Minister for Creative Industries

The Minister for Creative Industries is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia. It was formerly known as the Minister for the Arts up until the Andrews Government.

Minister for Creative Industries of Victoria
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Incumbent Colin Brooks MP since 2 October 2023
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 the Arts Minister for Arts
Inaugural holder	Rupert Hamer MP
Formation	23 August 1972

Ministers

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Rupert Hamer MP		Liberal	Minister for the Arts	23 August 1972	16 May 1979	6 years, 266 days	[1]
2	Norman Lacy MP				16 May 1979	8 April 1982	2 years, 327 days	[1][2]
3	Race Mathews MP		Labor		8 April 1982	14 December 1987	5 years, 250 days	[3]
4	Ian Cathie MP				14 December 1987	13 October 1988	304 days
5	Robert Fordham MP				13 October 1988	31 January 1989	110 days
6	Evan Walker MLC				7 February 1989	10 August 1990	1 year, 184 days
7	Jim Kennan MP				10 August 1990	6 October 1992	2 years, 57 days	[4]
8	Haddon Storey MLC		Liberal		6 October 1992	3 April 1996	3 years, 180 days	[5]
9	Jeffrey Kennett MP				3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days
10	Mary Delahunty MP		Labor	Minister for Arts	20 October 1999	1 December 2006	7 years, 42 days	[6]
				Minister for the Arts
11	Lynne Kosky MP				1 December 2006	20 January 2010	3 years, 50 days	[6][7]
12	Peter Batchelor MP				20 January 2010	2 December 2010	316 days	[7]
13	Edward Baillieu MP		Liberal		2 December 2010	6 March 2013	2 years, 94 days	[8]
14	Heidi Victoria MP				13 March 2013	4 December 2014	1 year, 266 days	[9]
15	Martin Foley MP		Labor	Minister for Creative Industries	4 December 2014	29 September 2020	5 years, 300 days	[10]
16	Danny Pearson MP				29 September 2020	27 June 2022	1 year, 271 days	[10][11]
17	Steve Dimopoulos MP				27 June 2022	2 October 2023	1 year, 97 days	[10]
18	Colin Brooks MP				2 October 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 48 days	[12]

See also

• Minister for the Arts (Australia)
  • Minister for the Arts (New South Wales)
  • Minister for the Arts (Northern Territory)
  • Minister for the Arts (Western Australia)

Reference list

1. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hamer". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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8. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Baillieu". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
9. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Napthine". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
10. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Andrews". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
11. "Ministers of the Crown" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 27 June 2022. p. 2022:3. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
12. 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.