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.
The current minister is Ros Spence since October 2023.
Ministers OrderMinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1James Casey IndependentMinister of Agriculture19 June 18727 August 18753 years, 49 days 2Francis Longmore Non-Party Liberalism23 August 187520 October 187558 days 3Duncan Gillies Non-Party Conservatism25 October 187521 May 18771 year, 208 days (2)Francis Longmore Non-Party Liberalism28 May 18775 March 18802 years, 282 days 4John Duffy19 March 18803 August 1880137 days5Richard Richardson 12 August 18809 July 1881331 days 6Charles Young Minister of Water Supply and Agriculture9 July 18818 March 18831 year, 242 days 7Jonas Levien Non-Party ConservatismMinister of Agriculture8 March 188318 February 18862 years, 347 days 8John Dow 18 February 18865 November 18904 years, 260 days 9 Allan McLean Non-Party Liberalism 5 November 1890 22 April 1891 10 George Graham 22 April 1891 23 January 1893 11 William Webb Non-Party Conservatism 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 12 John Taverner Non-Party Liberalism 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 (10) George Graham 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 13 John Morrissey 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 (12)John Taverner National Citizens' Reform League 10 June 1902 19 February 1904 14John Murray 19 February 19048 November 190415George Swinburne 8 November 190431 October 190816Alfred Downward 31 October 19088 January 1909(10) George Graham Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 9 December 1913 17 William Plain Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 18 William Hutchinson Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 19Fredrick Hagelthorn MLC9 November 191529 November 1917Nationalist20 David Oman Nationalist 29 November 1917 4 November 1920 21 Harry Lawson 4 November 1920 7 September 1923 22 Francis Old Country 7 September 1923 19 March 1924 23 John Gordon Nationalist 19 March 1924 18 July 1924 24 Edmond Hogan Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 25 Murray Bourchier Country 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 26 Bill Slater Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 27 John Pennington Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 (26) Bill Slater Labor 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 28 John Allan Country 19 May 1932 20 March 1935 29 Clive Shields United Australia 20 March 1935 2 April 1935 (25) Edmond Hogan Country 2 April 1935 28 June 1943 30 Norman Martin 28 June 1943 14 September 1943 31 William McKenzie Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 (30) Norman Martin Country 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 32 William Cumming Liberal 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 (31) William McKenzie Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 33 Alexander Dennett Liberal 20 November 1947 27 June 1950 34 George Moss Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 35 Hugh MacLeod MLC Electoral Reform 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 (34) George Moss Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 36 Clive Stoneham Labor 17 December 1952 7 June 1955 37 Gilbert Chandler MLC Liberal 7 June 1955 30 May 1973 38 Ian Smith 30 May 1973 23 December 1980 39Tom Austin 23 December 19808 April 1982 40Eric Kent MLCLabor8 April 19822 May 1985 41Evan Walker MLCMinister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs2 May 198513 October 198842Robert Fordham 13 October 198831 January 198943Barry Rowe 7 February 198918 January 1991 44Ian Baker Minister for Agriculture18 January 199128 January 1992 Minister for Food and Agriculture28 January 19926 October 199245Pat McNamara NationalsMinister for Agriculture6 October 19929 November 199246Bill McGrath 9 November 19923 April 1996(45)Pat McNamara Minister for Agriculture and Resources3 April 199620 October 199947Keith Hamilton LaborMinister for Agriculture20 October 19995 December 200248Bob Cameron 5 December 20021 December 200649Joe Helper 1 December 20062 December 201050Peter Walsh NationalsMinister for Agriculture and Food Security2 December 20104 December 201451Jaala Pulford MLCLaborMinister for Agriculture4 December 201419 December 201852Jaclyn Symes MLC29 November 201822 December 202053Mary-Anne Thomas 22 December 202027 June 202254Gayle Tierney MLC27 June 20222 October 2023 55 Ros Spence 2 October 2023 Incumbent
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