Post: | Minister for Climate Action |
Body: | Victoria |
Incumbentsince: | 5 December 2022 |
Flag: | Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg |
Flagsize: | 120px |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Victoria |
Flagborder: | yes |
Insignia: | Coat of Arms of Victoria.svg |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Insigniacaption: | Victorian Coat of arms |
Department: | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action |
Style: | The Honourable |
Member Of: | Parliament Cabinet Executive council |
Reports To: | Premier |
Nominator: | Premier |
Appointer: | Governor |
Appointer Qualified: | on the recommendation of the premier |
Termlength: | At the governor's pleasure |
Formation: | 5 December 2002 |
The Minister for Climate Action is a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria. The position was renamed 'Minister for Climate Action' in the Third Andrews ministry. The portfolio was formerly known as the 'Minister for Climate Change' and was held concurrently by the Minister for the Environment.
Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | ||
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1 | Labor | Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change | 5 December 2002 | 30 July 2007 | [1] | ||||
2 | 30 July 2007 | 3 August 2007 | [2] | ||||||
3 | Gavin Jennings MLC | Minister for Environment and Climate Change | 3 August 2007 | 2 December 2010 | |||||
4 | Liberal | 2 December 2010 | 4 December 2014 | [3] [4] | |||||
5 | Labor | Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water | 4 December 2014 | 23 May 2016 | [5] | ||||
6 | Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change | 23 May 2016 | 27 June 2022 | ||||||
Minister for Environment and Climate Action | 27 June 2022 | 5 December 2022 | |||||||
Minister for Climate Action | 5 December 2022 | Incumbent | [6] |