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:
- 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.
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 |
| none | – 26 Sep 1852 |
| none | – c.1853 |
| none | – Aug 1854 |
| none | – 11 Mar 1857 |
| none | – 29 Apr 1857 |
| none | – 10 Mar 1858 |
| none | – 27 Oct 1859 |
| none | – 26 Nov 1860 |
| none | – 14 Nov 1861 |
| none | – 27 Jun 1863 |
| none | – 5 May 1868 |
| none | – 11 Jul 1868 |
| none | – |
| none | – 21 Jan 1870 |
| none | – 9 Apr 1870 |
| none | – 19 Jun 1871 |
| none | – 21 May 1872 |
| none | – 31 Jul 1874 |
| none | – 7 Aug 1875 |
| none | – 20 Oct 1875 |
| none | – |
| none | – 27 Dec 1878 |
| none | – 3 Nov 1879 |
| none | – 5 Mar 1880 |
| none | – 3 Aug 1880 |
| none | – 9 Jul 1881 |
| none | – 8 Mar 1883 |
| none | – 18 Feb 1886 |
| none | – 5 Nov 1890 |
| none | – 16 Feb 1892 |
| Liberal | – 28 Apr 1892 |
| none | – 23 Jan 1893 |
| none | – 27 Sep 1894 |
| Liberal | – 5 Dec 1899 |
| Liberal | – 19 Nov 1900 |
| Liberal | – 12 Feb 1901 |
| Liberal / Nationalist | – 10 Jun 1902 |
| Liberal | – 21 Jul 1903 |
| Reform | – 16 Feb 1904 |
| Reform | – 8 Jan 1909 |
| Liberal | – 9 Dec 1913 |
| Labor | – 22 Dec 1913 |
| Liberal | – 18 Jun 1914 |
| Liberal / Nationalist | – 29 Nov 1917 |
| Liberal / Nationalist | – 21 Nov 1923 |
| National-Country | – 28 Apr 1924 |
| Liberal / Nationalist | – 18 Jul 1924 |
| Labor | – 18 Nov 1924 |
| Liberal / Nationalist | – 20 May 1927 |
| Labor | – 22 Nov 1928 |
| Liberal / Nationalist | – 12 Dec 1929 |
| Labor | – 19 May 1932 |
| Nationalist-UAP | – 2 Apr 1935 |
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 |