Commonwealth, State and Territory Education Ministers: Victoria

Year	Political Party	Premier	Minister for Education
Aug 1955 - 1972 (Bolte) Apr 1982	LIB	Hamer \| Thompson	Minister of Education Lindsay THOMPSON – May 1967 to May 1979 (Bolte/Hamer) Alan HUNT – May 1979 to Apr 1982 (Hamer/Thompson)
Apr 1982 - Oct 1992	ALP	Cain \| Kirner	Minister of Education Robert FORDHAM – Apr 1982 to Mar 1985 (Cain) Ian CATHIE – Mar 1985 to Dec 1987 Caroline HOGG – Dec 1987 to Oct 1988 Joan KIRNER – OCT 1988 to Aug 1990 Barry PULLEN – Aug 1990 to Jan 1991 (Kirner) Minister for Education and Training Barry PULLEN – Jan 1991 to Jan 1992 Minister for Education Neil POPE – Jan 1992 to Oct 1992
Oct 1992 - Oct 1999	LIB/NAT	Kennett	Minister for Education Don HAYWARD – Oct 1992 to Mar 1996 Phil GUDE – Mar 1996 to Oct 1999
Oct 1999 - 2005*	ALP	Bracks	Minister for Education Mary DELAHUNTY – Oct 1999 to Feb 2002 Minister for Education and Training Lynne KOSKY – Feb 2002 to Dec 2006

*Still in government at project end date of 2005.

Sources:
Colin A. Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1965-1974 Edition (Canberra: ANU Press, 1977) 1975-1984 Edition (Canberra: ANU Press, 1986); and 1975-1999 Edition (Canberra: Federation Press, 2002); Parliament of Victoria Ministers Database – Ministers since 1982. Accessed 26 January 2008.