Attorney-General of Victoria

The Attorney-General of Victoria, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for Victoria,[1] is a minister in the Government of Victoria, Australia. The Attorney-General is a senior minister in the state government and the First Law Officer of the State.

Attorney-General of Victoria
Victorian Coat of arms
Flag of Victoria
Incumbent
Jaclyn Symes
since 22 December 2020
Department of Justice and Community Safety
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPremier of Victoria
SeatLevel 26, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
NominatorPremier of Victoria
AppointerGovernor of Victoria
on the advice of the premier
Term lengthAt the Governor's pleasure
Formation15 Jul 1851
First holderSir William Stawell
Websitewww.justice.vic.gov.au

The current Attorney-General of Victoria has, since December 2020, been Jaclyn Symes of the Australian Labor Party. The Attorney-General is one of the ministers who administer parts of the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety, with responsibility for the state's courts and tribunals.

Bill Slater served as Attorney-General of Victoria 6 separate times and Arthur Rylah holds the record for the longest term of 11 years and 334 days.

List of attorneys-general of Victoria
OrderNameStartEndTime in office
1William Stawell15 Jul 185124 Feb 18575 years, 224 days
2Thomas Howard Fellows25 Feb 185710 Mar 185713 days
3Henry Samuel Chapman11 Mar 185728 Apr 185748 days
4Archibald Michie29 Apr 18579 Mar 1858314 days
-Henry Samuel Chapman10 Mar 185826 Oct 18591 year, 230 days
5John Wood27 Oct 185925 Nov 18601 year, 29 days
6Richard Davies Ireland26 Nov 186028 Jul 1861244 days
7Butler Cole Aspinall29 Jul 186113 Nov 1861107 days
-Richard Davies Ireland14 Nov 186126 Jun 18631 year, 224 days
8George Higinbotham27 Jun 18635 May 18684 years, 313 days
9Morgan McDonnell6 May 186810 Jul 186865 days
10George Paton Smith11 Jul 186819 Sep 186970 days
-Morgan McDonnell20 Sep 18698 Apr 1870200 days
-Archibald Michie9 Apr 187019 Jun 18711 year, 71 days
11Robert Walsh5 Jul 18719 Jun 1872340 days
12James W. Stephen10 Jun 18721 May 1874[2]1 year, 325 days
13George Kerferd2 May 1874[2][3]7 Aug 18751 year, 97 days
14Robert Le Poer Trench9 Aug 187519 Oct 187571 days
-George Kerferd20 Oct 187520 May 18771 year, 212 days
-Robert Le Poer Trench22 May 187726 Mar 1878308 days
15Bryan O'Loghlen27 Mar 18784 Apr 18802 years, 8 days
-George Kerferd5 Mar 18802 Aug 1880150 days
16William Kinsey Vale3 Aug 18808 Jul 1881339 days
-Bryan O'Loghlen9 Jul 18817 Mar 18831 year, 241 days
-George Kerferd8 Mar 18831 Jan 18862 years, 299 days
17Henry John Wrixon18 Feb 18864 Nov 18904 years, 259 days
18William Shiels5 Nov 189015 Feb 18921 year, 102 days
19John Gavan Duffy16 Feb 189227 Apr 189271 days
-William Shiels28 Apr 189222 Jan 1893269 days
-Bryan O'Loghlen23 Jan 189326 Sep 18941 year, 246 days
20Isaac Isaacs27 Sep 18944 Dec 18995 years, 68 days
21William Irvine5 Dec 189918 Nov 1900348 days
-Isaac Isaacs19 Nov 19003 Jun 1901196 days
22Samuel Gillott4 Jun 19019 Jun 19021 year, 5 days
-William Irvine10 Jun 19026 Sep 19031 year, 88 days
23John Mark Davies7 Sep 19037 Jan 19095 years, 122 days
24James Drysdale Brown8 Jan 19098 Dec 19134 years, 334 days
25William Evans9 Dec 191321 Dec 191312 days
26Donald Mackinnon22 Dec 19138 Nov 19151 year, 321 days
27Harry Lawson9 Nov 191528 Nov 19172 years, 19 days
28Agar Wynne29 Nov 191720 Mar 1918111 days
-Harry Lawson21 Mar 191820 Oct 19191 year, 213 days
29Arthur Robinson21 Oct 191910 Jul 19244 years, 263 days
30Henry Cohen11 Jul 192417 Jul 19246 days
31Bill Slater18 Jul 192417 Nov 1924122 days
32Frederic Eggleston18 Nov 192427 Apr 19272 years, 160 days
33John Allan28 Apr 192719 May 192721 days
-Bill Slater20 May 192721 Nov 19281 year, 185 days
34Ian Macfarlan26 Nov 192811 Dec 19291 year, 15 days
-Bill Slater12 Dec 192918 May 19322 years, 158 days
35Robert Menzies19 May 193224 Jul 19342 years, 66 days
-Ian Macfarlan25 Jul 19341 Apr 1935250 days
36Albert Bussau2 Apr 193518 Apr 19383 years, 16 days
37Henry Bailey26 Apr 193813 Sep 19435 years, 140 days
-Bill Slater14 Sep 194317 Sep 19433 days
-Ian Macfarlan18 Sep 194320 Nov 19452 years, 63 days
-Bill Slater21 Nov 194519 Nov 19471 year, 363 days
38Trevor Oldham20 Nov 194726 Jun 19502 years, 218 days
39Thomas Walter Mitchell27 Jun 195027 Oct 19522 years, 122 days
40Thomas Hollway28 Oct 195230 Oct 19522 days
-Thomas Walter Mitchell31 Oct 195216 Dec 195246 days
-Bill Slater17 Dec 19526 Jun 19552 years, 171 days
41William Leggatt7 Jun 19557 Jun 19550 days
42Arthur Rylah8 Jun 19558 May 196711 years, 334 days
43George Reid9 May 196729 May 19736 years, 20 days
44Vernon Wilcox30 May 197330 Mar 19762 years, 305 days
45Alan Hunt31 Mar 19765 May 197635 days
46Haddon Storey6 May 19767 Apr 19825 years, 336 days
47John Cain (junior)8 Apr 19827 Sep 19831 year, 152 days
48Jim Kennan8 Sep 198313 Dec 19874 years, 96 days
49Andrew McCutcheon14 Dec 19871 Apr 19902 years, 108 days
-Jim Kennan2 Apr 19905 Oct 19922 years, 186 days
50Jan Wade6 Oct 199219 Oct 19997 years, 13 days
51Rob Hulls20 Oct 19992 Dec 201011 years, 43 days
52Robert Clark2 Dec 20104 Dec 20144 years, 2 days
53Martin Pakula4 Dec 201429 Nov 20183 years, 360 days
54Jill Hennessy29 Nov 201816 Dec 20202 years, 17 days
55Jaclyn Symes22 Dec 2020incumbent2 years, 146 days

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See also

References
  1. See, e.g., Bullivant v Attorney-General for Victoria [1900] AC 196; Ryan v Attorney General for Victoria [1967] VR 514
  2. "Statistical Register of the State of Victoria" (PDF). 1908.
  3. "Friday, May 1, 1874". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 May 1874. p. 4.
  4. O'Neill, Patrick; Lorimer, Catherine; Downing, Pauline. "List of Australian Attorneys-Generals". www.aph.gov.au. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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