Minister for Education (Victoria)

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

Minister for Education of Victoria
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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

Ministers for Education

Order	MP	Party affiliation		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]
				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				3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days
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
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
26	Ben Carroll MP				2 October 2023	Incumbent	328 days	[19]

Ministers for Skills and TAFE

Order	MP	Party affiliation		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				9 November 2016	2 October 2023	7 years, 290 days
				Minister for Skills and TAFE	2 October 2023	Incumbent		[19]

Ministers for Higher Education

Order	MP	Party affiliation		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				3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days
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		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]

Ministers for Education Services

Order	MP	Party affiliation		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		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			Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment	1 December 2006	3 August 2007	245 days	[14][15]

Ministers for Skills and Workforce Participation

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				20 January 2010	2 December 2010	316 days

Minister for Special Education

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Alan Scanlan MP		Liberal	Minister for Special Education	31 March 1976	16 May 1979	3 years, 46 days	[9]

Minister for International Education

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Steve Herbert MLC		Labor	Minister for International Education	23 May 2016	9 November 2016	170 days	[18]

Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Peter Hall MLC		Nationals	Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession	2 December 2010	17 March 2014	3 years, 105 days	[16][17]

See also

• Minister for Education (Australia)
• Minister for Children (Victoria)
• Minister for Employment (Victoria)

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