The Minister of Forests was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria.
Ministers OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1 James McColl Minister of Forests 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 2Donald McLeod16 February 19048 January 19094 years, 327 days.3 Peter McBride Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 19 February 1913 4 Alfred Billson 19 February 1913 9 December 1913 5 Alfred Richard Outtrim Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 6 James Drysdale Brown MLC Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 8 Thomas Livingston 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 9 Alfred Downward Nationalist 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 10 William Hutchinson 21 March 1918 1 November 1920 11 Alexander Peacock 4 November 1920 28 April 1924 12 Richard Toutcher 28 April 1924 18 July 1924 13 Daniel McNamara MLC Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 14 Horace Richardson MLC Nationals 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 15 William Beckett MLC Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 16 John Pennington Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 (15) William Beckett MLC Labor 12 December 1929 24 June 1931 17 Robert Williams MLC 24 June 1931 19 May 1932 18Albert Dunstan United Country19 May 193220 March 193519 Thomas Maltby United Australia Party 20 March 1935 2 April 1935 20 Albert Lind United Country 2 April 1935 14 September 1943 (13) Daniel McNamara MLC Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 (20) Albert Lind United Country 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 21 William Everard Liberal 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 22 Bill Barry Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 23 Alexander Dennett Liberal 20 November 1947 27 June 1950 (20) Albert Lind Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 (23) Alexander Dennett Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 (20) Albert Lind Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 24 John Galbally MLC Labor 17 December 1952 7 July 1954 24 Don Ferguson MLC 7 July 1954 31 March 1955 26 George Tilley MLC 31 March 1955 7 June 1955 27 Robert Whately Liberal Country Party 7 June 1955 17 March 1956 28 Gilbert Chandler MLC 21 March 1956 10 April 1956 29 Gordon McArthur MLC 10 April 1956 8 July 1958 30 Alexander Fraser 16 July 1958 20 January 1959 31 Murray Porter 20 January 1959 26 July 1961 32 Lindsay Thompson MLC 26 July 1961 9 May 1967 33 Edward Meagher 9 May 1967 22 June 1973 34 Jock Granter MLC Liberal 22 June 1973 5 June 1981 35 Tom Austin 5 June 1981 8 April 1982 36 Rod Mackenzie MLC Labor 8 April 1982 1 September 1983 Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands From the 1 September 1983 the Forests Act (1958) was administered under an amalgamated Departmental structure. The Minister was still responsible for all the functions of the Act and remained the Minister for Forests for the purposes of legislation. 1 September 1983 2 May 1985 37 Joan Kirner MLC 2 May 1985 13 October 1988 38 Kay Setches 13 October 1988 2 April 1990 39Steve CrabbLaborMinister for Conservation and Environment2 April 199021 January 19921 year, 294 daysBrian Vincent Doolan. Institutional Continuity and Change in Victoria’s Forests and Parks 1900 - 2010, A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts at Monash University in 2015. Historical Studies Research Graduate Program. School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies40Barry PullenLiberalMinister for Conservation and Environment21 January 19926 October 1992259 days41Mark A Birrell MLCLiberalMinister for Conservation and Environment6 October 1992 23 March 19967 years, 2 weeks, 6 days.42Marie T TehanLiberalMinister for Conservation and Land Management23 March 199621 October 1999.43Sherryl M GarbuttLaborMinister for Environment and Conservation21 October 19991 December 2006.44Johnstone (John) W ThwaitesLaborMinister for Water, Environment and Climate Change1 December 200630 July 2007.45Gavin W Jennings MLCLaborMinister for Environment and Climate Change30 July 20072 December 2010.46Ryan J SmithLiberalMinister for Environment and Climate Change2 December 2010November 2014.47Jaala PulfordLaborDepartment of Environment, Land, Water and PlanningNovember 20142016.48Lily D'AmbrosioLaborDepartment of Energy, Environment and Climate Action2016.
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