Minister for Conservation

The Minister for the Conservation was a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria.

Minister for the Conservation of Victoria
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Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Executive council
Reports to	Premier
Nominator	Premier
Appointer	Governor on the recommendation of the premier
Term length	At the governor's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Henry Bolte MP
Formation	15 December 1949
Final holder	Sherryl Garbutt MP
Abolished	5 December 2002
Succession	Minister for the Environment

The portfolio's roles have since been taken over by the Minister for the Environment.

Ministers

Order	Minister	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Henry Bolte MP		Liberal	Minister for Conservation	15 December 1949	27 June 1950	194 days	[1]
2	Richard Brose MP		Country		27 June 1950	28 October 1952	2 years, 123 days	[2]
3	Alexander Dennett MP		Electoral Reform		28 October 1952	31 October 1952	3 days	[3]
(2)	Richard Brose MP		Country		31 October 1952	17 December 1952	47 days	[4][5]
4	Robert Holt MP		Labor		17 December 1952	15 December 1953	363 days	[6]
5	Joseph Smith MP				22 December 1953	7 June 1955	1 year, 167 days
(1)	Henry Bolte MP		Liberal		7 June 1955	26 July 1961	6 years, 49 days	[7]
6	Keith Turnbull MP				26 July 1961	27 June 1964	2 years, 337 days
7	James Balfour MP				27 June 1964	9 May 1967	2 years, 316 days
8	William McDonald MP				9 May 1967	11 June 1970	3 years, 33 days
9	William Borthwick MP				11 June 1970	16 May 1979	8 years, 339 days	[7][8]
10	Vasey Houghton MLC				16 May 1979	8 April 1982	2 years, 327 days	[8][9]
11	Evan Walker MLC		Labor		8 April 1982	1 September 1983	1 year, 146 days	[10]
12	Rod Mackenzie MLC			Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands	1 September 1983	2 May 1985	1 year, 243 days
13	Joan Kirner MLC				2 May 1985	13 October 1988	3 years, 164 days
14	Kay Setches MP				13 October 1988	10 August 1990	1 year, 301 days
15	Steven Crabb MP			Minister for Conservation and Environment	10 August 1990	28 January 1992	1 year, 171 days	[11]
16	Barry Pullen MLC				28 January 1992	6 October 1992	252 days
17	Mark Birrell MLC		Liberal		6 October 1992	3 April 1996	3 years, 180 days	[12]
18	Marie Tehan MP			Minister for Conservation and Land Management	3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days
19	Sherryl Garbutt MP		Labor	Minister for Environment and Conservation	20 October 1999	5 December 2002	3 years, 46 days	[13]