Minister for Local Government (Victoria)

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Minister for Local Government of Victoria
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Incumbent
Nick Staikos
since 19 December 2024
Department of Government Services
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
Formation16 July 1958
First holder Murray Porter

The Minister for Local Government in the Government of the Australian state of Victoria is the Minister responsible for supervising the activities of local government councils in the state, recommending allocation of grants to local governments for projects, assessing processes for redistributing municipal boundaries according to population, overseeing tendering processes for council services, airing any concerns of local governments at Cabinet meetings and co-ordinating council community and infrastructure work at a state level. The Minister achieves the Government's objectives through oversight of Local Government Victoria of the Department of Government Services.

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All ministers responsible for local government since 1964 have been known as the Minister for Local Government, apart from Caroline Hogg (1991-1992), whose title was Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs. [1]

Since June 2022, the Minister for Local Government has been Melissa Horne in the Labor Andrews ministry and the Labor Allan ministry.

List of ministers for local government

OrderMinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Murray Porter MLA Liberal Country Minister for Local Government16 July 195827 June 19645 years, 347 days [2]
2 Rupert Hamer MLC Liberal 27 June 196429 April 19716 years, 306 days [2]
3 Alan Hunt MLC 29 April 197116 May 19798 years, 17 days [2] [3]
4 Digby Crozier MLC 16 May 19795 June 19812 years, 20 days [3]
5 Lou Lieberman MLA 5 June 19818 April 1982307 days [4]
6 Frank Wilkes MLA Labor 8 April 19822 May 19853 years, 24 days [5]
7 Jim Simmonds MLA 2 May 198513 October 19883 years, 164 days [5]
8 Andrew McCutcheon MLA 13 October 19887 February 1989117 days [5]
9 Maureen Lyster MLC 7 February 198918 January 19911 year, 345 days [5] [6]
10 Caroline Hogg MLC Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs18 January 19916 October 19921 year, 262 days [6]
11 Roger Hallam MLC National Minister for Local Government6 October 19923 April 19963 years, 180 days [7]
12 Rob Maclellan MP Liberal 3 April 199620 October 19993 years, 200 days [7]
13 Bob Cameron MP Labor 20 October 19995 December 20023 years, 46 days [8]
14 Candy Broad MLC 5 December 20021 December 20063 years, 361 days [8]
15 Richard Wynne MP 1 December 20062 December 20104 years, 1 day [8] [9]
16 Jeanette Powell MLC National 2 December 201017 March 20143 years, 166 days [10] [11]
17 Tim Bull MP 17 March 20144 December 2014262 days [11]
18 Natalie Hutchins MP Labor 4 December 201413 September 20172 years, 283 days [12]
19 Marlene Kairouz MP 13 September 201729 November 20181 year, 77 days [12]
20 Adem Somyurek MLC 29 November 201815 June 20201 year, 168 days [12]
21 Shaun Leane MLC 15 June 202027 June 20222 years, 12 days [12]
22 Melissa Horne MP 27 June 202219 December 20242 years, 206 days [12] [13]
23 Nick Staikos MP 19 December 2024Incumbent1 day [14]

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