Minister for Labour (Victoria)

Minister for Labour of Victoria
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StyleThe Honourable
Member ofParliament
Executive council
Reports toPremier
NominatorPremier
AppointerGovernor
on the recommendation of the premier
Term lengthAt the governor's pleasure
Inaugural holderAlexander Peacock MP
Formation19 November 1900
Final holderNeil Pope MP
Abolished6 October 1992
SuccessionMinister 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.

Ministers

Order MP Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Alexander Peacock MP Non-Party Liberalism Minister of Labour 19 November 1900 12 February 1901 85 days [1]
2 John Murray MP Reform Minister of Labour 10 June 1902 19 February 1904 1 year, 254 days [2][3]
3 Sir Samuel Gillott MP 19 February 1904 4 December 1906 2 years, 288 days [3]
4 John Mackey MP 11 December 1906 4 January 1907 24 days [3]
5 Thomas Langdon MP 4 January 1907 22 February 1907 49 days [3]
(1) Alexander Peacock MP 22 February 1907 20 October 1908 1 year, 241 days [3]
(4) John Mackey MP 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 69 days [3]
(2) John Murray MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 19 April 1911 2 years, 101 days [4]
6 William Watt MP 19 April 1911 13 October 1911 177 days [4]
(2) John Murray MP 13 October 1911 19 February 1913 1 year, 129 days [4][5]
(1) Sir Alexander Peacock MP 19 February 1913 9 December 1913 293 days [5]
7 John Lemmon MP Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 13 days [6]
(1) Sir Alexander Peacock MP Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 10 August 1915 1 year, 231 days [7][8]
(2) John Murray MP 10 August 1915 9 November 1915 91 days [8]
(1) Sir Alexander Peacock MP 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 2 years, 20 days [8]
Nationalist
8 John Bowser MP 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 112 days [9]
9 Harry Lawson MP 21 March 1918 7 July 1919 1 year, 108 days [10]
10 Matthew Baird MP 7 July 1919 4 November 1920 1 year, 120 days [10]
(1) Sir Alexander Peacock MP 4 November 1920 18 July 1924 3 years, 257 days [10][11]
(7) John Lemmon MP Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 123 days [12]
(1) Sir Alexander Peacock MP Nationalist 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 2 years, 183 days [13]
(7) John Lemmon MP Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 1 year, 186 days [14]
11 Frank Groves MP Nationalist 22 November 1928 10 December 1929 1 year, 18 days [15]
12 Henry Beardmore MP 10 December 1929 12 December 1929 2 days [15]
(7) John Lemmon MP Labor 12 December 1929 1 March 1932 2 years, 80 days [16]
13 Robert Williams MLC 1 March 1932 19 May 1932 79 days [16]
14 George Goudie MLC Country 19 May 1932 25 July 1934 2 years, 67 days [17]
15 Wilfrid Kent Hughes MP United Australia Party 25 July 1934 2 April 1935 251 days [17]
16 Murray Bourchier MP Country 2 April 1935 22 June 1936 1 year, 81 days [18]
17 Henry Bailey MP 22 June 1936 29 July 1936 37 days [18]
18 Edwin Mackrell MP 29 July 1936 14 September 1943 7 years, 47 days [18]
19 Percy Clarey MLC Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 4 days [19]
20 Thomas Hollway MP United Australia Party 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 2 years, 14 days [20]
Liberal
21 Leslie Hollins MP Independent 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 50 days [21]
(19) Percy Clarey MLC Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 1 year, 364 days [22]
22 Herbert Hyland MP Country 20 November 1947 3 December 1948 1 year, 13 days [23]
23 Alexander Dennett MP Liberal 3 December 1948 8 December 1948 5 days [23]
24 Allan McDonald MLC 8 December 1948 27 June 1950 1 year, 201 days [23]
Liberal and Country
25 Trevor Harvey MLC Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 2 years, 123 days [24]
26 John Don MP Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 3 days [25]
(25) Trevor Harvey MLC Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 −14 days [26]
27[a] Archibald Fraser MLC Labor 17 December 1952 21 June 1954 1 year, 186 days [27]
28[a] John Galbally MLC Minister of Labour and Industry 7 July 1954 7 June 1955 335 days [27]
29 William Leggatt MP Liberal and Country 7 June 1955 8 June 1955 1 day [28]
30 John Bloomfield MP 8 June 1955 14 February 1956 221 days [28]
31 George Reid MP 14 February 1956 1 December 1965 9 years, 290 days [28]
Liberal
32 Vernon Wilcox MP 1 December 1965 9 May 1967 1 year, 159 days [28]
33 John Rossiter MP 9 May 1967 11 June 1970 3 years, 33 days [28]
34 Joe Rafferty MP 11 June 1970 31 March 1976 5 years, 294 days [28][29]
35 Rob Maclellan MP 31 March 1976 18 August 1978 2 years, 140 days [29]
36 Jim Ramsay MP 18 August 1978 8 April 1982 3 years, 233 days [29][30]
37 Rob Jolly MP Labor 8 April 1982 21 December 1982 257 days [31]
38 Bill Landeryou MLC 21 December 1982 31 August 1983 253 days [31]
39 Steve Crabb MP 31 August 1983 8 September 1983 8 days [31]
40 Jack Simpson MP 8 September 1983 2 May 1985 1 year, 236 days [31]
(39) Steve Crabb MP Labor Minister for Labour 8 April 1986 13 October 1988 2 years, 188 days [31]
41 Neil Pope MP 13 October 1988 6 October 1992 3 years, 359 days [31][32]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Part of these terms were served concurrently

Reference list

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