The Minister for the Environment is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the Victorian Government's laws and initiatives on environment.
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| Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action | |
| 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 |
| Precursor | Minister for Conservation |
| Inaugural holder | Evan Walker MLC |
| Formation | 1 September 1983 |
Steve Dimopoulos has been the minister since October 2023.
Ministers
| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Walker MLC | Labor | Minister for Planning and Environment | 1 September 1983 | 25 February 1986 | 2 years, 177 days | [1] | |
| 2 | Jim Kennan MLC | 25 February 1986 | 14 December 1987 | 1 year, 292 days | ||||
| 3 | Thomas Roper MP | 14 December 1987 | 10 August 1990 | 2 years, 239 days | ||||
| 4 | Steven Crabb MP | Minister for Conservation and Environment | 10 August 1990 | 28 January 1992 | 1 year, 171 days | [2] | ||
| 5 | Barry Pullen MLC | 28 January 1992 | 6 October 1992 | 252 days | ||||
| 6 | Mark Birrell MLC | Liberal | 6 October 1992 | 3 April 1996 | 3 years, 180 days | [3] | ||
| 7 | Sherryl Garbutt MP | Labor | Minister for Environment and Conservation | 20 October 1999 | 5 December 2002 | 3 years, 46 days | [4] | |
| 8 | John Thwaites MP | Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change | 5 December 2002 | 30 July 2007 | 4 years, 237 days | |||
| 9 | John Brumby MP | 30 July 2007 | 3 August 2007 | 4 days | [5] | |||
| 10 | Gavin Jennings MLC | Minister for Environment and Climate Change | 3 August 2007 | 2 December 2010 | 3 years, 121 days | |||
| 11 | Ryan Smith MP | Liberal | 2 December 2010 | 4 December 2015 | 5 years, 2 days | [6][7] | ||
| 12 | Lisa Neville MP | Labor | Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water | 4 December 2014 | 23 May 2016 | 1 year, 171 days | [8] | |
| 13 | Lily D'Ambrosio MP | Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change | 23 May 2016 | 29 November 2018 | 2 years, 190 days | |||
| Minister for Environment and Climate Action | 27 June 2022 | 5 December 2022 | 161 days | [9][8] | ||||
| 14 | Ingrid Stitt MLC | Minister for the Environment | 5 December 2022 | 2 October 2023 | 301 days | [8] | ||
| 15 | Steve Dimopoulos MP | 2 October 2023 | Incumbent | 256 days | [10] | |||