Minister_for_Water_(Victoria)

Minister for Water of Victoria
Minister for Water of Victoria
	Victorian Coat of arms
	Flag of Victoria
	Incumbent; Harriet Shing MLC; since 27 June 2022
	Department of Environment and Primary Industries
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
Inaugural holder	Robert Clark MP
Formation	2 April 1880

Minister for Water (Victoria)

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MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
Robert Clark MP	Colonial Victoria		Commissioner of Water Supply	2 April 1880	3 August 1880	123 days	^[1]
Charles Young MP			Minister of Water Supply and Agriculture	9 July 1881	8 March 1883	1 year, 242 days	^[2]
Alfred Deakin MP			Commissioner of Water Supply	8 March 1884	23 April 1884	46 days	^[3]
Frederick Thomas Sargood MLC				23 April 1884	18 February 1886	1 year, 301 days	^[3]
Alfred Deakin MP				18 February 1886	5 November 1890	4 years, 260 days	^[4]
George Graham MP			Minister of Water Supply	5 November 1890	23 January 1893	2 years, 79 days	^[5]^[6]
James McColl MP				23 January 1893	27 September 1894	1 year, 247 days	^[7]
Henry Foster MP				28 September 1894	5 December 1899	5 years, 68 days	^[8]
Alfred Richard Outtrim MP			Minister of Mines and Water Supply	5 December 1899	19 November 1900	349 days	^[9]
John Burton MP				19 November 1900	10 June 1902	1 year, 203 days	^[10]^[11]
Ewen Hugh Cameron MP		Reform		10 June 1902	16 February 1904	1 year, 251 days	^[12]
Donald McLeod MP			Minister of Water Supply	10 March 1904	26 April 1904	47 days	^[13]
George Swinburne MP				26 April 1904	31 October 1908	4 years, 188 days
Alfred Downward MP				31 October 1908	8 January 1909	69 days
George Graham MP		Commonwealth Liberal		8 January 1909	9 December 1913	4 years, 335 days	^[14]^[15]
William Plain MP		Labor		9 December 1913	22 December 1913	13 days	^[16]
William Hutchinson MP		Commonwealth Liberal		22 December 1913	9 November 1915	1 year, 322 days	^[17]^[18]
Hugh McKenzie MP		Commonwealth Liberal		9 November 1915	29 November 1917	2 years, 20 days	^[18]
Frank Clarke MLC		Nationalist		29 November 1917	22 February 1921	3 years, 85 days	^[19]^[20]
Harry Lawson MP				22 February 1921	27 February 1924	3 years, 5 days	^[20]
Frederic Eggleston MP				27 February 1924	19 March 1924	21 days	^[20]
John Gordon MP				19 March 1924	18 July 1924	121 days	^[20]^[21]
Henry Bailey MP		Labor		18 July 1924	18 November 1924	123 days	^[22]
John Allan MP		Country		18 November 1924	20 May 1927	2 years, 183 days	^[23]
Henry Bailey MP		Labor		20 May 1927	22 November 1928	1 year, 186 days	^[24]
Henry Angus MP		Nationalist		22 November 1928	12 December 1929	1 year, 20 days	^[25]
Henry Bailey MP		Labor		12 December 1929	19 May 1932	2 years, 159 days	^[26]
George Goudie MLC		Country		19 May 1932	20 March 1935	2 years, 305 days	^[27]
Henry Cohen MLC		United Australia Party		20 March 1935	2 April 1935	13 days	^[27]
Francis Old MP		United Country		2 April 1935	14 September 1943	8 years, 165 days	^[28]
Daniel McNamara MLC		Labor		14 September 1943	18 September 1943	4 days	^[29]
John McDonald MP		Country		18 September 1943	2 October 1945	2 years, 14 days	^[30]
Edwin Mackrell MP		Country		2 October 1945	21 November 1945	50 days	^[31]
Bill Galvin MP		Labor		21 November 1945	20 November 1947	1 year, 364 days	^[32]
John McDonald MP		Country		20 November 1947	3 December 1948	1 year, 13 days	^[33]
Thomas Hollway MP		Liberal		3 December 1948	8 December 1948	5 days
Henry Bolte MP		Liberal		8 December 1948	27 June 1950	1 year, 201 days
Richard Brose MP		Country		27 June 1950	28 October 1952	2 years, 123 days	^[34]
John Hipworth MP		Electoral Reform League		28 October 1952	31 October 1952	3 days	^[35]
Richard Brose MP		Country		31 October 1952	17 December 1952	47 days	^[36]^[37]
Clive Stoneham MP		Labor		17 December 1952	7 June 1955	2 years, 172 days	^[38]
Wilfred Mibus MP		Liberal Country Party		7 June 1955	18 April 1964	8 years, 316 days	^[39]
Henry Bolte MP				22 April 1964	28 April 1964	6 days
Jim Balfour MP				28 April 1964	27 June 1964	60 days
Tom Darcy MP				27 June 1964	9 May 1967	2 years, 316 days
Bill Borthwick MP				9 May 1967	11 June 1970	3 years, 33 days
Ian Smith MP				11 June 1970	23 August 1972	2 years, 73 days
Roberts Dunstan MP		Liberal		23 August 1972	22 June 1973	303 days	^[40]
Jock Granter MLC				22 June 1973	5 June 1981	7 years, 348 days	^[40]
Glyn Jenkins MLC				5 June 1981	8 April 1982	307 days	^[41]
David White MLC		Labor		8 April 1982	2 May 1985	3 years, 24 days	^[42]
Andrew McCutcheon MP			Minister for Water Resources	2 May 1985	14 December 1987	2 years, 226 days
Frank Wilkes MP				14 December 1987	13 October 1988	304 days
Bunna Walsh MP				13 October 1988	10 August 1990	1 year, 301 days
Steven Crabb MP				28 January 1992	6 October 1992	252 days	^[43]
John Thwaites MP			Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change	5 December 2002	30 July 2007	4 years, 237 days	^[44]
John Brumby MP			Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change	30 July 2007	3 August 2007	4 days	^[45]
Tim Holding MP			Minister for Water	3 August 2007	2 December 2010	3 years, 121 days	^[45]
Peter Walsh MP		Nationals	Minister for Water	2 December 2010	4 December 2014	4 years, 2 days	^[46]^[47]
Lisa Neville MP		Labor	Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water	4 December 2014	23 May 2016	1 year, 171 days	^[48]
Lisa Neville MP			Minister for Water	23 May 2016	27 June 2022	6 years, 35 days	^[48]
Harriet Shing MLC			Minister for Water	27 June 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 306 days	^[48]^[49]

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Minister for Water of Victoria
Victorian Coat of arms
Flag of Victoria
Incumbent Harriet Shing MLC since 27 June 2022
Department of Environment and Primary Industries
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
Inaugural holder	Robert Clark MP
Formation	2 April 1880