The Minister for Labour was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria. The portfolio was originally held by Alexander Peacock in the Second Turner ministry from 19 November 1900. At the dissolution of the Kirner ministry on 6 October 1992 the position was disestablished. The role was held by the Minister for Industrial Relations from 1999.
Ministers OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes 1 Alexander Peacock Non-Party Liberalism Minister of Labour 19 November 1900 12 February 1901 2 John Murray Reform Minister of Labour 10 June 1902 19 February 1904 3 Sir Samuel Gillott 19 February 1904 4 December 1906 4 John Mackey 11 December 1906 4 January 1907 5 Thomas Langdon 4 January 1907 22 February 1907 (1) Alexander Peacock 22 February 1907 20 October 1908 (4) John Mackey 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 (2) John Murray Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 19 April 1911 6 William Watt 19 April 1911 13 October 1911 (2) John Murray 13 October 1911 19 February 1913 (1) Sir Alexander Peacock 19 February 1913 9 December 1913 7 John Lemmon Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 (1) Sir Alexander Peacock Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 10 August 1915 (2) John Murray 10 August 1915 9 November 1915 (1) Sir Alexander Peacock 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 Nationalist 8 John Bowser 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 9 Harry Lawson 21 March 1918 7 July 1919 10 Matthew Baird 7 July 1919 4 November 1920 (1) Sir Alexander Peacock 4 November 1920 18 July 1924 (7) John Lemmon Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 (1) Sir Alexander Peacock Nationalist 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 (7) John Lemmon Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 11 Frank Groves Nationalist 22 November 1928 10 December 1929 12 Henry Beardmore 10 December 1929 12 December 1929 (7) John Lemmon Labor 12 December 1929 1 March 1932 13 Robert Williams MLC 1 March 1932 19 May 1932 14 George Goudie MLC Country 19 May 1932 25 July 1934 15 Wilfrid Kent Hughes United Australia Party 25 July 1934 2 April 1935 16 Murray Bourchier Country 2 April 1935 22 June 1936 17 Henry Bailey 22 June 1936 29 July 1936 18 Edwin Mackrell 29 July 1936 14 September 1943 19 Percy Clarey MLC Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 20 Thomas Hollway United Australia Party 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 Liberal 21 Leslie Hollins Independent 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 (19) Percy Clarey MLC Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 22 Herbert Hyland Country 20 November 1947 3 December 1948 23 Alexander Dennett Liberal 3 December 1948 8 December 1948 24 Allan McDonald MLC 8 December 1948 27 June 1950 Liberal and Country 25 Trevor Harvey MLC Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 26 John Don Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 (25) Trevor Harvey MLC Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 27 Archibald Fraser MLC Labor 17 December 1952 21 June 1954 28 John Galbally MLC Minister of Labour and Industry 7 July 1954 7 June 1955 29 William Leggatt Liberal and Country 7 June 1955 8 June 1955 30 John Bloomfield 8 June 1955 14 February 1956 31 George Reid 14 February 1956 1 December 1965 Liberal 32 Vernon Wilcox 1 December 1965 9 May 1967 33 John Rossiter 9 May 1967 11 June 1970 34 Joe Rafferty 11 June 1970 31 March 1976 35 Rob Maclellan 31 March 1976 18 August 1978 36 Jim Ramsay 18 August 1978 8 April 1982 37 Rob Jolly Labor 8 April 1982 21 December 1982 38 Bill Landeryou MLC 21 December 1982 31 August 1983 39 Steve Crabb 31 August 1983 8 September 1983 40 Jack Simpson 8 September 1983 2 May 1985 (39) Steve Crabb Labor Minister for Labour 8 April 1986 13 October 1988 41 Neil Pope 13 October 1988 6 October 1992
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