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Minister for Education (Victoria)

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Minister for Education of Victoria
Incumbent
Ben Carroll MP
since 2 October 2023
Department of Education
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofParliament
Cabinet
Executive council
Reports toPremier
NominatorPremier
AppointerGovernor
on the recommendation of the premier
Term lengthAt the governor's pleasure
Precursor
  • Minister of Public Instruction
  • Minister of Education
  • Minister for Education and Training
  • Minister for School Education
Inaugural holderJames Stephen MP
Formation2 January 1873

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

Ministers for Education

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Order MP Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 James Stephen MP Independent Minister of Public Instruction 2 January 1873 1 May 1874 1 year, 119 days [1]
2 James Munro MP Non-Party Liberalism Minister of Public Instruction 7 August 1875 20 October 1875 74 days [2]
3 Robert Ramsay MP Non-Party Conservatism 20 October 1875 21 May 1877 1 year, 213 days [3]
4 William Smith MP Non-Party Liberalism 21 May 1877 5 March 1880 2 years, 289 days [4]
(3) Robert Ramsay MP Non-Party Conservatism Minister of Education 5 March 1880 3 August 1880 151 days [5]
(4) William Smith MP Non-Party Liberalism Minister of Public Instruction 3 August 1880 9 July 1881 340 days [6]
5 James Grant MP 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 111 years, 242 days [7]
6 James Service MP Non-Party Conservatism 8 March 1883 10 April 1884 1 year, 33 days [8]
7 Duncan Gillies MP 10 April 1884 18 February 1886 1 year, 314 days
8 Dr Charles Pearson MP 18 February 1886 5 November 1890 4 years, 260 days [9]
9 Sir Frederick Sargood MLC Non-Party Liberalism 5 November 1890 16 February 1892 1 year, 103 days [10]
10 Alexander Peacock MP 16 February 1892 23 January 1893 342 days [11]
11 James Campbell MP Non-Party Conservatism 23 January 1893 16 September 1893 236 days [12]
12 Richard Baker MP 16 September 1893 27 September 1894 1 year, 11 days
(10) Alexander Peacock MP Protectionist and Liberal 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 5 years, 69 days [13]
13 James McCay MP Non-Party Liberalism 5 December 1899 29 December 1899 24 days [14]
14 Dr Charles Salmon MP 29 December 1899 19 November 1900 355 days
15 William Gurr MP 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 1 year, 173 days [15][16]
16 Robert Reid MLC Reform 10 June 1902 3 February 1903 238 days [17]
17 John Davies MLC 6 February 1903 7 September 1903 213 days
18 Arthur Sachse MLC 7 September 1903 31 October 1908 5 years, 54 days [17][18]
19 John Bowser MP 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 69 days [18]
20 Alfred Billson MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 19 February 1913 4 years, 42 days [19][20]
(10) Sir Alexander Peacock MP 19 February 1913 9 December 1913 293 days [20]
21 John Lemmon MP Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 13 days [21]
(10) Sir Alexander Peacock MP Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 18 June 1914 178 days [22]
22 Thomas Livingston MP 18 June 1914 9 November 1915 1 year, 144 days [23]
23 Harry Lawson MP 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 2 years, 20 days
Nationalist
24 Matthew Baird MP 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 112 days [24]
25 William Hutchinson MP 21 March 1918 1 November 1920 2 years, 225 days [25]
(10) Sir Alexander Peacock MP 4 November 1920 28 April 1924 3 years, 176 days
26 Richard Toutcher MP 28 April 1924 18 July 1924 51 days [26]
(21) John Lemmon MP Labor Minister of Education 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 123 days [27]
(10) Sir Alexander Peacock MP Nationalist Minister of Public Instruction 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 2 years, 183 days [28]
(21) John Lemmon MP Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 1 year, 186 days [29]
27 Henry Cohen MLC Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 1 year, 20 days [30]
(21) John Lemmon MP Labor 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 2 years, 159 days [31]
28 John Pennington MP United Australia Party 19 May 1932 20 March 1935 2 years, 305 days [32]
29 Harold Cohen MLC 20 March 1935 2 April 1935 13 days
30 Dr John Harris MLC United Country 2 April 1935 1 January 1942 6 years, 274 days [33]
31 Albert Lind MP 8 January 1942 14 September 1943 1 year, 249 days
32 Francis Field MP Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 4 days [34]
33 Thomas Hollway MP United Australia Party 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 2 years, 14 days [35]
Liberal
34 Leslie Hollins MP Independent 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 50 days [36]
(32) Francis Field MP Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 1 year, 364 days [37]
35 Wilfrid Kent Hughes MP Liberal 20 November 1947 8 December 1948 1 year, 18 days [38]
36 Ray Tovell MP 8 December 1948 27 June 1950 1 year, 201 days
37 Percival Inchbold MLC Country Minister of Education 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 2 years, 123 days [39]
(36) Ray Tovell MP Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 3 days [40]
(37) Percival Inchbold MLC Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 47 days [41][42]
38 Ernie Shepherd MP Labor 17 December 1952 7 June 1955 2 years, 172 days [43]
39 Arthur Rylah MP Liberal Country Party 7 June 1955 8 June 1955 1 day [44]
40 William Leggatt MP 8 June 1955 14 February 1956 251 days
41 John Bloomfield MP 14 February 1956 9 May 1967 11 years, 84 days
42 Lindsay Thompson MLC 9 May 1967 16 May 1979 12 years, 7 days [44][45]
43 Alan Hunt MLC Liberal 16 May 1979 8 April 1982 2 years, 327 days [45][46]
44 Robert Fordham MP Labor 8 April 1982 2 May 1985 3 years, 24 days [47]
45 Ian Cathie MP Minister for Education 2 May 1985 14 December 1987 2 years, 226 days
46 Caroline Hogg MLC 14 December 1987 13 October 1988 304 days
47 Joan Kirner MP 13 October 1988 10 August 1990 1 year, 301 days
48 Barry Pullen MLC 10 August 1990 18 January 1991 161 days [48]
Minister for Education and Training 18 January 1991 28 January 1992 1 year, 10 days
49 Neil Pope MP Minister for School Education 28 January 1992 6 October 1992 252 days
50 Don Hayward MP Liberal Minister for Education 6 October 1992 3 April 1996 3 years, 180 days [49]
51 Phil Gude MP 3 April 1996 20 October 1999 3 years, 200 days
52 Mary Delahunty MP Labor 20 October 1999 5 December 2002 3 years, 46 days [50]
53 Lynne Kosky MP Minister for Education and Training 5 December 2002 1 December 2006 3 years, 361 days
54 John Lenders MLC Minister for Education 1 December 2006 3 August 2007 245 days [50][51]
55 Bronwyn Pike MP 3 August 2007 2 December 2010 3 years, 121 days [51]
56 Martin Dixon MP Liberal 2 December 2010 4 December 2014 4 years, 2 days [52][53]
57 James Merlino MP Labor 4 December 2014 27 June 2022 7 years, 205 days [54]
58 Natalie Hutchins MP 27 June 2022 2 October 2023 1 year, 97 days
59 Ben Carroll MP 2 October 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 87 days [55]

Ministers for Skills and TAFE

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Order MP Party affiliation 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 [54]
2 Gayle Tierney MLC 9 November 2016 2 October 2023 8 years, 49 days
Minister for Skills and TAFE 2 October 2023 Incumbent [55]

Ministers for Higher Education

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Order MP Party affiliation 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 [47]
2 Tom Roper MP Labor Minister for Post-Secondary Education and Training 28 January 1992 6 October 1992 252 days [48]
3 Haddon Storey MLC Liberal Minister for Tertiary Education and Training 6 October 1992 3 April 1996 3 years, 180 days [49]
4 Phil Honeywood MP 3 April 1996 20 October 1999 3 years, 200 days
5 Lynne Kosky MP Labor Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment 20 October 1999 5 December 2002 3 years, 46 days [50]
6 Peter Hall MLC Nationals Minister for Higher Education and Skills 2 December 2010 17 March 2014 3 years, 105 days [52][53]
7 Nick Wakeling MP Liberal 17 March 2014 4 December 2014 262 days [53]
8 Gayle Tierney MLC Labor Minister for Higher Education 29 November 2018 2 October 2023 4 years, 307 days [54][55]

Ministers for Education Services

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Order MP Party affiliation 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 [45][46]
2 Robert Fordham MP Labor 8 April 1982 8 February 1984 1 year, 306 days [47]
3 Monica Gould MLC Labor Minister for Education Services 12 February 2002 1 December 2006 4 years, 292 days [50]
4 Jacinta Allan MP Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment 1 December 2006 3 August 2007 245 days [50][51]

Ministers for Skills and Workforce Participation

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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 [51]
2 Bronwyn Pike MP 20 January 2010 2 December 2010 316 days

Minister for Special Education

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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 [45]

Minister for International Education

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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 [54]

Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession

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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 [52][53]

See also

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Reference list

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