Minister for Employment (Victoria)

The Minister for Employment is a ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria.

Minister for Employment of Victoria
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Incumbent Natalie Suleyman MP since 2 October 2023
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	Percy Clarey MLC
Formation	21 November 1945

Ministers

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Percy Clarey MLC		Labor	Minister of Employment	21 November 1945	20 November 1947	1 year, 364 days	[1]
2	Brian Dixon MP		Liberal	Minister for Employment and Training	23 December 1980	8 April 1982	1 year, 106 days	[2][3]
3	Jim Simmonds MP		Labor		8 April 1982	2 May 1985	3 years, 24 days	[4]
4	Steven Crabb MP			Minister for Employment and Industrial Affairs	2 May 1985	8 April 1986	341 days
5	Phil Gude MP		Liberal	Minister for Industry and Employment	6 October 1992	3 April 1996	3 years, 180 days	[5]
6*	Lynne Kosky MP		Labor	Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment	20 October 1999	5 December 2002	3 years, 46 days	[6]
7*	John Pandazopoulos MP			Minister for Employment	12 February 2002	5 December 2002	296 days
8	Jacinta Allan MP		Labor	Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs	5 December 2002	1 December 2006	3 years, 361 days	[6]
				Minister for Skills, Education Services and Employment	1 December 2006	3 August 2007	245 days	[6][7]
9	Louise Asher MP		Liberal	Minister for Employment and Trade	13 March 2013	4 December 2014	1 year, 266 days	[8]
(8)	Jacinta Allan MP		Labor	Minister for Employment	4 December 2014	23 May 2016	1 year, 171 days	[9]
10	Wade Noonan MP			Minister for Industry and Employment	23 May 2016	4 October 2017	1 year, 134 days
11	Ben Carroll MP		Labor	Minister for Industry and Employment	16 October 2017	29 November 2018	1 year, 44 days	[9]
12	Jaala Pulford MLC		Labor	Minister for Employment	22 June 2020	5 December 2022	2 years, 166 days	[9]
(11)	Ben Carroll MP				5 December 2022	2 October 2023	301 days
13	Vicki Ward MP				2 October 2023	19 December 2024	1 year, 78 days	[10]
14	Natalie Suleyman MP			Minister for Small Business and Employment	19 December 2024	Incumbent	236 days

*terms served concurrently

See also

• Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations