# Minister for Public Works (Victoria)

The Minister for Public Works was a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia.

## Ministers

| Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| 1 | Charles Pasley MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 28 November 1855 | 11 March 1857 | 1 year, 103 days |
| 2 | Charles Gavan Duffy MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 11 March 1857 | 29 April 1857 | 49 days |
| 3 | George Horne MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 21 December 1858 | 27 October 1859 | 310 days |
| 4 | James Francis MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 25 November 1859 | 3 September 1860 | 283 days |
| 5 | John Bailey MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 3 September 1860 | 2 October 1860 | 29 days |
| 6 | Vincent Pyke MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 2 October 1860 | 26 November 1860 | 55 days |
| 7 | James Johnston MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 26 November 1860 | 20 February 1861 | 86 days |
| 8 | James M Grant MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 20 February 1861 | 14 November 1861 | 267 days |
| (7) | James Johnston MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 14 November 1861 | 27 June 1863 | 1 year, 225 days |
| 9 | Matthew Hervey MLC | | Commissioner of Public Works | 27 June 1863 | 22 July 1865 | 2 years, 25 days |
| 10 | William Vale MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 18 July 1866 | 6 May 1868 | 1 year, 293 days |
| 11 | Michael O'Grady MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 6 May 1868 | 11 July 1868 | 66 days |
| 12 | John McCrae MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 25 January 1869 | 20 September 1869 | 238 days |
| 13 | Isaac Godfrey Reeves MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 20 September 1869 | 19 January 1870 | 121 days |
| 14 | William McLellan MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 19 January 1870 | 9 April 1870 | 80 days |
| 15 | William Bates MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 9 April 1870 | 19 June 1871 | 1 year, 71 days |
| (11) | Michael O'Grady MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 19 June 1871 | 10 June 1872 | 357 days |
| 15 | Alexander Fraser MLC | | Commissioner of Public Works | 14 June 1872 | 4 May 1874 | 1 year, 324 days |
| 16 | Robert Stirling Hore Anderson MLC | | Commissioner of Public Works | 4 May 1874 | 7 August 1875 | 1 year, 95 days |
| 17 | James Patterson MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 7 August 1875 | 20 October 1875 | 74 days |
| 18 | Joseph Jones MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 20 October 1875 | 21 May 1877 | 1 year, 213 days |
| (17) | James Patterson MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 21 May 1877 | 5 March 1880 | 2 years, 289 days |
| 19 | Thomas Bent MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 5 March 1880 | 3 August 1880 | 151 days |
| 20 | George Langridge MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 3 August 1880 | 9 July 1881 | 340 days |
| 21 | Charles Young MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 19 August 1881 | 8 March 1883 | 1 year, 201 days |
| 22 | Alfred Deakin MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 8 March 1883 | 13 November 1883 | 250 days |
| (22) | Alfred Deakin MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 23 April 1884 | 18 February 1886 | 1 year, 301 days |
| 23 | John Nimmo MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 18 February 1886 | 1 June 1889 | 3 years, 103 days |
| 24 | David Davies MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 1 June 1889 | 17 June 1889 | 16 days |
| (17) | James Patterson MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 17 June 1889 | 2 September 1890 | 1 year, 77 days |
| 25 | William Anderson MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 2 September 1890 | 5 November 1890 | 64 days |
| 26 | James Wheeler MP | | Minister of Public Works | 5 November 1890 | 16 February 1892 | 1 year, 103 days |
| 27 | George Graham MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 16 February 1892 | 23 January 1893 | 342 days |
| 28 | William Webb MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 23 January 1893 | 27 September 1894 | 1 year, 247 days |
| 29 | John William Taverner MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 27 September 1894 | 5 December 1899 | 5 years, 69 days |
| (27) | George Graham MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 5 December 1899 | 19 November 1900 | 349 days |
| 30 | William Trenwith MP | | Commissioner of Public Works | 19 November 1900 | 12 February 1901 | 85 days |
| 31 | William McCulloch MLC | | Commissioner of Public Works | 12 February 1901 | 10 June 1902 | 1 year, 118 days |
| (29) | John William Taverner MP | Reform | Commissioner of Public Works | 10 June 1902 | 6 February 1903 | 241 days |
| (18) | Thomas Bent MP | Reform | Commissioner of Public Works | 6 February 1903 | 16 February 1904 | 1 year, 10 days |
| 32 | Ewen Hugh Cameron MP | Reform | Commissioner of Public Works | 16 February 1904 | 31 October 1908 | 4 years, 258 days |
| 33 | Duncan McBryde MLC | Reform | Commissioner of Public Works | 31 October 1908 | 8 January 1909 | 69 days |
| 34 | William Baillieu MLC | Commonwealth Liberal | Commissioner of Public Works | 8 January 1909 | 27 February 1912 | 3 years, 50 days |
| 35 | William Edgar MLC | Commonwealth Liberal | Commissioner of Public Works | 27 February 1912 | 21 June 1913 | 1 year, 114 days |
| 36 | Frederick Hagelthorn MLC | Commonwealth Liberal | Commissioner of Public Works | 21 June 1913 | 9 December 1913 | 171 days |
| 37 | Adam McLellan MLC | Labor | Commissioner of Public Works | 9 December 1913 | 22 December 1913 | 13 days |
| (36) | Frederick Hagelthorn MLC | Commonwealth Liberal | Commissioner of Public Works | 22 December 1913 | 29 November 1917 | 3 years, 342 days |
| 38 | John McWhae MLC | Nationalist | Commissioner of Public Works | 29 November 1917 | 21 March 1918 | 112 days |
| 39 | Arthur Robinson MLC | Nationalist | Commissioner of Public Works | 21 March 1918 | 21 October 1919 | 1 year, 214 days |
| 40 | Frank Clarke MLC | Nationalist | Commissioner of Public Works | 21 October 1919 | 7 September 1923 | 3 years, 321 days |
| 41 | George Goudie MLC (CP) | Nationalist | Commissioner of Public Works | 7 September 1923 | 19 March 1924 | 194 days |
| 42 | Henry Cohen MLC | Nationalist | Commissioner of Public Works | 19 March 1924 | 18 July 1924 | 121 days |
| 43 | John Percy Jones MLC | Labor | Commissioner of Public Works | 18 July 1924 | 18 November 1924 | 123 days |
| (41) | George Goudie MLC (CP) | Country | Commissioner of Public Works | 18 November 1924 | 20 May 1927 | 2 years, 183 days |
| (43) | John Percy Jones MLC | Labor | Commissioner of Public Works | 20 May 1927 | 22 November 1928 | 1 year, 186 days |
| 44 | Alfred Chandler MLC | Nationalist | Minister of Public Works | 22 November 1928 | 12 December 1929 | 1 year, 20 days |
| (43) | John Percy Jones MLC | Labor | Commissioner of Public Works | 12 December 1929 | 26 April 1932 | 2 years, 136 days |
| 45 | Robert Williams MLC | Labor | Commissioner of Public Works | 26 April 1932 | 19 May 1932 | 23 days |
| (43) | John Percy Jones MLC (UAP) | United Australia Party | Commissioner of Public Works | 19 May 1932 | 2 April 1935 | 2 years, 318 days |
| (41) | George Goudie MLC | United Country | Commissioner of Public Works | 2 April 1935 | 14 September 1943 | 8 years, 165 days |
| 46 | Jack Holland MP | Labor | Commissioner of Public Works | 14 September 1943 | 18 September 1943 | 4 days |
| 47 | John Lienhop MLC (CP) | United Country | Commissioner of Public Works | 18 September 1943 | 2 October 1945 | 2 years, 14 days |
| 48 | Likely McBrien MLC (Ind) | Liberal | Commissioner of Public Works | 2 October 1945 | 21 November 1945 | 50 days |
| 49 | William Everard MP (Lib) | Liberal | Commissioner of Public Works | 2 October 1945 | 21 November 1945 | 50 days |
| 50 | Pat Kennelly MLC | Labor | Commissioner of Public Works | 21 November 1945 | 20 November 1947 | 1 year, 364 days |
| 51 | James Kennedy MLC (Lib) | Liberal Country Coalition | Commissioner of Public Works | 20 November 1947 | 27 June 1950 | 2 years, 219 days |
| 52 | Percy Byrnes MLC | Country | Commissioner of Public Works | 27 June 1950 | 28 October 1952 | 2 years, 123 days |
| 53 | Charles Gartside MLC | Electoral Reform League | Commissioner of Public Works | 28 October 1952 | 31 October 1952 | 3 days |
| (52) | Percy Byrnes MLC | Country | Commissioner of Public Works | 31 October 1952 | 17 December 1952 | 47 days |
| 54 | Samuel Merrifield MP | Labor | Commissioner of Public Works | 17 December 1952 | 7 June 1955 | 2 years, 172 days |
| 55 | Thomas Maltby MP | Liberal Country Party | Commissioner of Public Works | 7 June 1955 | 26 July 1961 | 6 years, 49 days |
| 56 | Horace Petty MP | Liberal Country Party | Commissioner of Public Works | 26 July 1961 | 27 May 1964 | 2 years, 306 days |
| 57 | Murray Porter MP | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Public Works | 27 June 1964 | 11 June 1970 | 5 years, 349 days |
| 58 | Murray Byrne MLC | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Public Works | 11 June 1970 | 23 August 1972 | 2 years, 73 days |
| 59 | Roberts Dunstan MP | Liberal | Minister of Public Works | 23 August 1972 | 10 August 1978 | 5 years, 352 days |
| 60 | Rob Maclellan MP | Liberal | Minister of Public Works | 10 August 1978 | 16 August 1978 | 6 days |
| 61 | Tom Austin MP | Liberal | Minister of Public Works | 16 August 1978 | 23 December 1980 | 2 years, 129 days |
| 62 | Alan Wood MP | Liberal | Minister of Public Works | 23 December 1980 | 8 April 1982 | 1 year, 106 days |
| 63 | Jack Simpson MP | Labor | Minister of Public Works | 8 April 1982 | 8 September 1983 | 1 year, 153 days |
| 64 | Evan Walker MLC | Labor | Minister of Public Works | 8 September 1983 | 2 May 1985 | 1 year, 236 days |
| 65 | Bunna Walsh MP | Labor | Minister for Public Works | 2 May 1985 | 14 December 1987 | 2 years, 226 days |

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