Minister_for_Education_(Victoria)

Minister for Education of Victoria
Minister for Education of Victoria
	Victorian Coat of arms
	Flag of Victoria
	Incumbent; Ben Carroll MP; since 2 October 2023
	Department of Education
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament; Cabinet; Executive council
Reports to	Premier
Nominator	Premier
Appointer	Governor; on the recommendation of the premier
Term length	At the governor's pleasure
Precursor	Minister of Education; Minister for Education and Training; Minister for School Education;
Inaugural holder	Robert Ramsay MP
Formation	5 March 1880

Minister for Education (Victoria)

A minister within the Cabinet of Victoria

The Minister for Education is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia.

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Order	MP		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Robert Ramsay MP		Minister of Education	5 March 1880	3 August 1880	151 days	^[1]

2	John Lemmon MP	Labor	Minister of Education	18 July 1924	18 November 1924	123 days	^[2]

3	Percival Inchbold MLC	Country	Minister of Education	27 June 1950	28 October 1952	2 years, 123 days	^[3]
4	Ray Tovell MP	Electoral Reform League		28 October 1952	31 October 1952	3 days	^[4]
(3)	Percival Inchbold MLC	Country		31 October 1952	17 December 1952	47 days	^[5]^[6]
5	Ernie Shepherd MP	Labor		17 December 1952	7 June 1955	2 years, 172 days	^[7]
6	Arthur Rylah MP	Liberal Country Party		7 June 1955	8 June 1955	1 day	^[8]
7	William Leggatt MP			8 June 1955	14 February 1956	251 days
8	John Bloomfield MP			14 February 1956	9 May 1967	11 years, 84 days
9	Lindsay Thompson MLC			9 May 1967	16 May 1979	12 years, 7 days	^[8]^[9]
10	Alan Hunt MLC	Liberal		16 May 1979	8 April 1982	2 years, 327 days	^[9]^[10]
11	Robert Fordham MP	Labor		8 April 1982	2 May 1985	3 years, 24 days	^[11]
12	Ian Cathie MP		Minister for Education	2 May 1985	14 December 1987	2 years, 226 days
13	Caroline Hogg MLC			14 December 1987	13 October 1988	304 days
14	Joan Kirner MP			13 October 1988	10 August 1990	1 year, 301 days
15	Barry Pullen MLC			10 August 1990	18 January 1991	161 days	^[12]
15	Barry Pullen MLC		Minister for Education and Training	18 January 1991	28 January 1992	1 year, 10 days
16	Neil Pope MP		Minister for School Education	28 January 1992	6 October 1992	252 days
17	Don Hayward MP	Liberal	Minister for Education	6 October 1992	3 April 1996	3 years, 180 days	^[13]
18	Phil Gude MP	Liberal		3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days	^[13]
19	Mary Delahunty MP	Labor		20 October 1999	5 December 2002	3 years, 46 days	^[14]
20	Lynne Kosky MP		Minister for Education and Training	5 December 2002	1 December 2006	3 years, 361 days	^[14]
21	John Lenders MLC		Minister for Education	1 December 2006	3 August 2007	245 days	^[14]^[15]
22	Bronwyn Pike MP			3 August 2007	2 December 2010	3 years, 121 days	^[15]
23	Martin Dixon MP	Liberal		2 December 2010	4 December 2014	4 years, 2 days	^[16]^[17]
24	James Merlino MP	Labor		4 December 2014	27 June 2022	7 years, 205 days	^[18]
25	Natalie Hutchins MP			27 June 2022	2 October 2023	1 year, 97 days	^[18]
26	Ben Carroll MP			2 October 2023	Incumbent	209 days	^[19]

Order	MP		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Steve Herbert MLC	Labor	Minister for Training and Skills	4 December 2014	9 November 2016	1 year, 341 days	^[18]
2	Gayle Tierney MLC		Minister for Training and Skills	9 November 2016	2 October 2023	7 years, 171 days	^[18]
2	Gayle Tierney MLC		Minister for Skills and TAFE	2 October 2023	Incumbent	7 years, 171 days	^[19]

Order	MP		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Evan Walker MLC	Labor	Minister responsible for Post-Secondary Education	7 February 1989	10 August 1990	1 year, 184 days	^[11]

2	Tom Roper MP	Labor	Minister for Post-Secondary Education and Training	28 January 1992	6 October 1992	252 days	^[12]
3	Haddon Storey MLC	Liberal	Minister for Tertiary Education and Training	6 October 1992	3 April 1996	3 years, 180 days	^[13]
4	Phil Honeywood MP	Liberal	Minister for Tertiary Education and Training	3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days	^[13]
5	Lynne Kosky MP	Labor	Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment	20 October 1999	5 December 2002	3 years, 46 days	^[14]

6	Peter Hall MLC	Nationals	Minister for Higher Education and Skills	2 December 2010	17 March 2014	3 years, 105 days	^[16]^[17]
7	Nick Wakeling MP	Liberal	Minister for Higher Education and Skills	17 March 2014	4 December 2014	262 days	^[17]

8	Gayle Tierney MLC	Labor	Minister for Higher Education	29 November 2018	2 October 2023	4 years, 307 days	^[18]^[19]

Order	MP		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Norman Lacy MP	Liberal	Minister of Educational Services	23 December 1980	8 April 1982	1 year, 106 days	^[9]^[10]
2	Robert Fordham MP	Labor	Minister of Educational Services	8 April 1982	8 February 1984	1 year, 306 days	^[11]

3	Monica Gould MLC	Labor	Minister for Education Services	12 February 2002	1 December 2006	4 years, 292 days	^[14]
4	Jacinta Allan MP	Labor	Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment	1 December 2006	3 August 2007	245 days	^[14]^[15]

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Jacinta Allan MP		Labor	Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation	3 August 2007	20 January 2010	2 years, 170 days	^[15]
2	Bronwyn Pike MP		Labor	Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation	20 January 2010	2 December 2010	316 days	^[15]

Minister_for_Education_(Victoria)

Minister for Education (Victoria)

Ministers for Education

Ministers for Skills and TAFE

Ministers for Higher Education

Ministers for Education Services

Ministers for Skills and Workforce Participation

Minister for Special Education

Minister for International Education

Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession

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Minister for Education of Victoria
Victorian Coat of arms
Flag of Victoria
Incumbent Ben Carroll MP since 2 October 2023
Department of Education
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Cabinet Executive council
Reports to	Premier
Nominator	Premier
Appointer	Governor on the recommendation of the premier
Term length	At the governor's pleasure
Precursor	Minister of Education Minister for Education and Training Minister for School Education
Inaugural holder	Robert Ramsay MP
Formation	5 March 1880