Minister for Labour (Victoria)

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Minister for Labour 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 Alexander Peacock MP
Formation19 November 1900
Final holder Neil Pope MP
Abolished6 October 1992
Succession Minister for Industrial Relations

The Minister for Labour was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria. The portfolio was originally held by Alexander Peacock in the Second Turner ministry from 19 November 1900. At the dissolution of the Kirner ministry on 6 October 1992 the position was disestablished. The role was held by the Minister for Industrial Relations from 1999.

Contents

Ministers

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Alexander Peacock MP Non-Party LiberalismMinister of Labour19 November 190012 February 190185 days [1]
2 John Murray MP Reform Minister of Labour10 June 190219 February 19041 year, 254 days [2] [3]
3Sir Samuel Gillott MP 19 February 19044 December 19062 years, 288 days [3]
4 John Mackey MP 11 December 19064 January 190724 days [3]
5 Thomas Langdon MP 4 January 190722 February 190749 days [3]
(1) Alexander Peacock MP 22 February 190720 October 19081 year, 241 days [3]
(4) John Mackey MP 31 October 19088 January 190969 days [3]
(2) John Murray MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 190919 April 19112 years, 101 days [4]
6 William Watt MP 19 April 191113 October 1911177 days [4]
(2) John Murray MP 13 October 191119 February 19131 year, 129 days [4] [5]
(1)Sir Alexander Peacock MP 19 February 19139 December 1913293 days [5]
7 John Lemmon MP Labor 9 December 191322 December 191313 days [6]
(1)Sir Alexander Peacock MP Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 191310 August 19151 year, 231 days [7] [8]
(2) John Murray MP 10 August 19159 November 191591 days [8]
(1)Sir Alexander Peacock MP 9 November 191529 November 19172 years, 20 days [8]
Nationalist
8 John Bowser MP 29 November 191721 March 1918112 days [9]
9 Harry Lawson MP 21 March 19187 July 19191 year, 108 days [10]
10 Matthew Baird MP 7 July 19194 November 19201 year, 120 days [10]
(1)Sir Alexander Peacock MP 4 November 192018 July 19243 years, 257 days [10] [11]
(7) John Lemmon MP Labor 18 July 192418 November 1924123 days [12]
(1)Sir Alexander Peacock MP Nationalist 18 November 192420 May 19272 years, 183 days [13]
(7) John Lemmon MP Labor 20 May 192722 November 19281 year, 186 days [14]
11 Frank Groves MP Nationalist 22 November 192810 December 19291 year, 18 days [15]
12 Henry Beardmore MP 10 December 192912 December 19292 days [15]
(7) John Lemmon MP Labor 12 December 19291 March 19322 years, 80 days [16]
13 Robert Williams MLC 1 March 193219 May 193279 days [16]
14 George Goudie MLC Country 19 May 193225 July 19342 years, 67 days [17]
15 Wilfrid Kent Hughes MP United Australia Party 25 July 19342 April 1935251 days [17]
16 Murray Bourchier MP Country 2 April 193522 June 19361 year, 81 days [18]
17 Henry Bailey MP 22 June 193629 July 193637 days [18]
18 Edwin Mackrell MP 29 July 193614 September 19437 years, 47 days [18]
19 Percy Clarey MLC Labor 14 September 194318 September 19434 days [19]
20 Thomas Hollway MP United Australia Party 18 September 19432 October 19452 years, 14 days [20]
Liberal
21 Leslie Hollins MP Independent 2 October 194521 November 194550 days [21]
(19) Percy Clarey MLC Labor 21 November 194520 November 19471 year, 364 days [22]
22 Herbert Hyland MP Country 20 November 19473 December 19481 year, 13 days [23]
23 Alexander Dennett MP Liberal 3 December 19488 December 19485 days [23]
24 Allan McDonald MLC 8 December 194827 June 19501 year, 201 days [23]
Liberal and Country
25 Trevor Harvey MLC Country 27 June 195028 October 19522 years, 123 days [24]
26 John Don MP Electoral Reform League 28 October 195231 October 19523 days [25]
(25) Trevor Harvey MLC Country 31 October 195217 December 1952−14 days [26]
27 [a] Archibald Fraser MLC Labor 17 December 195221 June 19541 year, 186 days [27]
28 [a] John Galbally MLC Minister of Labour and Industry7 July 19547 June 1955335 days [27]
29 William Leggatt MP Liberal and Country 7 June 19558 June 19551 day [28]
30 John Bloomfield MP 8 June 195514 February 1956221 days [28]
31 George Reid MP 14 February 19561 December 19659 years, 290 days [28]
Liberal
32 Vernon Wilcox MP 1 December 19659 May 19671 year, 159 days [28]
33 John Rossiter MP 9 May 196711 June 19703 years, 33 days [28]
34 Joe Rafferty MP 11 June 197031 March 19765 years, 294 days [28] [29]
35 Rob Maclellan MP 31 March 197618 August 19782 years, 140 days [29]
36 Jim Ramsay MP 18 August 19788 April 19823 years, 233 days [29] [30]
37 Rob Jolly MP Labor 8 April 198221 December 1982257 days [31]
38 Bill Landeryou MLC 21 December 198231 August 1983253 days [31]
39 Steve Crabb MP 31 August 19838 September 19838 days [31]
40 Jack Simpson MP 8 September 19832 May 19851 year, 236 days [31]
(39) Steve Crabb MP Labor Minister for Labour8 April 198613 October 19882 years, 188 days [31]
41 Neil Pope MP 13 October 19886 October 19923 years, 359 days [31] [32]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Part of these terms were served concurrently

Reference list

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Turner Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Irvine Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Bent Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Adam, Carr. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Murray Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Watt Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Elmslie Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Watt Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Peacock Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Bowser Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Lawson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 3rd Peacock Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Prendergast Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Allan 1 Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Hogan Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  15. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - McPherson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  16. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Hogan Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  17. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Argyle Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Dunstan Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  19. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Cain Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  20. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Dunstan Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  21. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Macfarlan Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  22. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Cain Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  23. 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Hollway Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  24. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st McDonald Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  25. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Hollway Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  26. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd McDonald Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  27. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 3rd Cain Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Bolte Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  29. 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Hamer Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  30. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Thompson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Cain II Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  32. ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Kirner Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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