# Minister of Forests

The Minister of Forests was a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria.

## Ministers

| Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
| 1 | James McColl MP | | Minister of Forests | 5 December 1899 | 19 November 1900 | 349 days | |
| 2 | Donald McLeod | | Minister of Forests | 16 February 1904 | 8 January 1909 | 4 years, 327 days | . |
| 3 | Peter McBride MP | Commonwealth Liberal | Minister of Forests | 8 January 1909 | 19 February 1913 | 4 years, 42 days | |
| 4 | Alfred Billson MP | Commonwealth Liberal | Minister of Forests | 19 February 1913 | 9 December 1913 | 293 days | |
| 5 | Alfred Richard Outtrim MP | Labor | Minister of Forests | 9 December 1913 | 22 December 1913 | 13 days | |
| 6 | James Drysdale Brown MLC | Commonwealth Liberal | Minister of Forests | 22 December 1913 | 9 November 1915 | 1 year, 322 days | |
| 8 | Thomas Livingston MP | Commonwealth Liberal | Minister of Forests | 9 November 1915 | 29 November 1917 | 2 years, 20 days | |
| 9 | Alfred Downward MP | Nationalist | Minister of Forests | 29 November 1917 | 21 March 1918 | 112 days | |
| 10 | William Hutchinson MP | Nationalist | Minister of Forests | 21 March 1918 | 1 November 1920 | 2 years, 225 days | |
| 11 | Alexander Peacock MP | Nationalist | Minister of Forests | 4 November 1920 | 28 April 1924 | 3 years, 176 days | |
| 12 | Richard Toutcher MP | Nationalist | Minister of Forests | 28 April 1924 | 18 July 1924 | 81 days | |
| 13 | Daniel McNamara MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 18 July 1924 | 18 November 1924 | 123 days | |
| 14 | Horace Richardson MLC | Nationals | Minister of Forests | 18 November 1924 | 20 May 1927 | 2 years, 183 days | |
| 15 | William Beckett MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 20 May 1927 | 22 November 1928 | 1 year, 186 days | |
| 16 | John Pennington MP | Nationalist | Minister of Forests | 22 November 1928 | 12 December 1929 | 1 year, 20 days | |
| (15) | William Beckett MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 12 December 1929 | 24 June 1931 | 1 year, 194 days | |
| 17 | Robert Williams MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 24 June 1931 | 19 May 1932 | 330 days | |
| 18 | Albert Dunstan MP | United Country | Minister of Forests | 19 May 1932 | 20 March 1935 | 2 years, 305 days | |
| 19 | Thomas Maltby MP | United Australia Party | Minister of Forests | 20 March 1935 | 2 April 1935 | 13 days | |
| 20 | Albert Lind MP | United Country | Minister of Forests | 2 April 1935 | 14 September 1943 | 8 years, 165 days | |
| (13) | Daniel McNamara MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 14 September 1943 | 18 September 1943 | 4 days | |
| (20) | Albert Lind MP | United Country | Minister of Forests | 18 September 1943 | 2 October 1945 | 2 years, 14 days | |
| 21 | William Everard MP | Liberal | Minister of Forests | 2 October 1945 | 21 November 1945 | 50 days | |
| 22 | Bill Barry MP | Labor | Minister of Forests | 21 November 1945 | 20 November 1947 | 1 year, 364 days | |
| 23 | Alexander Dennett MP | Liberal | Minister of Forests | 20 November 1947 | 27 June 1950 | 2 years, 219 days | |
| (20) | Albert Lind MP | Country | Minister of Forests | 27 June 1950 | 28 October 1952 | 2 years, 123 days | |
| (23) | Alexander Dennett MP | Electoral Reform League | Minister of Forests | 28 October 1952 | 31 October 1952 | 3 days | |
| (20) | Albert Lind MP | Country | Minister of Forests | 31 October 1952 | 17 December 1952 | 47 days | |
| 24 | John Galbally MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 17 December 1952 | 7 July 1954 | 1 year, 202 days | |
| 24 | Don Ferguson MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 7 July 1954 | 31 March 1955 | 267 days | |
| 26 | George Tilley MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 31 March 1955 | 7 June 1955 | 68 days | |
| 27 | Robert Whately MP | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Forests | 7 June 1955 | 17 March 1956 | 284 days | |
| 28 | Gilbert Chandler MLC | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Forests | 21 March 1956 | 10 April 1956 | 20 days | |
| 29 | Gordon McArthur MLC | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Forests | 10 April 1956 | 8 July 1958 | 2 years, 89 days | |
| 30 | Alexander Fraser MP | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Forests | 16 July 1958 | 20 January 1959 | 188 days | |
| 31 | Murray Porter MP | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Forests | 20 January 1959 | 26 July 1961 | 2 years, 187 days | |
| 32 | Lindsay Thompson MLC | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Forests | 26 July 1961 | 9 May 1967 | 5 years, 287 days | |
| 33 | Edward Meagher MP | Liberal Country Party | Minister of Forests | 9 May 1967 | 22 June 1973 | 6 years, 44 days | |
| 34 | Jock Granter MLC | Liberal | Minister of Forests | 22 June 1973 | 5 June 1981 | 7 years, 348 days | |
| 35 | Tom Austin MP | Liberal | Minister of Forests | 5 June 1981 | 8 April 1982 | 307 days | |
| 36 | Rod Mackenzie MLC | Labor | Minister of Forests | 8 April 1982 | 1 September 1983 | 1 year, 146 days | |
| 36 | Rod Mackenzie MLC | Labor | Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands From the 1 September 1983 the Forests Act (1958) was administered under an amalgamated Departmental structure. The Minister was still responsible for all the functions of the Act and remained the Minister for Forests for the purposes of legislation. | 1 September 1983 | 2 May 1985 | 1 year, 243 days | |
| 37 | Joan Kirner MLC | Labor | Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands From the 1 September 1983 the Forests Act (1958) was administered under an amalgamated Departmental structure. The Minister was still responsible for all the functions of the Act and remained the Minister for Forests for the purposes of legislation. | 2 May 1985 | 13 October 1988 | 3 years, 164 days | |
| 38 | Kay Setches MP | Labor | Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands From the 1 September 1983 the Forests Act (1958) was administered under an amalgamated Departmental structure. The Minister was still responsible for all the functions of the Act and remained the Minister for Forests for the purposes of legislation. | 13 October 1988 | 2 April 1990 | 1 year, 301 days | |
| 39 | Steve Crabb | Labor | Minister for Conservation and Environment | 2 April 1990 | 21 January 1992 | 1 year, 294 days | |
| 40 | Barry Pullen | Liberal | Minister for Conservation and Environment | 21 January 1992 | 6 October 1992 | 259 days | |
| 41 | Mark A Birrell MLC | Liberal | Minister for Conservation and Environment | 6 October 1992 | 23 March 1996 | 7 years, 2 weeks, 6 days | . |
| 42 | Marie T Tehan | Liberal | Minister for Conservation and Land Management | 23 March 1996 | 21 October 1999 | | . |
| 43 | Sherryl M Garbutt | Labor | Minister for Environment and Conservation | 21 October 1999 | 1 December 2006 | | . |
| 44 | Johnstone (John) W Thwaites | Labor | Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change | 1 December 2006 | 30 July 2007 | | . |
| 45 | Gavin W Jennings MLC | Labor | Minister for Environment and Climate Change | 30 July 2007 | 2 December 2010 | | . |
| 46 | Ryan J Smith | Liberal | Minister for Environment and Climate Change | 2 December 2010 | November 2014 | | . |
| 47 | Jaala Pulford | Labor | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning | November 2014 | 2016 | | . |
| 48 | Lily D'Ambrosio | Labor | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action | 2016 | | | . |

## Reference list

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