Minister for Agriculture (Victoria)

Minister for Agriculture of Victoria
Victorian coat of arms
Flag of Victoria
Incumbent
Ros Spence MP
since 2 October 2023
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofParliament
Executive council
Reports toPremier
NominatorPremier
AppointerGovernor
on the recommendation of the Premier
Term lengthAt the governor's pleasure
Precursor
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Water Supply and Agriculture
  • Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs
  • Minister for Food and Agriculture
  • Minister for Agriculture and Resources
  • Minister for Agriculture and Food Security
Inaugural holderJames Casey
Formation19 June 1872
WebsiteDepartment Website

The Minister for Agriculture is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the Victorian Government's agriculture initiatives. The minister is supported by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action's Agriculture Victoria.[1]

The current minister is Ros Spence since October 2023.

Ministers

Order Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 James Casey MP Independent Minister of Agriculture 19 June 1872 7 August 1875 3 years, 49 days [2][3]
2 Francis Longmore MP Non-Party Liberalism 23 August 1875 20 October 1875 58 days [4]
3 Duncan Gillies MP Non-Party Conservatism 25 October 1875 21 May 1877 1 year, 208 days [5]
(2) Francis Longmore MP Non-Party Liberalism 28 May 1877 5 March 1880 2 years, 282 days [6]
4 Richard Richardson MP 12 August 1880 9 July 1881 331 days [7]
5 Charles Young MP Minister of Water Supply and Agriculture 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 1 year, 242 days [8]
6 Jonas Levien MP Non-Party Conservatism Minister of Agriculture 8 March 1883 18 February 1886 2 years, 347 days [9]
7 John Dow MP 18 February 1886 5 November 1890 4 years, 260 days [10]
8 Allan McLean MP Non-Party Liberalism 5 November 1890 22 April 1891 168 days [11]
9 George Graham MP 22 April 1891 23 January 1893 1 year, 276 days [11][12]
10 William Webb MP Non-Party Conservatism 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 1 year, 247 days [13]
11 John Taverner MP Non-Party Liberalism 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 5 years, 69 days [14]
(9) George Graham MP 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 349 days [15]
12 John Morrissey MP 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 1 year, 203 days [16][17]
(11) John Taverner MP National Citizens' Reform League 10 June 1902 19 February 1904 1 year, 254 days [18][19]
13 John Murray MP 19 February 1904 8 November 1904 263 days [19][20]
14 George Swinburne MP 8 November 1904 31 October 1908 3 years, 358 days
15 Alfred Downward MP 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 69 days [19]
(9) George Graham MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 9 December 1913 4 years, 335 days [21][22]
16 William Plain MP Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 13 days [23]
17 William Hutchinson MP Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 1 year, 322 days [24][25]
18 Fredrick Hagelthorn MLC 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 2 years, 20 days [25][26]
Nationalist
19 David Oman MP Nationalist 29 November 1917 4 November 1920 2 years, 341 days [27][28]
20 Harry Lawson MP 4 November 1920 7 September 1923 2 years, 307 days [28]
21 Francis Old MP Country 7 September 1923 19 March 1924 194 days
22 John Gordon MP Nationalist 19 March 1924 18 July 1924 121 days [28][29]
23 Edmond Hogan MP Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 123 days [30]
24 Murray Bourchier MP Country 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 2 years, 183 days [31]
25 Bill Slater MP Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 1 year, 186 days [32]
26 John Pennington MP Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 1 year, 20 days [33]
(25) Bill Slater MP Labor 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 2 years, 159 days [34]
27 John Allan MP Country 19 May 1932 20 March 1935 2 years, 305 days [35]
28 Clive Shields MP United Australia 20 March 1935 2 April 1935 13 days
(23) Edmond Hogan MP Country 2 April 1935 28 June 1943 8 years, 87 days [36]
29 Norman Martin MP 28 June 1943 14 September 1943 78 days
30 William McKenzie MP Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 4 days [37]
(29) Norman Martin MP Country 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 2 years, 14 days [38]
31 William Cumming MP Liberal 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 50 days [39]
(30) William McKenzie MP Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 1 year, 364 days [40]
32 Alexander Dennett MP Liberal 20 November 1947 27 June 1950 2 years, 219 days [41]
33 George Moss MP Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 2 years, 123 days [42]
34 Hugh MacLeod MLC Electoral Reform 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 3 days [43]
(33) George Moss MP Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 47 days [44][45]
35 Clive Stoneham MP Labor 17 December 1952 7 June 1955 2 years, 172 days [46]
36 Gilbert Chandler MLC Liberal 7 June 1955 30 May 1973 17 years, 357 days [47][48]
37 Ian Smith MP 30 May 1973 23 December 1980 7 years, 207 days [48]
38 Tom Austin MP 23 December 1980 8 April 1982 2 years, 0 days [48][49]
39 Eric Kent MLC Labor 8 April 1982 2 May 1985 3 years, 24 days [50]
40 Evan Walker MLC Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs 2 May 1985 13 October 1988 3 years, 164 days
41 Robert Fordham MP 13 October 1988 31 January 1989 110 days
42 Barry Rowe MP 7 February 1989 18 January 1991 1 year, 345 days [50][51]
43 Ian Baker MP Minister for Agriculture 18 January 1991 28 January 1992 1 year, 10 days [51]
Minister for Food and Agriculture 28 January 1992 6 October 1992 252 days
44 Pat McNamara MP Nationals Minister for Agriculture 6 October 1992 9 November 1992 34 days [52]
45 Bill McGrath MP 9 November 1992 3 April 1996 3 years, 146 days
(44) Pat McNamara MP Minister for Agriculture and Resources 3 April 1996 20 October 1999 3 years, 200 days
46 Keith Hamilton MP Labor Minister for Agriculture 20 October 1999 5 December 2002 3 years, 46 days [53]
47 Bob Cameron MP 5 December 2002 1 December 2006 3 years, 361 days
48 Joe Helper MP 1 December 2006 2 December 2010 4 years, 1 day [54][53]
49 Peter Walsh MP Nationals Minister for Agriculture and Food Security 2 December 2010 4 December 2014 4 years, 2 days [55][56]
50 Jaala Pulford MLC Labor Minister for Agriculture 4 December 2014 19 December 2018 4 years, 15 days [57]
51 Jaclyn Symes MLC 29 November 2018 22 December 2020 2 years, 23 days
52 Mary-Anne Thomas MP 22 December 2020 27 June 2022 1 year, 187 days
53 Gayle Tierney MLC 27 June 2022 2 October 2023 1 year, 97 days [58]
54 Ros Spence MP 2 October 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 87 days [59]

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