Chief Secretary of Victoria

The Chief Secretary was a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria responsible for a various areas.

The position was abolished in 1980.

Ministers OrderMinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes William Haines Independent Chief Secretary 28 November 1855 11 March 1857 John O'Shanassy 11 March 1857 29 April 1857 William Haines 29 April 1857 10 March 1858 John O'Shanassy 10 March 1858 27 October 1859 William Nicholson 27 October 1859 26 November 1860 Richard Heales 26 November 1860 14 November 1861 John O'Shanassy 14 November 1861 27 June 1863 James McCulloch 27 June 1863 6 May 1868 Charles Sladen MLC 6 May 1868 11 July 1868 James McCulloch 11 July 1868 20 September 1869 John A Macpherson 20 September 1869 9 April 1870 James McCulloch 9 April 1870 19 June 1871 Charles Gavan Duffy 19 June 1871 10 June 1872 James G Francis 10 June 1872 31 July 1874 Graham Berry 10 August 1875 20 October 1875 John A Macpherson 20 October 1875 21 May 1877 Graham Berry 21 May 1877 5 March 1880 Robert Ramsay 5 March 1880 3 August 1880 Graham Berry 3 August 1880 9 July 1881 James M Grant 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 Graham Berry 8 March 1883 16 February 1886 Alfred Deakin 18 February 1886 5 November 1890 George D Langridge 5 November 1890 24 March 1891 John M Davies MLC 24 March 1891 11 April 1891 Allan McLean 11 April 1891 23 January 1893 James Patterson 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 Alexander Peacock 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 Allan McLean 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 Alexander Peacock 19 November 1900 12 February 1901 William Trenwith 4 June 1901 10 June 1902 John Murray Reform 10 June 1902 19 February 1904 Samuel Gillott 19 February 1904 4 December 1906 John Mackey 11 December 1906 4 January 1907 Thomas Langdon 4 January 1907 22 February 1907 Alexander Peacock 22 February 1907 20 October 1908 John Mackey 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 John Murray Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 9 December 1913 George Prendergast Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 John Murray Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 Donald McLeod 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 John Bowser Nationalist 29 November 1917 7 July 1919 Matthew Baird 7 July 1919 7 September 1923 Stanley Argyle 7 September 1923 18 July 1924 Thomas Tunnecliffe Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 Stanley Argyle Nationalist 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 George Prendergast Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 Stanley Argyle Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 Thomas Tunnecliffe Labor 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 Ian Macfarlan United Australia Party 19 May 1932 2 April 1935 Murray Bourchier United Country 2 April 1935 22 June 1936 Henry Bailey United Country 22 June 1936 14 September 1943 Herbert Cremean Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 Herbert Hyland United Country 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 Thomas Maltby Liberal 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 Bill Slater Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 Keith Dodgshun United Country 20 November 1947 3 December 1948 Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal 3 December 1948 8 December 1948 William Leggatt Liberal 8 December 1948 19 June 1950 Trevor Oldham Liberal 19 June 1950 27 June 1950 Keith Dodgshun Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 Alexander Dennett Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 Keith Dodgshun Country31 October 195217 December 1952 Bill Galvin Labor 17 December 1952 7 June 1955 Arthur Rylah Liberal Country Party 7 June 1955 5 March 1971 George Reid 5 March 1971 29 April 1971 Rupert Hamer MLC 29 April 1971 23 August 1972 Edward Meagher Liberal 23 August 1972 30 May 1973 John Rossiter 30 May 1973 31 March 1976 Pat Dickie MLC 31 March 1976 16 August 1978 Joe Rafferty 18 August 1978 4 April 1979 Haddon Storey MLC 4 April 1979 16 May 1979 Lindsay Thompson 16 May 1979 3 September 1980

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