Minister for Local Government (Victoria)

The Minister for Local Government in the Government of the Australian state of Victoria is the Minister responsible for supervising the activities of local government councils in the state, recommending allocation of grants to local governments for projects, assessing processes for redistributing municipal boundaries according to population, overseeing tendering processes for council services, airing any concerns of local governments at Cabinet meetings and co-ordinating council community and infrastructure work at a state level. The Minister achieves the Government's objectives through oversight of the Local Government branch of the Department of Planning and Community Development.

Minister for Local Government of Victoria
Incumbent
Danny Pearson
since 15 June 2020
Local Government branch of the Department of Planning and Community Development
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of Victoria, His Excellency Alex Chernov AC QC

All ministers responsible for local government since 1964 have been known as the Minister for Local Government, apart from Caroline Hogg (1991-1992), whose title was Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs.[1]

Since June 2020, the Minister for Local Government has been Danny Pearson, Minister in the Labor Andrews Ministry.

List of Ministers for Local Government (since 1964)
MemberPartyTerm
  Sir Rupert Hamer Liberal 1964–1971
  Alan Hunt Liberal 1971–1979
  Digby Crozier Liberal 1979–1981
  Lou Lieberman Liberal 1981–1982
  Frank Wilkes Labor 1982–1985
  Jim Simmonds Labor 1985–1988
  Andrew McCutcheon Labor 1988–1989
  Maureen Lyster Labor 1989–1991
  Caroline Hogg Labor 1991–1992
  Roger Hallam National Party 1992–1996
  Rob Maclellan Liberal 1996–1999
  Bob Cameron Labor 1999–2002
  Candy Broad Labor 2002–2006
  Richard Wynne Labor 2006–2010
  Jeanette Powell National 2010–2014
  Tim Bull National 2014
  Natalie Hutchins Labor 2014–2018
  Adem Somyurek Labor 2018–2020
  Danny Pearson Labor 2020–present
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References
  1. Hughes, Colin A. (2002). A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1985-1999. Federation Press. p. 85.


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