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Minister for Local Government of Victoria
Victorian coat of arms
Flag of Victoria
Incumbent
Melissa Horne
since 27 June 2022
Department of Government Services
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofParliament
Executive council
Reports toPremier
NominatorPremier
AppointerGovernor
on the recommendation of the Premier
Term lengthAt the governor's pleasure
Formation16 July 1958
First holderMurray Porter

The Minister for Local Government in the Government of the Australian state of Victoria is the Minister responsible for supervising the activities of local government councils in the state, recommending allocation of grants to local governments for projects, assessing processes for redistributing municipal boundaries according to population, overseeing tendering processes for council services, airing any concerns of local governments at Cabinet meetings and co-ordinating council community and infrastructure work at a state level. The Minister achieves the Government's objectives through oversight of Local Government Victoria of the Department of Government Services.

All ministers responsible for local government since 1964 have been known as the Minister for Local Government, apart from Caroline Hogg (1991-1992), whose title was Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs.[1]

Since June 2022, the Minister for Local Government has been Melissa Horne in the Labor Andrews ministry and the Labor Allan ministry.

List of ministers for local government

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Order Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Murray Porter MLA Liberal Country Minister for Local Government 16 July 1958 27 June 1964 5 years, 347 days [2]
2 Rupert Hamer MLC Liberal 27 June 1964 29 April 1971 6 years, 306 days [2]
3 Alan Hunt MLC Liberal 29 April 1971 16 May 1979 8 years, 17 days [2][3]
4 Digby Crozier MLC Liberal 16 May 1979 5 June 1981 2 years, 20 days [3]
5 Lou Lieberman MLA Liberal 5 June 1981 8 April 1982 307 days [4]
6 Frank Wilkes MLA Labor 8 April 1982 2 May 1985 3 years, 24 days [5]
7 Jim Simmonds MLA Labor 2 May 1985 13 October 1988 3 years, 164 days [5]
8 Andrew McCutcheon MLA Labor 13 October 1988 7 February 1989 117 days [5]
9 Maureen Lyster MLC Labor 7 February 1989 18 January 1991 1 year, 345 days [5][6]
10 Caroline Hogg MLC Labor Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs 18 January 1991 6 October 1992 1 year, 262 days [6]
11 Roger Hallam MLC National Minister for Local Government 6 October 1992 3 April 1996 3 years, 180 days [7]
12 Rob Maclellan MP Liberal 3 April 1996 20 October 1999 3 years, 200 days [7]
13 Bob Cameron MP Labor 20 October 1999 5 December 2002 3 years, 46 days [8]
14 Candy Broad MLC Labor 5 December 2002 1 December 2006 3 years, 361 days [8]
15 Richard Wynne MP Labor 1 December 2006 2 December 2010 4 years, 1 day [8][9]
16 Jeanette Powell MLC National 2 December 2010 17 March 2014 3 years, 166 days [10][11]
17 Tim Bull MP National 17 March 2014 4 December 2014 262 days [11]
18 Natalie Hutchins MP Labor 4 December 2014 13 September 2017 2 years, 283 days [12]
19 Marlene Kairouz MP Labor 13 September 2017 29 November 2018 1 year, 77 days [12]
20 Adem Somyurek MLC Labor 29 November 2018 15 June 2020 1 year, 168 days [12]
21 Shaun Leane MLC Labor 15 June 2020 27 June 2022 2 years, 12 days [12]
22 Melissa Horne MP Labor 27 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 178 days [12][13]

References

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  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (2002). A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1985-1999. Federation Press. p. 85.
  2. ^ a b c Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Bolte Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Hamer Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Thompson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Cain Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Kirner Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Kennett Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Bracks Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Brumby Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  10. ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Baillieu Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Napthine Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Andrews Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  13. ^ Wallace, Samual (2 October 2023). "Ministers of the Crown (per S 520)" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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