Minister for Planning (Victoria)

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

Minister for Planning of Victoria
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Incumbent Sonya Kilkenny MP since 5 December 2022
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
Precursor	Minister for Planning and Environment Minister for Planning and Urban Growth Minister for Planning and Housing Minister for Planning and Local Government
Inaugural holder	Alan Hunt MLC
Formation	30 May 1973

Ministers

Order	MP	Party affiliation		Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Alan Hunt MLC		Liberal	Minister for Planning	30 May 1973	31 March 1976	2 years, 306 days	[1]
2	Geoff Hayes MP				31 March 1976	16 August 1978	2 years, 138 days
(1)	Alan Hunt MLC				16 August 1978	16 March 1979	273 days
3	Lou Lieberman MP				16 March 1979	5 June 1981	2 years, 20 days	[1][2]
4	Evan Walker MLC		Labor		8 April 1982	1 September 1983	1 year, 146 days	[3]
				Minister for Planning and Environment	1 September 1983	25 February 1986	2 years, 177 days
5	Jim Kennan MLC				25 February 1986	14 December 1987	1 year, 292 days
6	Tom Roper MP				14 December 1987	13 October 1988	304 days
7	Andrew McCutcheon MP			Minister for Planning and Urban Growth	10 August 1990	18 January 1991	161 days	[4]
				Minister for Planning and Housing	18 January 1991	6 October 1992	1 year, 262 days
8	Robert R C MacLellan MP		Liberal	Minister for Planning	6 October 1992	3 April 1996	3 years, 180 days	[5]
				Minister for Planning and Local Government	3 April 1996	20 October 1999	3 years, 200 days
9	John Thwaites MP		Labor	Minister for Planning	20 October 1999	12 February 2002	2 years, 115 days	[6][7]
10	Mary Delahunty MP				12 February 2002	25 January 2005	2 years, 348 days
11	Rob Hulls MP				25 January 2005	1 December 2006	1 year, 310 days
12	Justin Madden MLC				1 December 2006	2 December 2010	4 years, 1 day	[6][8]
13	Matthew Guy MLC		Liberal		2 December 2010	4 December 2014	4 years, 2 days	[9][10]
14	Richard Wynne MP		Labor		4 December 2014	27 June 2022	7 years, 205 days	[11]
15	Lizzie Blandthorn MP				27 June 2022	5 December 2022	161 days	[11][12]
16	Sonya Kilkenny MP				5 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 250 days	[11][13]

See also

• Minister for Planning (New South Wales)
• Minister for Planning (Western Australia)