# Minister of Immigration (Victoria)

The Minister of Immigration was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria. It was later known as the Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.

## Ministers

| Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| 1 | David Oman MP | Nationalist | Minister of Immigration | 8 May 1923 | 7 September 1923 | 122 days |
| 2 | John Allan MP | Country | Minister of Immigration | 7 September 1923 | 19 March 1924 | 194 days |
| (1) | David Oman MP | Nationalist | Minister of Immigration | 19 March 1924 | 18 July 1924 | 121 days |
| 3 | John Jones MLC | Labor | Minister in charge of Immigration | 18 July 1924 | 18 November 1924 | 123 days |
| 4 | Alfred Downward MP | Country | Minister of Immigration | 18 November 1924 | 20 May 1927 | 2 years, 183 days |
| (3) | John Jones MLC | Labor | Minister in charge of Immigration | 20 May 1927 | 22 November 1928 | 1 year, 186 days |
| 5 | John Pennington MP | Nationalist | Minister of Markets and Immigration | 22 November 1928 | 12 December 1929 | 1 year, 20 days |
| (3) | John Jones MLC | Labor | Minister in charge of Immigration | 12 December 1929 | 26 April 1932 | 2 years, 136 days |
| 6 | Robert Williams MLC | Labor | Minister in charge of Immigration | 26 April 1932 | 19 May 1932 | 23 days |
| (3) | John Jones MLC | United Australia | Minister in charge of Immigration | 19 May 1932 | 2 April 1935 | 2 years, 318 days |
| 7 | George Goudie MLC | Country | Minister in charge of Immigration | 2 April 1935 | 14 September 1943 | 8 years, 165 days |
| 8 | Keith Dodgshun MP | Country | Minister in charge of Immigration | 27 June 1950 | 28 October 1952 | 2 years, 123 days |
| 9 | Alexander Dennett MP | Electoral Reform | Minister in charge of Immigration | 28 October 1952 | 31 October 1952 | 3 days |
| (8) | Keith Dodgshun MP | Country | Minister in charge of Immigration | 31 October 1952 | 17 December 1952 | 47 days |
| 10 | William Slater MLC | Labor | Minister in charge of Immigration | 17 December 1952 | 7 June 1955 | 2 years, 172 days |
| 11 | William Leggatt MP | Liberal and Country | Minister of Immigration | 7 June 1955 | 14 February 1956 | 252 days |
| 12 | Robert Whately MP | Liberal and Country | Minister of Immigration | 14 February 1956 | 17 March 1956 | 32 days |
| 13 | Gilbert Chandler MLC | Liberal and Country | Minister of Immigration | 21 March 1956 | 10 April 1956 | 20 days |
| 14 | Horace Petty MP | Liberal and Country | Minister of Immigration | 10 April 1956 | 9 January 1962 | 5 years, 274 days |
| 15 | Edward Meagher MP | Liberal and Country | Minister of Immigration | 9 January 1962 | 5 September 1962 | 239 days |
| 16 | Rupert Hamer MLC | Liberal and Country | Minister of Immigration | 5 September 1962 | 27 June 1964 | 1 year, 296 days |
| 17 | Vernon Wilcox MP | Liberal and Country | Minister of Immigration | 27 June 1964 | 1 December 1965 | 1 year, 157 days |
| 18 | George Reid MP | Liberal | Minister of Immigration | 9 May 1967 | 15 December 1970 | 3 years, 220 days |
| 19 | Pat Dickie MLC | Liberal | Minister of Immigration | 15 December 1970 | 23 August 1972 | 1 year, 252 days |
| 20 | Murray Byrne MLC | Liberal | Minister of Immigration | 23 August 1972 | 31 March 1976 | 3 years, 221 days |
| 21 | Walter Jona MP | Liberal | Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | 31 March 1976 | 16 May 1979 | 3 years, 46 days |
| 22 | Alan Wood MP | Liberal | Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | 16 May 1979 | 17 February 1981 | 1 year, 277 days |
| 23 | Jeff Kennett MP | Liberal | Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | 17 February 1981 | 8 April 1982 | 1 year, 50 days |
| 24 | Jack Ginifer MP | Labor | Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | 8 April 1982 | 10 May 1982 | 32 days |
| 25 | Peter Spyker MP | Labor | Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | 10 May 1982 | 2 May 1985 | 2 years, 357 days |

## Reference list

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* ↑ Carr, Adan. "VICTORIAN MINISTRIES - 3rd Peacock Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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* ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTRIES - 1st Hogan Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
* ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTRIES - McPherson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
* 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTRIES - 2nd Hogan Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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* ↑ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTRIES - 3rd Cain Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTRIES - Bolte Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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* 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTRIES - Cain II Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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