Minister of Forests

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Minister of Forests 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 James McColl MP
Formation5 December 1899
Final holder Kay Setches MP
Abolished10 August 1990
Succession Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands

The Minister of Forests was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria.

Ministers

OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 James McColl MP Minister of Forests5 December 189919 November 1900349 days [1]
2 Donald McLeod 16 February 19048 January 19094 years, 327 days. [2]
3 Peter McBride MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 190919 February 19134 years, 42 days [3] [4]
4 Alfred Billson MP 19 February 19139 December 1913293 days [4]
5 Alfred Richard Outtrim MP Labor 9 December 191322 December 191313 days [5]
6 James Drysdale Brown MLC Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 19139 November 19151 year, 322 days [6] [7] [8]
8 Thomas Livingston MP 9 November 191529 November 19172 years, 20 days [7]
9 Alfred Downward MP Nationalist 29 November 191721 March 1918112 days [9]
10 William Hutchinson MP 21 March 19181 November 19202 years, 225 days [10]
11 Alexander Peacock MP 4 November 192028 April 19243 years, 176 days
12 Richard Toutcher MP 28 April 192418 July 192481 days [11]
13 Daniel McNamara MLC Labor 18 July 192418 November 1924123 days [12]
14 Horace Richardson MLC Nationals 18 November 192420 May 19272 years, 183 days [13]
15 William Beckett MLC Labor 20 May 192722 November 19281 year, 186 days [14]
16 John Pennington MP Nationalist 22 November 192812 December 19291 year, 20 days [15]
(15) William Beckett MLC Labor 12 December 192924 June 19311 year, 194 days [16]
17 Robert Williams MLC 24 June 193119 May 1932330 days
18 Albert Dunstan MP United Country 19 May 193220 March 19352 years, 305 days [17]
19 Thomas Maltby MP United Australia Party 20 March 19352 April 193513 days
20 Albert Lind MP United Country 2 April 193514 September 19438 years, 165 days [18]
(13) Daniel McNamara MLC Labor 14 September 194318 September 19434 days [19]
(20) Albert Lind MP United Country 18 September 19432 October 19452 years, 14 days [20]
21 William Everard MP Liberal 2 October 194521 November 194550 days [21]
22 Bill Barry MP Labor 21 November 194520 November 19471 year, 364 days [22]
23 Alexander Dennett MP Liberal 20 November 194727 June 19502 years, 219 days [23]
(20) Albert Lind MP Country 27 June 195028 October 19522 years, 123 days [24]
(23) Alexander Dennett MP Electoral Reform League 28 October 195231 October 19523 days [25]
(20) Albert Lind MP Country 31 October 195217 December 195247 days [26] [27]
24 John Galbally MLC Labor 17 December 19527 July 19541 year, 202 days [28]
24 Don Ferguson MLC 7 July 195431 March 1955267 days
26 George Tilley MLC 31 March 19557 June 195568 days
27 Robert Whately MP Liberal Country Party 7 June 195517 March 1956284 days [29]
28 Gilbert Chandler MLC 21 March 195610 April 195620 days
29 Gordon McArthur MLC 10 April 19568 July 19582 years, 89 days
30 Alexander Fraser MP 16 July 195820 January 1959188 days
31 Murray Porter MP 20 January 195926 July 19612 years, 187 days [29] [30]
32 Lindsay Thompson MLC 26 July 19619 May 19675 years, 287 days [29]
33 Edward Meagher MP 9 May 196722 June 19736 years, 44 days [29] [31]
34 Jock Granter MLC Liberal 22 June 19735 June 19817 years, 348 days [31]
35 Tom Austin MP 5 June 19818 April 1982307 days [32]
36 Rod Mackenzie MLC Labor 8 April 19821 September 19831 year, 146 days [33]
Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands

From the 1 September 1983 the Forests Act (1958) was administered under an amalgamated Departmental structure. The Minister was still responsible for all the functions of the Act and remained the Minister for Forests for the purposes of legislation.

1 September 19832 May 19851 year, 243 days
37 Joan Kirner MLC 2 May 198513 October 19883 years, 164 days
38 Kay Setches MP 13 October 19882 April 19901 year, 301 days
39 Steve Crabb Labor Minister for Conservation

and Environment

2 April 199021 January 19921 year, 294 days [2]
40 Barry Pullen Liberal Minister for Conservation

and Environment

21 January 19926 October 1992259 days [2]
41 Mark A

Birrell MLC

 Liberal Minister for Conservation

and Environment

6 October 199223 March 19967 years, 2 weeks, 6 days. [2]
42 Marie T

Tehan

Liberal Minister for Conservation and Land Management23 March 199621 October 1999. [2]
43 Sherryl M Garbutt Labor Minister for Environment and Conservation21 October 19991 December 2006. [2]
44 Johnstone (John) W

Thwaites

Labor Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change1 December 200630 July 2007. [2]
45 Gavin W Jennings MLC Labor Minister for Environment and Climate Change30 July 20072 December 2010. [2]
46 Ryan J Smith Liberal Minister for Environment and Climate Change2 December 2010November 2014. [2]
47 Jaala Pulford Labor Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning November 20142016. [2]
48 Lily D'Ambrosio Labor Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action 2016. [2]

Reference list

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mclean". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Brian Vincent Doolan. Institutional Continuity and Change in Victoria’s Forests and Parks 1900 - 2010, A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts at Monash University in 2015. Historical Studies Research Graduate Program. School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
  3. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Murray". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Watt1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Elmslie". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Watt2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Peacock2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Mabbot, F. W. (9 November 1915). "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. p. 1915:4377. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Bowser". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Lawson". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Peacock3". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Prendergast". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Allan". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  14. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hogan1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  15. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mcpherson". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  16. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hogan2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Argyle". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  18. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Dunstan1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  19. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Cain1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  20. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Dunstan2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  21. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Macfarlan". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  22. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Cain2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  23. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hollway1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  24. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald1". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  25. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hollway2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  26. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald2". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  27. ↑ "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. 31 October 1952. p. 1952:6155.
  28. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Cain3". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  29. 1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Bolte". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  30. ↑ Mahlstedt, A (20 January 1959). "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette . Victorian Government Printer. p. 1959:113. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  31. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hamer". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  32. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Thompson". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  33. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Cain". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

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