Minister for the Environment (Victoria)
Appearance
Minister for the Environment of Victoria | |
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since 2 October 2023 | |
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | Parliament Executive council |
Reports to | Premier |
Nominator | Premier |
Appointer | Governor on the recommendation of the premier |
Term length | At the governor's pleasure |
Precursor | Minister for Conservation |
Inaugural holder | Evan Walker MLC |
Formation | 1 September 1983 |
The Minister for the Environment is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the Victorian Government's laws and initiatives on environment.
Steve Dimopoulos has been the minister since October 2023.
Ministers
[edit]Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
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1 | Evan Walker MLC | Labor | Minister for Planning and Environment | 1 September 1983 | 25 February 1986 | 2 years, 177 days | [1] | |
2 | Jim Kennan MLC | 25 February 1986 | 14 December 1987 | 1 year, 292 days | ||||
3 | Thomas Roper MP | 14 December 1987 | 10 August 1990 | 2 years, 239 days | ||||
4 | Steven Crabb MP | Minister for Conservation and Environment | 10 August 1990 | 28 January 1992 | 1 year, 171 days | [2] | ||
5 | Barry Pullen MLC | 28 January 1992 | 6 October 1992 | 252 days | ||||
6 | Mark Birrell MLC | Liberal | 6 October 1992 | 3 April 1996 | 3 years, 180 days | [3] | ||
7 | Sherryl Garbutt MP | Labor | Minister for Environment and Conservation | 20 October 1999 | 5 December 2002 | 3 years, 46 days | [4] | |
8 | John Thwaites MP | Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change | 5 December 2002 | 30 July 2007 | 4 years, 237 days | |||
9 | John Brumby MP | 30 July 2007 | 3 August 2007 | 4 days | [5] | |||
10 | Gavin Jennings MLC | Minister for Environment and Climate Change | 3 August 2007 | 2 December 2010 | 3 years, 121 days | |||
11 | Ryan Smith MP | Liberal | 2 December 2010 | 4 December 2015 | 5 years, 2 days | [6][7] | ||
12 | Lisa Neville MP | Labor | Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water | 4 December 2014 | 23 May 2016 | 1 year, 171 days | [8] | |
13 | Lily D'Ambrosio MP | Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change | 23 May 2016 | 29 November 2018 | 2 years, 190 days | |||
Minister for Environment and Climate Action | 27 June 2022 | 5 December 2022 | 161 days | [9][8] | ||||
14 | Ingrid Stitt MLC | Minister for the Environment | 5 December 2022 | 2 October 2023 | 301 days | [8] | ||
15 | Steve Dimopoulos MP | 2 October 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 50 days | [10] |
See also
[edit]- Minister for the Environment and Water (Australia)
- Minister for Environment (Western Australia)
- Minister for Environment and Natural Resources (Northern Territory)
- Minister for Environment and Heritage
Reference list
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