Attorney-General of Victoria explained

Post:	Ashishkumar kumar PRAVINBHAI Attorney-General
Body:	Victoria
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Victoria.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Victorian Coat of arms
Flag:	Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
Flagsize:	120px
Flagcaption:	Flag of Victoria
Incumbent:	Jaclyn Symes
Incumbentsince:	22 December 2020
Department:	Department of Justice and Community Safety
Style:	The Honourable
Reports To:	Premier of Victoria
Seat:	Level 26, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Nominator:	Premier of Victoria
Appointer:	Governor of Victoria
Appointer Qualified:	on the advice of the premier
Termlength:	At the governor's pleasure
Formation:	15 Jul 1851
First:	Sir William Stawell
Deputy:	Solicitor-General

The Attorney-General of Victoria, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for Victoria,^[1] is a minister in the Government of Victoria, Australia. The Attorney-General is a senior minister in the state government and the First Law Officer of the State.

The current Attorney-General of Victoria has, since December 2020, been Jaclyn Symes of the Australian Labor Party. The Attorney-General is one of the ministers who administer parts of the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety, with responsibility for the state's courts and tribunals.

Bill Slater served as Attorney-General of Victoria 6 separate times and Arthur Rylah holds the record for the longest term of 11 years and 334 days.

Colonial Victoria

Order	MP^[2]	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1		15 July 1851	25 February 1857		^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
2		25 February 1857	11 March 1857
3	Henry Samuel Chapman	11 March 1857	29 April 1857		^[6]
4		29 April 1857	10 March 1858		^[7]
(3)		10 March 1858	27 October 1859		^[8]
5		27 October 1859	26 November 1860		^[9]
6		26 November 1860	29 July 1861		^[10]
7		29 July 1861	14 November 1861
(6)		14 November 1861	27 June 1863		^[11]
8		27 June 1863	6 May 1868		^[12]
9		6 May 1868	11 July 1868		^[13]
10		11 July 1868	20 September 1869		^[14]
(9)		20 September 1869	9 April 1870		^[15]
(4)		9 April 1870	19 June 1871		^[16]
11		5 July 1871	10 June 1872		^[17]
12		10 June 1872	1 May 1874		^[18]
13		2 May 1874	7 August 1875		^[19]
14	Robert Le Poer Trench	9 August 1875	20 October 1875		^[20] ^[21]
(13)		20 October 1875	21 May 1877		^[22]
(14)	Robert Le Poer Trench	22 May 1877	27 March 1878		^[23]
15		27 March 1878	5 March 1880		^[24]
(13)		5 March 1880	3 August 1880		^[25]
16		3 August 1880	9 July 1881		^[26]
(15)		9 July 1881	8 March 1883		^[27]
(13)		8 March 1883	1 January 1886		^[28]
17		18 February 1886	5 November 1890		^[29]
18		5 November 1890	16 February 1892		^[30]
19		16 February 1892	28 April 1892		^[31]
(18)		28 April 1892	23 January 1893
(15)		23 January 1893	27 September 1894		^[32]
20		27 September 1894	5 December 1899		^[33]
21		5 December 1899	19 November 1900		^[34]
(20)		19 November 1900	4 June 1901		^[35] ^[36]
22		4 June 1901	10 June 1902

Post-federation

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
(21)			Reform	10 June 1902	7 September 1903		^[37]
23	John Mark Davies MLC			7 September 1903	8 January 1909		^[38] ^[39]
24	James Drysdale Brown MLC			Commonwealth Liberal	8 January 1909	9 December 1913		^[40] ^[41]
25	William Evans MLC			Labor	9 December 1913	22 December 1913		^[42]
26				Commonwealth Liberal	22 December 1913	9 November 1915		^[43] ^[44]
27					9 November 1915	29 November 1917
28				Nationalist	29 November 1917	21 March 1918		^[45]
(27)					21 March 1918	21 October 1919		^[46]
29	Arthur Robinson MLC				21 October 1919	11 July 1924		^[47]
30	Henry Cohen MLC				11 July 1924	18 July 1924
31				Labor	18 July 1924	18 November 1924		^[48]
32				Nationalist	18 November 1924	28 April 1927		^[49]
33				Country	28 April 1927	20 May 1927
(31)				Labor	20 May 1927	22 November 1928		^[50]
34				Nationalist	22 November 1928	12 December 1929		^[51] ^[52]
(31)				Labor	12 December 1929	19 May 1932		^[53]
35				United Australia Party	19 May 1932	25 July 1934		^[54]
(34)					25 July 1934	2 April 1935
36				United Country	2 April 1935	18 April 1938		^[55]
37					26 April 1938	14 September 1943		^[56]
(31)				Labor	14 September 1943	18 September 1943		^[57]
(34)				United Australia Party	18 September 1943	21 November 1945		^[58] ^[59]
(31)				Labor	21 November 1945	20 November 1947		^[60]
38				Liberal	20 November 1947	27 June 1950		^[61]
39				Country	27 June 1950	28 October 1952		^[62]
40				Electoral Reform League	28 October 1952	31 October 1952		^[63]
(39)				Country	31 October 1952	17 December 1952		^[64]
(31)	Bill Slater MLC			Labor	17 December 1952	7 June 1955		^[65]
41				Liberal Country Party	7 June 1955	8 June 1955		^[66]
42					8 June 1955	9 May 1967
43					9 May 1967	30 May 1973		^[67]
44				Liberal	30 May 1973	31 March 1976
45	Alan Hunt MLC				31 March 1976	6 May 1976
46	Haddon Storey MLC				6 May 1976	8 April 1982		^[68]
47				Labor	8 April 1982	8 September 1983		^[69]
48	Jim Kennan MLC				8 September 1983	14 December 1987
49					14 December 1987	2 April 1990		^[70]
(48)					2 April 1990	6 October 1992		^[71]
50				Liberal	6 October 1992	20 October 1999		^[72]
51				Labor	20 October 1999	2 December 2010		^[73] ^[74]
52				Liberal	2 December 2010	4 December 2014		^[75] ^[76]
53				Labor	4 December 2014	29 November 2018		^[77]
54					29 November 2018	16 December 2020
55	Jaclyn Symes MLC				22 December 2020	Incumbent		^[78]

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Victoria

Notes and References

1. See, e.g., Bullivant v Attorney-General for Victoria [1900] AC 196; Ryan v Attorney General for Victoria [1967] VR 514
2. Web site: O'Neill . Patrick . Lorimer . Catherine . Downing . Pauline . List of Australian Attorneys-Generals . 14 October 2022 . www.aph.gov.au . Parliament of Australia . en-AU.
3. 1851. 80. Official Appointments. Lonsdale. William. William Lonsdale (colonist). 15 July 1851. 25 September 2023.
4. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Haines1 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
5. 361. 1857. William Haines (Australian politician). William. Haines. Chief Justice of Victoria. 26 February 1857. 25 September 2023.
6. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Oshannassy1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
7. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Haines2 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
8. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Oshannassy2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
9. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Nicholson. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
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14. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mcculloch2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
15. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Macpherson. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
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20. 1875. 1544. Ministers of the Crown. Wadsworth. Rob. 9 August 1875. 25 September 2023.
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23. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Berry2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
24. 1880. 569. Ministers of the Crown in Victoria. Le Patourel. Fredk. 5 March 1880. 25 September 2023.
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34. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mclean. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
35. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Turner2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
36. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Peacock1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
37. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Irvine . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
38. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Bent . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
39. 1903. 2939. Ministers of the Crown. Fitzpatrick. A. 25 September 2023. 9 September 2023.
40. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Murray . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
41. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Watt1 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
42. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Elmslie . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
43. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Watt2 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
44. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Peacock2 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
45. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Bowser . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
46. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Lawson . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
47. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Peacock3 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
48. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Prendergast . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
49. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Allan . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
50. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hogan1 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
51. 1928. 3111. Ministers of the Crown. Mabbott. F W. 22 November 1928. 25 September 2023.
52. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mcpherson . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
53. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hogan2 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
54. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Argyle . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
55. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Dunstan1 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
56. 1938. 1327. Ministers of the Crown. Kinsman. C W. 26 April 2023. 25 September 2023.
57. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Cain1 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
58. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Dunstan2 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
59. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Macfarlan . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
60. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Cain2 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
61. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hollway1 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
62. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald1 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
63. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hollway2 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
64. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald2 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
65. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Cain3 . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
66. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Bolte . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
67. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hamer . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
68. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Thompson . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
69. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Cain . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
70. Ministers of the Crown. 1990. S 14. Playford. N. 2 April 1990. 25 September 2023. 1.
71. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Kirner . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
72. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Kennett . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
73. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Bracks . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
74. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Brumby . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
75. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Baillieu . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
76. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Napthine . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
77. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Andrews . 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
78. Ministers of the Crown. 3. Wallace. Samual. S 520. 2 October 2023. 2 October 2023.