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.
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.
List of ministers for local government
OrderMinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes 1 Murray Porter MLA Liberal Country Minister for Local Government 16 July 1958 27 June 1964 2 Rupert Hamer MLCLiberal 27 June 1964 29 April 1971 3 Alan Hunt MLC 29 April 1971 16 May 1979 4 Digby Crozier MLC 16 May 1979 5 June 1981 5 Lou Lieberman MLA 5 June 1981 8 April 1982 6 Frank Wilkes MLA Labor 8 April 1982 2 May 1985 7 Jim Simmonds MLA 2 May 1985 13 October 1988 8 Andrew McCutcheon MLA 13 October 1988 7 February 1989 9 Maureen Lyster MLC 7 February 1989 18 January 1991 10 Caroline Hogg MLC Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs 18 January 1991 6 October 1992 11 Roger Hallam MLC National Minister for Local Government 6 October 1992 3 April 1996 12 Rob Maclellan MP Liberal 3 April 1996 20 October 1999 13 Bob Cameron MP Labor 20 October 1999 5 December 2002 14 Candy Broad MLC 5 December 2002 1 December 2006 15 Richard Wynne MP 1 December 2006 2 December 2010 16 Jeanette Powell MLC National 2 December 2010 17 March 2014 17 Tim Bull MP 17 March 2014 4 December 2014 18 Natalie Hutchins MP Labor 4 December 2014 13 September 2017 19 Marlene Kairouz MP 13 September 2017 29 November 2018 20 Adem Somyurek MLC 29 November 2018 15 June 2020 21 Shaun Leane MLC 15 June 2020 27 June 2022 22 Melissa Horne MP 27 June 2022 19 December 2024 23 Nick Staikos MP 19 December 2024 15 April 2026 24Paul Hamer MP15 April 2026Incumbent
References
External links Local Government Victoria List of Ministers of the Government of Victoria