The Minister for Education is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia. 
  Ministers for Education
   | Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | 
  | 1 | James Stephen MP |  | Independent | Minister of Public Instruction | 2 January 1873 | 1 May 1874 | 1 year, 119 days | [1] | 
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  | 2 | James Munro MP |  | Non-Party Liberalism | Minister of Public Instruction | 7 August 1875 | 20 October 1875 | 74 days | [2] | 
  | 3 | Robert Ramsay MP |  | Non-Party Conservatism | 20 October 1875 | 21 May 1877 | 1 year, 213 days | [3] | 
  | 4 | William Smith MP |  | Non-Party Liberalism | 21 May 1877 | 5 March 1880 | 2 years, 289 days | [4] | 
  | (3) | Robert Ramsay MP |  | Non-Party Conservatism | Minister of Education | 5 March 1880 | 3 August 1880 | 151 days | [5] | 
  | (4) | William Smith MP |  | Non-Party Liberalism | Minister of Public Instruction | 3 August 1880 | 9 July 1881 | 340 days | [6] | 
  | 5 | James Grant MP |  | 9 July 1881 | 8 March 1883 | 111 years, 242 days | [7] | 
  | 6 | James Service MP |  | Non-Party Conservatism | 8 March 1883 | 10 April 1884 | 1 year, 33 days | [8] | 
  | 7 | Duncan Gillies MP |  | 10 April 1884 | 18 February 1886 | 1 year, 314 days | 
  | 8 | Dr Charles Pearson MP |  | 18 February 1886 | 5 November 1890 | 4 years, 260 days | [9] | 
  | 9 | Sir Frederick Sargood MLC |  | Non-Party Liberalism | 5 November 1890 | 16 February 1892 | 1 year, 103 days | [10] | 
  | 10 | Alexander Peacock MP |  | 16 February 1892 | 23 January 1893 | 342 days | [11] | 
  | 11 | James Campbell MP |  | Non-Party Conservatism | 23 January 1893 | 16 September 1893 | 236 days | [12] | 
  | 12 | Richard Baker MP |  | 16 September 1893 | 27 September 1894 | 1 year, 11 days | 
  | (10) | Alexander Peacock MP |  | Protectionist and Liberal | 27 September 1894 | 5 December 1899 | 5 years, 69 days | [13] | 
  | 13 | James McCay MP |  | Non-Party Liberalism | 5 December 1899 | 29 December 1899 | 24 days | [14] | 
  | 14 | Dr Charles Salmon MP |  | 29 December 1899 | 19 November 1900 | 355 days | 
  | 15 | William Gurr MP |  | 19 November 1900 | 10 June 1902 | 1 year, 173 days | [15][16] | 
  | 16 | Robert Reid MLC |  | Reform | 10 June 1902 | 3 February 1903 | 238 days | [17] | 
  | 17 | John Davies MLC |  | 6 February 1903 | 7 September 1903 | 213 days | 
  | 18 | Arthur Sachse MLC |  | 7 September 1903 | 31 October 1908 | 5 years, 54 days | [17][18] | 
  | 19 | John Bowser MP |  | 31 October 1908 | 8 January 1909 | 69 days | [18] | 
  | 20 | Alfred Billson MP |  | Commonwealth Liberal | 8 January 1909 | 19 February 1913 | 4 years, 42 days | [19][20] | 
  | (10) | Sir Alexander Peacock MP |  | 19 February 1913 | 9 December 1913 | 293 days | [20] | 
  | 21 | John Lemmon MP |  | Labor | 9 December 1913 | 22 December 1913 | 13 days | [21] | 
  | (10) | Sir Alexander Peacock MP |  | Commonwealth Liberal | 22 December 1913 | 18 June 1914 | 178 days | [22] | 
  | 22 | Thomas Livingston MP |  | 18 June 1914 | 9 November 1915 | 1 year, 144 days | [23] | 
  | 23 | Harry Lawson MP |  | 9 November 1915 | 29 November 1917 | 2 years, 20 days | 
  |  | Nationalist | 
  | 24 | Matthew Baird MP |  | 29 November 1917 | 21 March 1918 | 112 days | [24] | 
  | 25 | William Hutchinson MP |  | 21 March 1918 | 1 November 1920 | 2 years, 225 days | [25] | 
  | (10) | Sir Alexander Peacock MP |  | 4 November 1920 | 28 April 1924 | 3 years, 176 days | 
  | 26 | Richard Toutcher MP |  | 28 April 1924 | 18 July 1924 | 51 days | [26] | 
  | (21) | John Lemmon MP |  | Labor | Minister of Education | 18 July 1924 | 18 November 1924 | 123 days | [27] | 
  | (10) | Sir Alexander Peacock MP |  | Nationalist | Minister of Public Instruction | 18 November 1924 | 20 May 1927 | 2 years, 183 days | [28] | 
  | (21) | John Lemmon MP |  | Labor | 20 May 1927 | 22 November 1928 | 1 year, 186 days | [29] | 
  | 27 | Henry Cohen MLC |  | Nationalist | 22 November 1928 | 12 December 1929 | 1 year, 20 days | [30] | 
  | (21) | John Lemmon MP |  | Labor | 12 December 1929 | 19 May 1932 | 2 years, 159 days | [31] | 
  | 28 | John Pennington MP |  | United Australia Party | 19 May 1932 | 20 March 1935 | 2 years, 305 days | [32] | 
  | 29 | Harold Cohen MLC |  | 20 March 1935 | 2 April 1935 | 13 days | 
  | 30 | Dr John Harris MLC |  | United Country | 2 April 1935 | 1 January 1942 | 6 years, 274 days | [33] | 
  | 31 | Albert Lind MP |  | 8 January 1942 | 14 September 1943 | 1 year, 249 days | 
  | 32 | Francis Field MP |  | Labor | 14 September 1943 | 18 September 1943 | 4 days | [34] | 
  | 33 | Thomas Hollway MP |  | United Australia Party | 18 September 1943 | 2 October 1945 | 2 years, 14 days | [35] | 
  |  | Liberal | 
  | 34 | Leslie Hollins MP |  | Independent | 2 October 1945 | 21 November 1945 | 50 days | [36] | 
  | (32) | Francis Field MP |  | Labor | 21 November 1945 | 20 November 1947 | 1 year, 364 days | [37] | 
  | 35 | Wilfrid Kent Hughes MP |  | Liberal | 20 November 1947 | 8 December 1948 | 1 year, 18 days | [38] | 
  | 36 | Ray Tovell MP |  | 8 December 1948 | 27 June 1950 | 1 year, 201 days | 
  | 37 | Percival Inchbold MLC |  | Country | Minister of Education | 27 June 1950 | 28 October 1952 | 2 years, 123 days | [39] | 
  | (36) | Ray Tovell MP |  | Electoral Reform League | 28 October 1952 | 31 October 1952 | 3 days | [40] | 
  | (37) | Percival Inchbold MLC |  | Country | 31 October 1952 | 17 December 1952 | 47 days | [41][42] | 
  | 38 | Ernie Shepherd MP |  | Labor | 17 December 1952 | 7 June 1955 | 2 years, 172 days | [43] | 
  | 39 | Arthur Rylah MP |  | Liberal Country Party | 7 June 1955 | 8 June 1955 | 1 day | [44] | 
  | 40 | William Leggatt MP |  | 8 June 1955 | 14 February 1956 | 251 days | 
  | 41 | John Bloomfield MP |  | 14 February 1956 | 9 May 1967 | 11 years, 84 days | 
  | 42 | Lindsay Thompson MLC |  | 9 May 1967 | 16 May 1979 | 12 years, 7 days | [44][45] | 
  | 43 | Alan Hunt MLC |  | Liberal | 16 May 1979 | 8 April 1982 | 2 years, 327 days | [45][46] | 
  | 44 | Robert Fordham MP |  | Labor | 8 April 1982 | 2 May 1985 | 3 years, 24 days | [47] | 
  | 45 | Ian Cathie MP |  | Minister for Education | 2 May 1985 | 14 December 1987 | 2 years, 226 days | 
  | 46 | Caroline Hogg MLC |  | 14 December 1987 | 13 October 1988 | 304 days | 
  | 47 | Joan Kirner MP |  | 13 October 1988 | 10 August 1990 | 1 year, 301 days | 
  | 48 | Barry Pullen MLC |  | 10 August 1990 | 18 January 1991 | 161 days | [48] | 
  |  | Minister for Education and Training | 18 January 1991 | 28 January 1992 | 1 year, 10 days | 
  | 49 | Neil Pope MP |  | Minister for School Education | 28 January 1992 | 6 October 1992 | 252 days | 
  | 50 | Don Hayward MP |  | Liberal | Minister for Education | 6 October 1992 | 3 April 1996 | 3 years, 180 days | [49] | 
  | 51 | Phil Gude MP |  | 3 April 1996 | 20 October 1999 | 3 years, 200 days | 
  | 52 | Mary Delahunty MP |  | Labor | 20 October 1999 | 5 December 2002 | 3 years, 46 days | [50] | 
  | 53 | Lynne Kosky MP |  | Minister for Education and Training | 5 December 2002 | 1 December 2006 | 3 years, 361 days | 
  | 54 | John Lenders MLC |  | Minister for Education | 1 December 2006 | 3 August 2007 | 245 days | [50][51] | 
  | 55 | Bronwyn Pike MP |  | 3 August 2007 | 2 December 2010 | 3 years, 121 days | [51] | 
  | 56 | Martin Dixon MP |  | Liberal | 2 December 2010 | 4 December 2014 | 4 years, 2 days | [52][53] | 
  | 57 | James Merlino MP |  | Labor | 4 December 2014 | 27 June 2022 | 7 years, 205 days | [54] | 
  | 58 | Natalie Hutchins MP |  | 27 June 2022 | 2 October 2023 | 1 year, 97 days | 
  | 59 | Ben Carroll MP |  | 2 October 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 319 days | [55] | 
 Ministers for Skills and TAFE
   | Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | 
  | 1 | Steve Herbert MLC |  | Labor | Minister for Training and Skills | 4 December 2014 | 9 November 2016 | 1 year, 341 days | [54] | 
  | 2 | Gayle Tierney MLC |  | 9 November 2016 | 2 October 2023 | 8 years, 281 days | 
  |  | Minister for Skills and TAFE | 2 October 2023 | Incumbent | [55] | 
 Ministers for Higher Education
  Ministers for Education Services
  Ministers for Skills and Workforce Participation
   | Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | 
  | 1 | Jacinta Allan MP |  | Labor | Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation | 3 August 2007 | 20 January 2010 | 2 years, 170 days | [51] | 
  | 2 | Bronwyn Pike MP |  | 20 January 2010 | 2 December 2010 | 316 days | 
 Minister for Special Education
   | Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | 
  | 1 | Alan Scanlan MP |  | Liberal | Minister for Special Education | 31 March 1976 | 16 May 1979 | 3 years, 46 days | [45] | 
 Minister for International Education
   | Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | 
  | 1 | Steve Herbert MLC |  | Labor | Minister for International Education | 23 May 2016 | 9 November 2016 | 170 days | [54] | 
 Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession
   | Order | MP | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | 
  | 1 | Peter Hall MLC |  | Nationals | Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession | 2 December 2010 | 17 March 2014 | 3 years, 105 days | [52][53] | 
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