The Minister for Water is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria.
Ministers OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1 Robert Clark Colonial Victoria Commissioner of Water Supply 2 April 1880 3 August 1880 2 Charles Young Minister of Water Supply and Agriculture 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 3 Alfred Deakin Commissioner of Water Supply 8 March 1884 23 April 1884 4 Frederick Thomas Sargood MLC 23 April 1884 18 February 1886 (3) Alfred Deakin 18 February 1886 5 November 1890 5 George Graham Minister of Water Supply 5 November 1890 23 January 1893 6 James McColl 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 7 Henry Foster 28 September 1894 5 December 1899 8 Alfred Richard Outtrim Minister of Mines and Water Supply 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 9 John Burton 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 10 Ewen Hugh Cameron Reform 10 June 1902 16 February 1904 11 Donald McLeod Minister of Water Supply 10 March 1904 26 April 1904 12 George Swinburne 26 April 1904 31 October 1908 13 Alfred Downward 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 (5) George Graham Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 9 December 1913 14 William Plain Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 15 William Hutchinson Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 16 Hugh McKenzie 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 17 Frank Clarke MLC Nationalist 29 November 1917 22 February 1921 18 Harry Lawson 22 February 1921 27 February 1924 19 Frederic Eggleston 27 February 1924 19 March 1924 20 John Gordon 19 March 1924 18 July 1924 21 Henry Bailey Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 22 John Allan Country 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 (21) Henry Bailey Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 23 Henry Angus Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 (21) Henry Bailey Labor 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 24 George Goudie MLC Country 19 May 1932 20 March 1935 25 Henry Cohen MLC United Australia Party 20 March 1935 2 April 1935 26 Francis Old United Country 2 April 1935 14 September 1943 27 Daniel McNamara MLC Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 28 John McDonald Country 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 29 Edwin Mackrell 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 30 Bill Galvin Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 (28) John McDonald Country 20 November 1947 3 December 1948 31 Thomas Hollway Liberal 3 December 1948 8 December 1948 32 Henry Bolte 8 December 1948 27 June 1950 33 Richard Brose Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 34 John Hipworth Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 (33) Richard Brose Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 35 Clive Stoneham Labor 17 December 1952 7 June 1955 36 Wilfred Mibus Liberal Country Party 7 June 1955 18 April 1964 (32) Henry Bolte 22 April 1964 28 April 1964 37 Jim Balfour 28 April 1964 27 June 1964 38 Tom Darcy 27 June 1964 9 May 1967 39 Bill Borthwick 9 May 1967 11 June 1970 40 Ian Smith 11 June 1970 23 August 1972 41 Roberts Dunstan Liberal 23 August 1972 22 June 1973 42 Jock Granter MLC 22 June 1973 5 June 1981 43 Glyn Jenkins MLC 5 June 1981 8 April 1982 44 David White MLC Labor 8 April 1982 2 May 1985 45 Andrew McCutcheon Minister for Water Resources 2 May 1985 14 December 1987 46 Frank Wilkes 14 December 1987 13 October 1988 47 Bunna Walsh 13 October 1988 10 August 1990 48 Steven Crabb 28 January 1992 6 October 1992 49 John Thwaites Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change 5 December 2002 30 July 2007 50 John Brumby 30 July 2007 3 August 2007 51 Tim Holding Minister for Water 3 August 2007 2 December 2010 52 Peter Walsh Nationals 2 December 2010 4 December 2014 53 Lisa Neville Labor Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water 4 December 2014 23 May 2016 Minister for Water 23 May 2016 27 June 2022 54 Harriet Shing MLC 27 June 2022 19 December 2024 55 Gayle Tierney MLC 19 December 2024 15 April 2026 (54) Harriet Shing MLC 15 April 2026 Incumbent
See also Minister for the Environment and Water (Australia) Minister for Water (Western Australia) Minister for Water (New South Wales)
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