The Minister of Mines was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria.

Ministers OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes 1 John Humffray Independent Commissioner of Mines 26 November 1860 14 November 1861 2 James Sullivan Independent Minister of Mines 27 June 1863 18 July 1866 3 John MacGregor 18 July 1866 6 May 1868 4 George Kerferd 8 May 1868 11 July 1868 (2) James Sullivan 11 July 1868 20 September 1869 5 John Smith 20 September 1869 9 April 1870 6 Angus Mackay 9 April 1870 19 June 1871 7 William McLellan 19 June 1871 10 June 1872 (6) Angus Mackay 10 June 1872 7 August 1875 8 William Smith Non-Party Liberalism 7 August 1875 20 October 1875 (7) William McLellan Non-Party Conservatism 20 October 1875 21 May 1877 (8) William Smith Non-Party Liberalism 21 May 1877 5 March 1880 9 Robert Clark Non-Party Conservatism 5 March 1880 3 August 1880 10 Henry Williams MLC Non-Party Liberalism 3 August 1880 9 July 1881 11 Charles Young 9 July 1881 19 August 1881 12 Robert Burrowes 19 August 1881 8 March 1883 13 Jonas Levien Non-Party Conservatism 8 March 1883 18 February 1886 14 John Dow 18 February 1886 24 August 1886 15 Duncan Gillies 24 August 1886 17 June 1890 16 David Davies 17 June 1890 5 November 1890 17 Alfred Outtrim Non-Party Liberalism 5 November 1890 23 January 1893 18 James McColl Non-Party Conservatism 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 19 Henry Foster Protectionist and Liberal 28 September 1894 5 December 1899 (17) Alfred Outtrim Non-Party Liberalism Minister of Mines and Water Supply 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 20 John Burton 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 21 Ewen Cameron Reform 10 June 1902 16 February 1904 22 Donald McLeod Minister of Mines 16 February 1904 8 January 1909 23 Peter McBride Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 19 February 1913 24 Alfred Billson 19 February 1913 9 December 1913 (17) Alfred Outtrim Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 25 James Drysdale Brown MLC Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 26 Thomas Livingston 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 Nationalist 27 Alfred Downward 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 28 Samuel Barnes 21 March 1918 7 September 1923 29 George Goudie MLC Country 7 September 1923 19 March 1924 30 Henry Cohen MLC Nationalist 19 March 1924 18 July 1924 31 Daniel McNamara MLC Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 (29) George Goudie MLC Country 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 32 John Jones MLC Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 33 Alfred Chandler MLC Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 (32) John Jones MLC Labor 12 December 1929 26 April 1932 34 Robert Williams MLC 26 April 1932 19 May 1932 (32) John Jones MLC United Australia 19 May 1932 20 March 1935 35 Clive Shields 20 March 1935 2 April 1935 36 Edmond Hogan United Country 2 April 1935 28 June 1943 37 Norman Martin 28 June 1943 14 September 1943 38 William McKenzie Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 39 James Kennedy MLC United Australia 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 Liberal 40 James Disney MLC 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 (38) William McKenzie Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 41 John Lienhop MLC Country 20 November 1947 3 December 1948 (39) James Kennedy MLC Liberal 3 December 1948 8 December 1948 42 Henry Bolte 8 December 1948 19 June 1950 Liberal and Country 43 Sir Thomas Maltby 19 June 1950 27 June 1950 44 George Moss Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 45 William Dawnay-Mould Electoral Reform 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 (44) George Moss Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 46 Archibald Fraser MLC Labor 17 December 1952 21 June 1954 47 Don Ferguson MLC 21 June 1954 31 March 1955 48 George Tilley MLC 31 March 1955 7 June 1955 49 Wilfred Mibus Liberal and Country 7 June 1955 18 April 1964 (42) Henry Bolte 22 April 1964 28 April 1964 50 Jim Balfour 28 April 1964 27 June 1964 51 Tom Darcy 27 June 1964 9 May 1967 Liberal (50) Jim Balfour 9 May 1967 3 February 1981 52 Lou Lieberman 3 February 1981 5 June 1981

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