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Minister of Railways of Victoria
Victorian Coat of arms
Flag of Victoria
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofParliament
Executive council
Reports toPremier
NominatorPremier
AppointerGovernor
on the recommendation of the premier
Term lengthAt the governor's pleasure
Precursor
  • Commissioner of Railways and Roads
  • Commissioner of Roads and Railways
  • Commissioner of Railways
Inaugural holderThomas Loader MP
Formation26 November 1860
Final holderWilfrid Kent Hughes MP
Abolished2 April 1935
SuccessionMinister for Roads and Road Safety

The Minister of Railways, formerly Commissioner of Railways, was a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia.

Commissioners

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Order MP Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Thomas Loader MP Commissioner of Railways 26 November 1860 4 December 1860 8 days [1]
2 William Henry Fancourt Mitchell MLC Commissioner of Railways and Roads 30 December 1861 27 June 1863 1 year, 179 days [2]
3 James M Grant MP 27 June 1863 5 September 1864 1 year, 70 days [3]
4 Henry Miller MLC 18 July 1866 16 January 1867 182 days
5 John MacGregor MP 21 January 1867 4 March 1867 42 days
6 James Sullivan MP 4 March 1867 6 May 1868 1 year, 63 days
7 Charles Jones MP Commissioner of Roads and Railways 11 July 1868 9 March 1869 241 days [4]
(6) James Sullivan MP 12 April 1869 2 September 1869 143 days
8 William Wilson MP Commissioner of Railways and Roads 2 September 1869 20 September 1869 18 days
9 Francis Longmore MP 20 September 1869 9 April 1870 201 days [5]
(8) William Wilson MP 9 April 1870 19 June 1871 1 year, 71 days [6]
(9) Francis Longmore MP 19 June 1871 10 June 1872 357 days [7]
10 Duncan Gillies MP Commissioner of Roads and Railways 10 June 1872 7 August 1875 3 years, 58 days [8][9]
11 John Woods MP 7 August 1875 20 October 1875 74 days [10]
12 Joseph Jones MP 20 October 1875 21 May 1877 1 year, 213 days [11]
(11) John Woods MP 22 May 1877 5 March 1880 2 years, 288 days [12]
(10) Duncan Gillies MP Commissioner of Railways 5 March 1880 3 August 1880 151 days [13]
13 James Patterson MP 3 August 1880 9 July 1881 340 days [14]
14 Thomas Bent MP 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 1 year, 242 days [15]
(10) Duncan Gillies MP 8 March 1883 18 February 1886 2 years, 347 days [16]

Ministers

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Order MP Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Duncan Gillies MP Minister of Railways 18 February 1886 5 November 1890 4 years, 260 days [17]
William Shiels MP 5 November 1890 16 February 1892 1 year, 103 days [18]
James Wheeler MP 16 February 1892 23 January 1893 342 days [19]
James Patterson MP 23 January 1893 14 August 1893 203 days [20]
Richard Richardson MP 14 August 1893 27 September 1894 1 year, 44 days
Henry Roberts Williams MP 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 5 years, 69 days [21]
Alfred Richard Outtrim MP 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 349 days [22]
William Trenwith MP 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 1 year, 203 days [23][24]
William Shiels MP Reform 10 June 1902 21 July 1903 1 year, 41 days [25]
Thomas Bent MP 21 July 1903 8 January 1909 5 years, 171 days [25][26]
Alfred Billson MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 18 May 1912 3 years, 131 days [27]
Peter McBride MP 18 May 1912 19 February 1913 277 days [28][29]
Alfred Billson MP 19 February 1913 9 December 1913 293 days [30]
John Billson MP Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 13 days [31]
Donald Mackinnon MP Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 1 year, 322 days [32][33]
Hugh McKenzie MP 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 2 years, 20 days [34]
Agar Wynne MP Nationalist 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 112 days [35]
Samuel Barnes MP 21 March 1918 7 September 1923 5 years, 170 days [36]
Francis Old MP Country 7 September 1923 19 March 1924 194 days
Frederic Eggleston MP Nationalist 19 March 1924 18 July 1924 121 days [36][37]
Edmond Hogan MP Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 123 days [38]
Frederic Eggleston MP Nationals 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 2 years, 183 days [39]
Thomas Tunnecliffe MP Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 1 year, 186 days [40]
Frank Groves MP Nationalist 22 November 1928 10 December 1929 1 year, 18 days [41]
Henry Beardmore MP 10 December 1929 12 December 1929 2 days [41]
John Cain MP Labor 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 2 years, 159 days [42]
Robert Menzies MP United Australia Party 19 May 1932 25 July 1934 2 years, 67 days [43]
Wilfrid Kent Hughes MP 25 July 1934 2 April 1935 251 days

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