Treasurer of Victoria

The Treasurer of Victoria is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the financial management of the budget sector in the Australian state of Victoria. This primarily includes:[1]

• preparation and delivery of the annual State Budget;
• revenue collection for Victoria, including stamp duty, payroll tax, financial institutions duty and land tax;
• borrowing, investment and financial arrangements to hedge, protect or manage the State’s financial interests;
• promoting economic growth across Victoria; and
• providing investment and fund management services to the State and its statutory authorities.

Treasurer of Victoria
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Incumbent Tim Pallas since 4 December 2014
Department of Treasury and Finance
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Cabinet Executive Council
Reports to	Premier of Victoria
Seat	Level 4, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
Nominator	Premier of Victoria
Appointer	Governor of Victoria on the advice of the premier
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure
Formation	15 Jul 1851
First holder	Alastair Mackenzie

List of Victorian Treasurers (prior to 1935)

Prior to 1855, Victorian Treasurers were called Colonial Tresurers. This is due to Victoria not being a Responsible Government until 1855.

Treasurer	Party	Term
Alastair Mackenzie	none	15 Jul 1851 – 26 Sep 1852 [2][3]
Frederick Powlett	none	30 Sep 1852 –     c.1853 [2]
William Lonsdale	none	Jul 1853   –     Aug 1854 [4]
Charles Sladen	none	28 Nov 1855 – 11 Mar 1857 ^[a][2]
John Foster	none	11 Mar 1857 – 29 Apr 1857 [2]
Charles Ebden	none	29 Apr 1857 – 10 Mar 1858 [2]
George Harker	none	10 Mar 1858 – 27 Oct 1859 [2]
James McCulloch	none	27 Oct 1859 – 26 Nov 1860 [2]
George Verdon	none	26 Nov 1860 – 14 Nov 1861 [2]
William Haines	none	14 Nov 1861 – 27 Jun 1863 [2]
George Verdon	none	27 Jun 1863 – 5 May 1868 [2]
Edward Langton	none	6 May 1868 – 11 Jul 1868 [2]
James McCulloch	none	11 Jul 1868 – 20 Sep 1869 [2]
Robert Byrne	none	20 Sep 1869 – 21 Jan 1870 [2]
Graham Berry	none	21 Jan 1870 –   9 Apr 1870 [2]
James Francis	none	9 Apr 1870 – 19 Jun 1871 [2]
Graham Berry	none	19 Jun 1871 – 21 May 1872 [2]
Edward Langton	none	10 Jun 1872 – 31 Jul 1874 [2]
James Service	none	31 Jul 1874 – 7 Aug 1875 [2]
Graham Berry	none	7 Aug 1875 – 20 Oct 1875 [2]
James McCulloch	none	20 Oct 1875 – 21 May 1877 [5]
Graham Berry	none	21 May 1877 – 27 Dec 1878 [2]
William Collard Smith	none	27 Dec 1878 – 3 Nov 1879 [2]
Graham Berry	none	3 Nov 1879 – 5 Mar 1880 [2]
James Service	none	5 Mar 1880 – 3 Aug 1880 [2]
Graham Berry	none	3 Aug 1880 – 9 Jul 1881 [2]
Bryan O'Loghlen	none	9 Jul 1881 – 8 Mar 1883 [2]
James Service	none	8 Mar 1883 – 18 Feb 1886 [2]
Duncan Gillies	none	18 Feb 1886 – 5 Nov 1890 [2]
James Munro	none	5 Nov 1890 – 16 Feb 1892 [2]
William Shiels	Liberal	16 Feb 1892 – 28 Apr 1892 [2][6]
Graham Berry	none	28 Apr 1892 – 23 Jan 1893 [2]
Godfrey Carter	none	23 Jan 1893 – 27 Sep 1894 [2]
George Turner	Liberal	27 Sep 1894 – 5 Dec 1899 [7]
William Shiels	Liberal	5 Dec 1899 – 19 Nov 1900 [2][6]
George Turner	Liberal	19 Nov 1900 – 12 Feb 1901 [7]
Alexander Peacock	Liberal / Nationalist	12 Feb 1901 – 10 Jun 1902 [8]
William Shiels	Liberal	10 Jun 1902 – 21 Jul 1903 [2][6]
William Irvine	Reform	7 Sep 1903 – 16 Feb 1904 [2]
Thomas Bent	Reform	16 Feb 1904 – 8 Jan 1909 [2][9]
William Watt	Liberal	8 Jan 1909 – 9 Dec 1913 [10]
George Elmslie	Labor	9 Dec 1913 – 22 Dec 1913 [11]
William Watt	Liberal	22 Dec 1913 – 18 Jun 1914 [10]
Alexander Peacock	Liberal / Nationalist	18 Jun 1914 – 29 Nov 1917 [8]
William McPherson	Liberal / Nationalist	29 Nov 1917 – 21 Nov 1923 [12][13]
Harry Lawson	National-Country	27 Feb 1924 – 28 Apr 1924 [14][15]
Alexander Peacock	Liberal / Nationalist	28 Apr 1924 – 18 Jul 1924 [8]
George Prendergast	Labor	18 Jul 1924 – 18 Nov 1924[16]
Alexander Peacock	Liberal / Nationalist	18 Nov 1924 – 20 May 1927 [8]
Edmond Hogan	Labor	20 May 1927 – 22 Nov 1928[17]
William McPherson	Liberal / Nationalist	22 Nov 1928 – 12 Dec 1929 [12]
Edmond Hogan	Labor	12 Dec 1929 – 19 May 1932 [17]
Stanley Argyle	Nationalist-UAP	19 May 1932 –   2 Apr 1935 [18]

^[a] Sladen was acting treasurer from December 1854[19]

List of Victorian Treasurers (since 1935)

Prior to 1979, the roles of Premier and Treasurer were usually held by the same person.

Treasurer	Party	Term
Albert Dunstan	Country	1935–1943
John Cain, Sr.	Labor	1943
Albert Dunstan	Country	1943–1945
Ian MacFarlan	Liberal	1945
John Cain, Sr.	Labor	1945–1947
Thomas Hollway	Liberal	1947–1950
John McDonald	Country	1950–1952
Thomas Hollway	Liberal	1952
John McDonald	Country	1952
John Cain, Sr.	Labor	1952–1955
Sir Henry Bolte	Liberal	1955–1972
Sir Rupert Hamer	Liberal	1972–1979
Lindsay Thompson	Liberal	1979–1982
Rob Jolly	Labor	1982–1990
Tom Roper	Labor	1990–1992
Tony Sheehan	Labor	1992
Alan Stockdale	Liberal	1992–1999
Denis Napthine	Liberal	1999
Steve Bracks	Labor	1999–2000
John Brumby	Labor	2000–2007
John Lenders	Labor	2007–2010
Kim Wells	Liberal	2010–2013
Michael O'Brien	Liberal	2013–2014
Tim Pallas	Labor	2014–present

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