Minister for Public Works (Victoria)

The Minister for Public Works was a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia.

Ministers OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1 Charles Pasley Commissioner of Public Works 28 November 1855 11 March 1857 2 Charles Gavan Duffy 11 March 1857 29 April 1857 3 George Horne 21 December 1858 27 October 1859 4 James Francis 25 November 1859 3 September 1860 5 John Bailey 3 September 1860 2 October 1860 6 Vincent Pyke 2 October 1860 26 November 1860 7 James Johnston 26 November 1860 20 February 1861 8 James M Grant 20 February 1861 14 November 1861 (7) James Johnston 14 November 1861 27 June 1863 9 Matthew Hervey MLC 27 June 1863 22 July 1865 10 William Vale 18 July 1866 6 May 1868 11 Michael O'Grady 6 May 1868 11 July 1868 12 John McCrae 25 January 1869 20 September 1869 13 Isaac Godfrey Reeves 20 September 1869 19 January 1870 14 William McLellan 19 January 1870 9 April 1870 15 William Bates 9 April 1870 19 June 1871 (11) Michael O'Grady 19 June 1871 10 June 1872 15 Alexander Fraser MLC 14 June 1872 4 May 1874 16 Robert Stirling Hore Anderson MLC 4 May 1874 7 August 1875 17 James Patterson 7 August 1875 20 October 1875 18 Joseph Jones 20 October 1875 21 May 1877 (17) James Patterson 21 May 1877 5 March 1880 19 Thomas Bent 5 March 1880 3 August 1880 20 George Langridge 3 August 1880 9 July 1881 21 Charles Young 19 August 1881 8 March 1883 22 Alfred Deakin 8 March 1883 13 November 1883 (22)Alfred Deakin 23 April 1884 18 February 1886 23 John Nimmo 18 February 1886 1 June 1889 24 David Davies 1 June 1889 17 June 1890(17) James Patterson 17 June 1890 2 September 189025 William Anderson 2 September 1890 5 November 1890 26 James Wheeler Minister of Public Works 5 November 1890 16 February 1892 27 George Graham Commissioner of Public Works 16 February 1892 23 January 1893 28 William Webb 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 29 John William Taverner 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 (27) George Graham 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 30 William Trenwith 19 November 1900 12 February 1901 31 William McCulloch MLC 12 February 1901 10 June 1902 (29) John William Taverner Reform 10 June 1902 6 February 1903 (18) Thomas Bent 6 February 1903 16 February 1904 32 Ewen Hugh Cameron 16 February 1904 31 October 1908 33 Duncan McBryde MLC 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 34 William Baillieu MLC Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 27 February 1912 35 William Edgar MLC 27 February 1912 21 June 1913 36 Frederick Hagelthorn MLC 21 June 1913 9 December 1913 37 Adam McLellan MLC Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 (36) Frederick Hagelthorn MLC Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 29 November 1917 38 John McWhae MLC Nationalist 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 39 Arthur Robinson MLC 21 March 1918 21 October 1919 40 Frank Clarke MLC 21 October 1919 7 September 1923 41 George Goudie MLC (CP) 7 September 1923 19 March 1924 42 Henry Cohen MLC 19 March 1924 18 July 1924 43 John Percy Jones MLC Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 (41) George Goudie MLC (CP) Country 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 (43) John Percy Jones MLC Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 44 Alfred Chandler MLC Nationalist Minister of Public Works 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 (43) John Percy Jones MLC Labor Commissioner of Public Works 12 December 1929 26 April 1932 45 Robert Williams MLC 26 April 1932 19 May 1932 (43) John Percy Jones MLC (UAP) United Australia Party 19 May 1932 2 April 1935 (41) George Goudie MLC United Country 2 April 1935 14 September 1943 46 Jack Holland Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 47 John Lienhop MLC (CP) United Country 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 48 Likely McBrien MLC (Ind) Liberal 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 49 William Everard (Lib) 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 50 Pat Kennelly MLC Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 51 James Kennedy MLC (Lib) Liberal Country Coalition 20 November 1947 27 June 1950 52 Percy Byrnes MLC Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 53 Charles Gartside MLC Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 (52) Percy Byrnes MLC Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 54 Samuel Merrifield Labor 17 December 1952 7 June 1955 55 Thomas Maltby Liberal Country Party 7 June 1955 26 July 1961 56 Horace Petty 26 July 1961 27 May 1964 57 Murray Porter Minister of Public Works 27 June 1964 11 June 1970 58 Murray Byrne MLC 11 June 1970 23 August 1972 59 Roberts Dunstan Liberal 23 August 1972 10 August 1978 60 Rob Maclellan 10 August 1978 16 August 1978 61 Tom Austin 16 August 1978 23 December 1980 62 Alan Wood 23 December 1980 8 April 1982 63 Jack Simpson Labor 8 April 1982 8 September 1983 64 Evan Walker MLC 8 September 1983 2 May 1985 65 Bunna Walsh Minister for Public Works 2 May 1985 14 December 1987 Reference list

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