Minister for Treaty and First Peoples explained

Post:Minister for Treaty and First Peoples
Flag:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of Victoria
Incumbent:Gabrielle Williams
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Victoria.svg
Insigniacaption:Victorian Coat of Arms
Incumbentsince:23 March 2020
Style:The Honourable (formal)
Minister (spoken)
Member Of:Parliament
Executive council
Reports To:Premier
Seat:Melbourne
Nominator:Premier
Appointer:Governor
Appointer Qualified:on the recommendation of the Premier
Termlength:At the governor's pleasure
Formation:December 1967
First:Lindsay Thompson
Website:https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/gabrielle-williams/

The Minister for Treaty and First Peoples, previously the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, is the Victorian Government minister with responsibility for the administration and development of health, education, justice, and social services for Indigenous communities.[1] The individual who holds this office achieves the Government's objectives through oversight of the Indigenous branch of the Department of Premier and Cabinet and other government ministries and agencies.[2] The current Minister for Treaty and First Peoples is Gabrielle Williams, a representative of the Labor Party, who has held the position since March 2020 as the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.[3] The title was renamed in June 2022 to its current name.

List of ministers for Aboriginal affairs

MemberPartyTerm
 Lindsay ThompsonLiberal1965-1967
 Edward MeagherLiberal1967-1972
 Vance DickieLiberal1972-1975
 NoneN/A1975-1987
 Tom RoperLabor1987-1990
 Brian MierLabor1990-1991
 Tom RoperLabor1991-1992
 Marie TehanLiberal1992
 Michael JohnLiberal1992-1996
 Ann HendersonLiberal1996-1999
 Keith HamiltonLabor1999-2002
 Gavin JenningsLabor2002-2007
 Richard WynneLabor2007-2010
 Jeanette PowellNational2010-2014
 Tim BullNational2014
 Natalie HutchinsLabor2014-2018
 Gavin JenningsLabor2018-2020
 Gabrielle WilliamsLabor2020-2022

References

  1. Web site: 2022-06-06 . 'Decolonisation in action': Victorian treaty negotiations to be overseen by independent authority . 2022-12-05 . the Guardian . en.
  2. Web site: Australian Associated Press . 2022-05-06 . Victorian government promises change will come from work of Yoorrook truth-telling commission . 2022-12-05 . the Guardian . en.
  3. Web site: Gabrielle Williams Parliament of Victoria . 2022-12-05 . new.parliament.vic.gov.au . en.

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