The Minister for Education is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia.
Ministers for Education OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1 James Stephen Independent Minister of Public Instruction 2 January 1873 1 May 1874 2 James Munro Non-Party Liberalism Minister of Public Instruction 7 August 1875 20 October 1875 3 Robert Ramsay Non-Party Conservatism 20 October 1875 21 May 1877 4 William Smith Non-Party Liberalism 21 May 1877 5 March 1880 (3) Robert Ramsay Non-Party Conservatism Minister of Education 5 March 1880 3 August 1880 (4) William Smith Non-Party Liberalism Minister of Public Instruction 3 August 1880 9 July 1881 5 James Grant 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 6 James Service Non-Party Conservatism 8 March 1883 10 April 1884 7 Duncan Gillies 10 April 1884 18 February 1886 8 Dr Charles Pearson 18 February 1886 5 November 1890 9 Sir Frederick Sargood MLC Non-Party Liberalism 5 November 1890 16 February 1892 10 Alexander Peacock 16 February 1892 23 January 1893 11 James Campbell Non-Party Conservatism 23 January 1893 16 September 1893 12 Richard Baker 16 September 1893 27 September 1894 (10) Alexander Peacock Protectionist and Liberal 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 13 James McCay Non-Party Liberalism 5 December 1899 29 December 1899 14 Dr Charles Salmon 29 December 1899 19 November 1900 15 William Gurr 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 16 Robert Reid MLC Reform 10 June 1902 3 February 1903 17 John Davies MLC 6 February 1903 7 September 1903 18 Arthur Sachse MLC 7 September 1903 31 October 1908 19 John Bowser 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 20 Alfred Billson Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 19 February 1913 (10) Sir Alexander Peacock 19 February 1913 9 December 1913 21 John Lemmon Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 (10) Sir Alexander Peacock Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 18 June 1914 22 Thomas Livingston 18 June 1914 9 November 1915 23 Harry Lawson 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 Nationalist24 Matthew Baird 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 25 William Hutchinson 21 March 1918 1 November 1920 (10) Sir Alexander Peacock 4 November 1920 28 April 1924 26 Richard Toutcher 28 April 1924 18 July 1924 (21)John Lemmon Labor Minister of Education 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 (10) Sir Alexander Peacock Nationalist Minister of Public Instruction 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 (21) John Lemmon Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 27 Henry Cohen MLC Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 (21) John Lemmon Labor 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 28 John Pennington United Australia Party 19 May 1932 20 March 1935 29 Harold Cohen MLC 20 March 1935 2 April 1935 30 Dr John Harris MLC United Country 2 April 1935 1 January 1942 31 Albert Lind 8 January 1942 14 September 1943 32 Francis Field Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 33 Thomas Hollway United Australia Party 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 Liberal 34 Leslie Hollins Independent 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 (32) Francis Field Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 35 Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal 20 November 1947 8 December 1948 36 Ray Tovell 8 December 1948 27 June 1950 37Percival Inchbold MLCCountryMinister of Education27 June 195028 October 1952(36)Ray Tovell Electoral Reform League28 October 195231 October 1952(37)Percival Inchbold MLCCountry31 October 195217 December 195238Ernie Shepherd Labor17 December 19527 June 195539Arthur Rylah Liberal Country Party7 June 19558 June 195540William Leggatt 8 June 195514 February 195641John Bloomfield 14 February 19569 May 196742Lindsay Thompson MLC9 May 196716 May 197943Alan Hunt MLCLiberal16 May 19798 April 198244Robert Fordham Labor8 April 19822 May 198545Ian Cathie Minister for Education2 May 198514 December 198746Caroline Hogg MLC14 December 198713 October 198847Joan Kirner 13 October 198810 August 199048Barry Pullen MLC10 August 199018 January 1991Minister for Education and Training18 January 199128 January 199249Neil Pope Minister for School Education28 January 19926 October 199250Don Hayward LiberalMinister for Education6 October 19923 April 199651Phil Gude 3 April 199620 October 199952Mary Delahunty Labor20 October 19995 December 200253Lynne Kosky Minister for Education and Training5 December 20021 December 200654John Lenders MLCMinister for Education1 December 20063 August 200755Bronwyn Pike 3 August 20072 December 201056Martin Dixon Liberal2 December 20104 December 201457James Merlino Labor4 December 201427 June 202258Natalie Hutchins 27 June 20222 October 202359Ben Carroll 2 October 2023Incumbent
Ministers for Skills and TAFE OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1Steve Herbert MLCLaborMinister for Training and Skills4 December 20149 November 20162Gayle Tierney MLC9 November 20162 October 2023Minister for Skills and TAFE2 October 2023Incumbent
Ministers for Higher Education OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1Evan Walker MLCLaborMinister responsible for Post-Secondary Education7 February 198910 August 19902Tom Roper LaborMinister for Post-Secondary Education and Training28 January 19926 October 19923Haddon Storey MLCLiberalMinister for Tertiary Education and Training6 October 19923 April 19964Phil Honeywood 3 April 199620 October 19995Lynne Kosky LaborMinister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment20 October 19995 December 20026Peter Hall MLCNationalsMinister for Higher Education and Skills2 December 201017 March 20147Nick Wakeling Liberal17 March 20144 December 20148Gayle Tierney MLCLaborMinister for Higher Education29 November 20182 October 2023
Ministers for Education Services OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1Norman Lacy LiberalMinister of Educational Services23 December 19808 April 19822Robert Fordham Labor8 April 19828 February 19843Monica Gould MLCLaborMinister for Education Services12 February 20021 December 20064Jacinta Allan Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment1 December 20063 August 2007 Ministers for Skills and Workforce Participation OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1Jacinta Allan LaborMinister for Skills and Workforce Participation3 August 200720 January 20102Bronwyn Pike 20 January 20102 December 2010 Minister for Special Education OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1Alan Scanlan LiberalMinister for Special Education31 March 197616 May 1979
Minister for International Education OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1Steve Herbert MLCLaborMinister for International Education23 May 20169 November 2016 Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1 Peter Hall MLC Nationals Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession 2 December 2010 17 March 2014 See also Minister for Education (Australia) Minister for Children (Victoria) Minister for Employment (Victoria)
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