The Minister for Employment is a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria.
Ministers OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes1 Percy Clarey MLC Labor Minister of Employment 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 2 Brian Dixon Liberal Minister for Employment and Training 23 December 1980 8 April 1982 3 Jim Simmonds Labor 8 April 1982 2 May 1985 4 Steven Crabb Minister for Employment and Industrial Affairs 2 May 1985 8 April 1986 5 Phil Gude Liberal Minister for Industry and Employment 6 October 1992 3 April 1996 6* Lynne Kosky Labor Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment 20 October 1999 5 December 2002 7* John Pandazopoulos Minister for Employment 12 February 2002 5 December 2002 8 Jacinta Allan Labor Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs 5 December 2002 1 December 2006 Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment 1 December 2006 3 August 2007 9 Louise Asher Liberal Minister for Employment and Trade 13 March 2013 4 December 2014 (8) Jacinta Allan Labor Minister for Employment 4 December 2014 23 May 2016 10 Wade Noonan Minister for Industry and Employment 23 May 2016 4 October 2017 11 Ben Carroll Labor Minister for Industry and Employment 16 October 2017 29 November 2018 12 Jaala Pulford MLC Labor Minister for Employment 22 June 2020 5 December 2022 (11) Ben Carroll 5 December 2022 2 October 2023 13 Vicki Ward 2 October 2023 19 December 2024 14 Natalie Suleyman Minister for Small Business and Employment 19 December 2024 Incumbent *terms served concurrently
See also Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
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