Postmaster-General of Victoria
Appearance
Postmaster-General of Victoria | |
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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 | William Mitchell MLC |
Formation | 29 April 1857 |
Final holder | William Gurr MP |
Abolished | 1 March 1901 |
Succession | Postmaster General of Australia |
The Postmaster-General of Victoria was a former ministry portfolio within the Executive Council of Victoria. The position was created in 1857, shortly after the colony separated from New South Wales. Upon Federation, Section 51(v) of the Constitution of Australia gave the Commonwealth exclusive power for "postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services"[1] and the position in Victoria was abolished three months later on 1 March 1901.
Ministers
[edit]Order | MP | Party affiliation | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | ||
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1 | William Mitchell MLC | Independent | 29 April 1857 | 10 March 1858 | 315 days | [2] | ||
2 | George Evans MP | 10 March 1858 | 27 October 1859 | 1 year, 231 days | [3] | |||
3 | John Bailey MP | 27 October 1859 | 29 October 1860 | 101 years, 2 days | [4] | |||
4 | Hibbtert Newton MP | 29 October 1860 | 26 November 1860 | 28 days | [5] | |||
5 | Thomas Loader MP | 4 December 1860 | 21 March 1861 | 107 days | [5] | |||
6 | John Macadam MP | 26 April 1861 | 14 November 1861 | 204 days | [5] | |||
(2) | George Evans MP | 30 December 1861 | 27 June 1863 | 1 year, 209 days | [6] | |||
7 | Thomas Fellows MLC | Independent | 14 October 1863 | 24 March 1864 | 162 days | [7] | ||
8 | James McCulloch MP | Independent | 9 November 1864 | 6 May 1868 | 3 years, 179 days | [7] | ||
9 | George Smith MP | Independent | 11 July 1868 | 20 September 1869 | 1 year, 71 days | [8] | ||
10 | Edward Langton MP | Independent | 10 June 1872 | 31 July 1874 | 2 years, 51 days | [9] | ||
11 | Robert Ramsay MP | 31 July 1874 | 7 August 1875 | 1 year, 7 days | [10] | |||
12 | Peter Lalor MP | Non-Party Liberalism | 7 August 1875 | 20 October 1875 | 74 days | [11] | ||
(11) | Robert Ramsay MP | Non-Party Conservatism | 20 October 1875 | 21 May 1877 | 1 year, 213 days | [12] | ||
(12) | Peter Lalor MP | Non-Party Liberalism | 22 May 1877 | 3 July 1877 | 42 days | [13] | ||
13 | Henry Cuthbert MLC | 3 July 1877 | 29 July 1878 | 1 year, 26 days | [13] | |||
14 | James Patterson MP | 29 July 1878 | 5 March 1880 | 1 year, 220 days | [13] | |||
(13) | Henry Cuthbert MLC | Non-Party Conservatism | 5 March 1880 | 3 August 1880 | 151 days | [14] | ||
15 | Henry Bolton MP | Non-Party Liberalism | 9 July 1881 | 8 March 1883 | 1 year, 242 days | [15] | ||
16 | Graham Berry MP | Non-Party Conservatism | 8 March 1883 | 10 April 1884 | 1 year, 33 days | [16] | ||
17 | James Campbell MLC | 10 April 1884 | 18 February 1886 | 1 year, 314 days | [16] | |||
18 | Frederick Derham MP | 20 February 1886 | 18 August 1890 | 4 years, 179 days | [17] | |||
(14) | James Patterson MP | 18 August 1890 | 5 November 1890 | 79 days | [17] | |||
19 | John Duffy MP | Non-Party Liberalism | 5 November 1890 | 28 April 1892 | 1 year, 175 days | [18][19] | ||
20 | William Zeal MLC | 28 April 1892 | 9 November 1892 | 195 days | [19] | |||
21 | Alexander Peacock MP | 15 November 1892 | 23 January 1893 | 69 days | [19] | |||
22 | Agar Wynne MLC | Non-Party Conservatism | 23 January 1893 | 27 September 1894 | 1 year, 247 days | [20] | ||
(19) | John Duffy MP | Protectionist and Liberal | 27 September 1894 | 5 December 1899 | 5 years, 69 days | [21] | ||
23 | William Watt MP | Non-Party Liberalism | 5 December 1899 | 5 November 1900 | 335 days | [22] | ||
24 | William Gurr MP | 19 November 1900 | 1 March 1901 | 102 days | [23][24] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The position was vacant for a short period many times. It is only listed as vacant here when it was vacant for at least three months or the full term of a ministry.
Reference list
[edit]- ^ Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 s. 51(v).
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- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd O'Shanassy Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Nicholson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Heales". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 3rd O'Shanassy Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st McCulloch Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd McCulloch Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Francis Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Kerferd Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Berry Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 4th McCulloch Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Berry Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Service Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - O'Loghlen Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Service Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Gillies Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Munro Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Shiels Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Patterson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Turner Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - McLean Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Turner Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 1st Peacock Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.