Brumby Ministry

Brumby Ministry
66th Cabinet of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	3 August 2007
Date dissolved	2 December 2010
People and organisations
Head of government	John Brumby
Deputy head of government	Rob Hulls
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by David de Kretser, The Governor of Victoria)
Member party	Australian Labor Party
Opposition party	Liberal–National Coalition
Opposition leader	Ted Baillieu
History
Predecessor	Bracks Ministry
Successor	Baillieu Ministry

The Brumby Ministry was the 66th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, and Deputy Premier, Rob Hulls. It succeeded the Bracks Ministry on 3 August 2007, following the retirement of former Premier Steve Bracks and his deputy John Thwaites. Brumby had been sworn as Premier three days earlier on 30 July; he had temporarily been sworn into Bracks' and Thwaites' portfolios until a reshuffle could be arranged.

The ministry underwent three reshuffles since 2007. The first occurred in December 2008, triggered by the resignation of Theo Theophanous: Martin Pakula was appointed to the resulting vacancy.^[1] The second reshuffle occurred on 20 January 2010 after Lynne Kosky's resignation. A new position of Minister for the Respect Agenda was created. Pakula took on Kosky's role as Minister for Public Transport, with Peter Bachelor given the Arts portfolio. Lily D'Ambrosio joined the Cabinet as Minister for Community Development.^[2][3] The third occurred when Bob Cameron resigned on 7 October 2010. James Merlino became Minister for Police and Minister for Corrections in his place, although Cameron retained the Emergency Services portfolio until the November state election in order to finalise key bushfire reforms.^[4]

Portfolios

Office	Minister
Premier Minister for Veterans' Affairs Minister for Multicultural Affairs	John Brumby, MP
Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Racing Minister for Industrial Relations (until 28 December 2008)[1]	Rob Hulls, MP
Treasurer Minister for Information and Communication Technology (from 29 December 2008)[1] Minister for Financial Services (from 29 December 2008)	John Lenders, MLC
Minister for Regional and Rural Development Minister for Industry and Trade (from 20 January 2010)[1]	Jacinta Allan, MP
Minister for Health	Daniel Andrews, MP
Minister for Energy and Resources Minister for the Arts (from 20 January 2010)[2] Minister for Community Development (until 19 January 2010)[2]	Peter Batchelor, MP
Minister for Police and Emergency Services (until 11 October)[5] Minister for Corrections (until 11 October)[5] Minister for Emergency Services (from 11 October)[5]	Bob Cameron, MP
Minister for Community Development (from 20 January 2010)[2]	The Hon Lily D'Ambrosio, MP
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Small Business	Joe Helper, MP
Minister for Finance, WorkCover and the Transport Accident Commission Minister for Water Minister for Tourism and Major Events	Tim Holding, MP
Minister for Environment and Climate Change Minister for Innovation	Gavin Jennings, MLC
Minister for Planning Minister for the Respect Agenda (from 20 January 2010)[2]	Justin Madden, MLC
Minister for Police (from 11 October)[5] Minister for Corrections (from 11 October)[5] Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs	James Merlino, MP
Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development Minister for Women's Affairs	Maxine Morand, MP
Minister for Mental Health Minister for Community Services Minister for Senior Victorians	Lisa Neville, MP
Minister for Public Transport (from 20 January 2010)[2] Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Industry and Trade	Martin Pakula, MLC (29 December 2008 to 20 January 2010)
Minister for Roads and Ports Minister for Major Projects (from 29 October 2008)	Tim Pallas, MP
Minister for Education Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation (from 20 January 2010)[2]	Bronwyn Pike, MP
Minister for Gaming Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans' Affairs	Tony Robinson, MP
Minister for Housing Minister for Local Government Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Richard Wynne, MP
Cabinet Secretary	Tony Lupton, MP
Minister for Industry and Trade Minister for Information and Communication Technology Minister for Major Projects	Theo Theophanous, MLC (until 28 December 2008)
Minister for Public Transport Minister for the Arts	Lynne Kosky, MP (until 18 January 2010)

References

1. Victoria Government Gazette No. S 392, Government of Victoria, 29 December 2008.
2. Victoria Government Gazette No. S 25, Government of Victoria, 20 January 2010.
3. Rood, David; Sarah-Jane Collins: Brumby installs his November election cabinet, The Age, 21 January 2010.
4. Ministers quit Brumby's cabinet, ABC News, 7 October 2010.
5. Victoria Government Gazette No. S 412, Government of Victoria, 11 October 2010.

External links

• Members of Cabinet, Department of Premier and Cabinet (Government of Victoria)