Minister for Water (Victoria) explained

Post:	Minister for Water
Body:	Victoria
Incumbent:	Harriet Shing MLC
Incumbentsince:	27 June 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 Environment and Primary Industries
Style:	The Honourable
Member Of:	Parliament Executive council
Reports To:	Premier
Nominator:	Premier
Appointer:	Governor
Appointer Qualified:	on the recommendation of the premier
Termlength:	At the governor's pleasure
Formation:	2 April 1880

The Minister for Water is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria.

Ministers

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
		Colonial Victoria		Commissioner of Water Supply	2 April 1880	3 August 1880		^[1]
				Minister of Water Supply and Agriculture	9 July 1881	8 March 1883		^[2]
				Commissioner of Water Supply	8 March 1884	23 April 1884		^[3]
	Frederick Thomas Sargood MLC				23 April 1884	18 February 1886
					18 February 1886	5 November 1890		^[4]
				Minister of Water Supply	5 November 1890	23 January 1893		^[5] ^[6]
					23 January 1893	27 September 1894		^[7]
					28 September 1894	5 December 1899		^[8]
				Minister of Mines and Water Supply	5 December 1899	19 November 1900		^[9]
					19 November 1900	10 June 1902		^[10] ^[11]
			Reform		10 June 1902	16 February 1904		^[12]
				Minister of Water Supply	10 March 1904	26 April 1904		^[13]
					26 April 1904	31 October 1908
					31 October 1908	8 January 1909
					Commonwealth Liberal	8 January 1909	9 December 1913		^[14] ^[15]
					Labor	9 December 1913	22 December 1913		^[16]
					Commonwealth Liberal	22 December 1913	9 November 1915		^[17] ^[18]
						9 November 1915	29 November 1917
	Frank Clarke MLC				Nationalist	29 November 1917	22 February 1921		^[19] ^[20]
						22 February 1921	27 February 1924
						27 February 1924	19 March 1924
						19 March 1924	18 July 1924		^[21]
					Labor	18 July 1924	18 November 1924		^[22]
					Country	18 November 1924	20 May 1927		^[23]
					Labor	20 May 1927	22 November 1928		^[24]
					Nationalist	22 November 1928	12 December 1929		^[25]
					Labor	12 December 1929	19 May 1932		^[26]
	George Goudie MLC				Country	19 May 1932	20 March 1935		^[27]
	Henry Cohen MLC				United Australia Party	20 March 1935	2 April 1935
					United Country	2 April 1935	14 September 1943		^[28]
	Daniel McNamara MLC				Labor	14 September 1943	18 September 1943		^[29]
					Country	18 September 1943	2 October 1945		^[30]
						2 October 1945	21 November 1945		^[31]
					Labor	21 November 1945	20 November 1947		^[32]
					Country	20 November 1947	3 December 1948		^[33]
					Liberal	3 December 1948	8 December 1948
						8 December 1948	27 June 1950
					Country	27 June 1950	28 October 1952		^[34]
					Electoral Reform League	28 October 1952	31 October 1952		^[35]
					Country	31 October 1952	17 December 1952		^[36]
					Labor	17 December 1952	7 June 1955		^[37]
					Liberal Country Party	7 June 1955	18 April 1964		^[38]
						22 April 1964	28 April 1964
						28 April 1964	27 June 1964
						27 June 1964	9 May 1967
						9 May 1967	11 June 1970
						11 June 1970	23 August 1972
					Liberal	23 August 1972	22 June 1973		^[39]
	Jock Granter MLC					22 June 1973	5 June 1981
	Glyn Jenkins MLC					5 June 1981	8 April 1982		^[40]
	David White MLC				Labor	8 April 1982	2 May 1985		^[41]
				Minister for Water Resources		2 May 1985	14 December 1987
						14 December 1987	13 October 1988
						13 October 1988	10 August 1990
						28 January 1992	6 October 1992		^[42]
				Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change		5 December 2002	30 July 2007		^[43]
						30 July 2007	3 August 2007		^[44]
				Minister for Water		3 August 2007	2 December 2010
					Nationals	2 December 2010	4 December 2014		^[45] ^[46]
				Labor	Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water	4 December 2014	23 May 2016		^[47]
					Minister for Water	23 May 2016	27 June 2022
	Harriet Shing MLC					27 June 2022	Incumbent		^[48]

See also

• Minister for the Environment and Water (Australia)
  • Minister for Water (Western Australia)
  • Minister for Water (New South Wales)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Service1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
2. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Ologhlen. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
3. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Service2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
4. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Gillies. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
5. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Munro. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
6. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Shiels. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
7. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Patterson. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
8. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Turner1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
9. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mclean. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
10. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Turner2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
11. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Peacock1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
12. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Irvine. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
13. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Bent. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
14. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Murray. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
15. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Watt1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
16. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Elmslie. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
17. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Watt2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
18. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Peacock2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
19. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Bowser. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
20. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Lawson. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
21. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Peacock3. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
22. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Prendergast. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
23. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Allan. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
24. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hogan1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
25. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mcpherson. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
26. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hogan2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
27. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Argyle. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
28. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Dunstan1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
29. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Cain1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
30. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Dunstan2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
31. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Macfarlan. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
32. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Cain2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
33. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hollway1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
34. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald1. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
35. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hollway2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
36. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Mcdonald2. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
37. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Cain3. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
38. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Bolte. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
39. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Hamer. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
40. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Thompson. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
41. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Cain. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
42. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Kirner. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
43. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Bracks. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
44. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Brumby. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
45. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Baillieu. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
46. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Napthine. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
47. Web site: Carr . Adam . Victorian Ministries - Andrews. 23 March 2023 . Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive.
48. Ministers of the Crown. 3. Wallace. Samual. S 520. 2 October 2023. 2 October 2023.