Chief Secretary of Victoria

Chief Secretary of Victoria
Victorian coat of arms
Flag of Victoria
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofParliament
Executive council
Reports toPremier
NominatorPremier
Appointer
  • Governor
  • on the recommendation of the premier
Term length
Inaugural holderWilliam Haines
Formation1855
Final holderLindsay Thompson
Abolished1980

The Chief Secretary was a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria responsible for a various areas.

The position was abolished in 1980.

Ministers

Order Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
William Haines MP Independent Chief Secretary 28 November 1855 11 March 1857 1 year, 103 days
John O'Shanassy MP 11 March 1857 29 April 1857 49 days
William Haines MP 29 April 1857 10 March 1858 315 days
John O'Shanassy MP 10 March 1858 27 October 1859 1 year, 231 days
William Nicholson MP 27 October 1859 26 November 1860 1 year, 30 days
Richard Heales MP 26 November 1860 14 November 1861 353 days
John O'Shanassy MP 14 November 1861 27 June 1863 1 year, 225 days
James McCulloch MP 27 June 1863 6 May 1868 4 years, 314 days
Charles Sladen MLC 6 May 1868 11 July 1868 66 days
James McCulloch MP 11 July 1868 20 September 1869 1 year, 71 days
John A Macpherson MP 20 September 1869 9 April 1870 201 days
James McCulloch MP 9 April 1870 19 June 1871 1 year, 71 days
Charles Gavan Duffy MP 19 June 1871 10 June 1872 357 days
James G Francis MP 10 June 1872 31 July 1874 2 years, 51 days
Graham Berry MP 10 August 1875 20 October 1875 71 days
John A Macpherson MP 20 October 1875 21 May 1877 1 year, 213 days
Graham Berry MP 21 May 1877 5 March 1880 2 years, 289 days
Robert Ramsay MP 5 March 1880 3 August 1880 151 days
Graham Berry MP 3 August 1880 9 July 1881 340 days
James M Grant MP 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 1 year, 242 days
Graham Berry MP 8 March 1883 16 February 1886 2 years, 345 days
Alfred Deakin MP 18 February 1886 5 November 1890 4 years, 260 days
George D Langridge MP 5 November 1890 24 March 1891 139 days
John M Davies MLC 24 March 1891 11 April 1891 18 days
Allan McLean MP 11 April 1891 23 January 1893 1 year, 287 days
James Patterson MP 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 1 year, 247 days
Alexander Peacock MP 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 5 years, 69 days
Allan McLean MP 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 349 days
Alexander Peacock MP 19 November 1900 12 February 1901 85 days
William Trenwith MP 4 June 1901 10 June 1902 1 year, 6 days
John Murray MP Reform 10 June 1902 19 February 1904 1 year, 254 days
Samuel Gillott MP 19 February 1904 4 December 1906 2 years, 288 days
John Mackey MP 11 December 1906 4 January 1907 24 days
Thomas Langdon MP 4 January 1907 22 February 1907 49 days
Alexander Peacock MP 22 February 1907 20 October 1908 1 year, 241 days
John Mackey MP 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 69 days
John Murray MP Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 9 December 1913 4 years, 335 days
George Prendergast MP Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 13 days
John Murray MP Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 1 year, 322 days
Donald McLeod MP 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 2 years, 20 days
John Bowser MP Nationalist 29 November 1917 7 July 1919 1 year, 220 days
Matthew Baird MP 7 July 1919 7 September 1923 4 years, 62 days
Stanley Argyle MP 7 September 1923 18 July 1924 315 days
Thomas Tunnecliffe MP Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 123 days
Stanley Argyle MP Nationalist 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 2 years, 183 days
George Prendergast MP Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 1 year, 186 days
Stanley Argyle MP Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 1 year, 20 days
Thomas Tunnecliffe MP Labor 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 2 years, 159 days
Ian Macfarlan MP United Australia Party 19 May 1932 2 April 1935 2 years, 318 days
Murray Bourchier MP United Country 2 April 1935 22 June 1936 1 year, 81 days
Henry Bailey MP United Country 22 June 1936 14 September 1943 7 years, 84 days
Herbert Cremean MP Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 4 days
Herbert Hyland MP United Country 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 2 years, 14 days
Thomas Maltby MP Liberal 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 50 days
Bill Slater MP Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 1 year, 364 days
Keith Dodgshun MP United Country 20 November 1947 3 December 1948 1 year, 13 days
Wilfrid Kent Hughes MP Liberal 3 December 1948 8 December 1948 5 days
William Leggatt MP Liberal 8 December 1948 19 June 1950 1 year, 193 days
Trevor Oldham MP Liberal 19 June 1950 27 June 1950 8 days
Keith Dodgshun MP Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 2 years, 123 days
Alexander Dennett MP Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 3 days
Keith Dodgshun MP Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 47 days
Bill Galvin MP Labor 17 December 1952 7 June 1955 2 years, 172 days
Arthur Rylah MP Liberal Country Party 7 June 1955 5 March 1971 15 years, 271 days
George Reid MP 5 March 1971 29 April 1971 55 days
Rupert Hamer MLC 29 April 1971 23 August 1972 1 year, 116 days
Edward Meagher MP Liberal 23 August 1972 30 May 1973 280 days
John Rossiter MP 30 May 1973 31 March 1976 2 years, 306 days
Pat Dickie MLC 31 March 1976 16 August 1978 2 years, 138 days
Joe Rafferty MP 18 August 1978 4 April 1979 229 days
Haddon Storey MLC 4 April 1979 16 May 1979 42 days
Lindsay Thompson MP 16 May 1979 3 September 1980 1 year, 110 days

Reference List

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