Minister for Conservation
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| body = Victoria
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| termlength = At the governor's pleasure
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| formation = 15 December 1949
| abolished = 5 December 2002
| succession = Minister for the Environment
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| inaugural = Henry Bolte {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| last = Sherryl Garbutt {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
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The Minister for the Conservation was a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria.
The portfolio's roles have since been taken over by the Minister for the Environment.
Ministers
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!Order !Minister ! colspan="2" |Party affiliation !Ministerial title !Term start !Term end !Time in office !Notes |
| 1
|Henry Bolte {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style| Liberal}} | | Liberal | rowspan="13" |Minister for Conservation | 15 December 1949 | 27 June 1950 |{{age in years and days|1949|12|15|1950|06|27}} |
| 2
|Richard Brose {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Country}} | | Country | 27 June 1950 | 28 October 1952 |{{age in years and days|1950|06|27|1952|10|28}} |
| 3
|Alexander Dennett {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|erl}} | | Electoral Reform | 28 October 1952 | 31 October 1952 |{{age in years and days|1952|10|28|1952|10|31}} |
| (2)
|Richard Brose {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Country}} | | Country | 31 October 1952 | 17 December 1952 |{{age in years and days|1952|10|31|1952|12|17}} | {{Gazette VIC|year=1952|page=6155|title=Ministers of the Crown|date=31 October 1952}}{{Cite web |last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Victorian Ministries - 2nd McDonald |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/mcdonald2.txt |access-date=5 January 2023 |website= Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}} |
| 4
|Robert Holt {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Labor}} | | rowspan="2" |Labor |17 December 1952 |15 December 1953 |{{age in years and days|1952|12|17|1953|12|15}} |
| 5
|Joseph Smith {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Labor}} | | 22 December 1953 | 7 June 1955 |{{age in years and days|1953|12|22|1955|06|07}} |
| (1)
|Henry Bolte {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | | rowspan="6" |Liberal |7 June 1955 |26 July 1961 |{{age in years and days|1955|06|07|1961|07|26}} |
| 6
|Keith Turnbull {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | |26 July 1961 |27 June 1964 |{{age in years and days|1961|07|26|1964|06|27}} |
| 7
|James Balfour {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | |27 June 1964 |9 May 1967 |{{age in years and days|1964|06|27|1967|05|09}} |
| 8
|William McDonald {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | | 9 May 1967 | 11 June 1970 |{{age in years and days|1967|05|09|1970|06|11}} |
| 9
|William Borthwick {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | |11 June 1970 |16 May 1979 |{{age in years and days|1970|06|11|1979|05|16}} | {{Cite web |last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Victorian Ministries - Hamer |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/hamer.txt |access-date=4 January 2023 |website= Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}} |
| 10
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | |16 May 1979 |8 April 1982 |{{age in years and days|1979|05|16|1982|04|08}} |{{Cite web |last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Victorian Ministries - Thompson |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/thompson.txt |access-date=4 January 2023 |website= Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}} |
| 11
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | | rowspan="6" |Labor |8 April 1982 |1 September 1983 |{{age in years and days|1982|04|08|1983|09|01}} |
| 12
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | | rowspan="3" |Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands |1 September 1983 |2 May 1985 |{{age in years and days|1983|9|1|1985|5|2}} |
| 13
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | |2 May 1985 |13 October 1988 |{{age in years and days|1985|5|2|1988|10|13}} |
| 14
|Kay Setches {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Labor}} | |13 October 1988 |10 August 1990 |{{age in years and days|1988|10|13|1990|8|10}} |
| 15
|Steven Crabb {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Labor}} | | rowspan="3" |Minister for Conservation and Environment |10 August 1990 |28 January 1992 |{{age in years and days|1990|08|10|1992|01|28}} |
| 16
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | |28 January 1992 |6 October 1992 |{{age in years and days|1992|01|28|1992|10|06}} |
| 17
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | | rowspan="2" |Liberal |6 October 1992 |3 April 1996 |{{age in years and days|1992|10|06|1996|04|03}} |
| 18
|Marie Tehan {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | |Minister for Conservation and Land Management |3 April 1996 |20 October 1999 |{{age in years and days|1996|04|03|1999|10|20}} |
| 19
|Sherryl Garbutt {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | {{Australian party style|Labor}} | |Labor |Minister for Environment and Conservation |20 October 1999 |5 December 2002 |{{age in years and days|1999|10|20|2002|12|05}} |
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Category:1949 establishments in Australia
Category:2002 disestablishments in Australia