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Attorney-General of Victoria

Chief law officer for the state of Victoria, Australia

Summary

Chief law officer for the state of Victoria, Australia

FieldValue
postAttorney-General
bodyVictoria
insigniaCoat of Arms of Victoria.svg
insigniasize120px
insigniacaptionVictorian coat of arms
flagFlag of Victoria (Australia).svg
flagsize120px
flagcaptionFlag of Victoria
incumbentSonya Kilkenny
incumbentsince19 December 2024
departmentDepartment 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
appointer_qualifiedon the advice of the premier
termlengthAt the governor's pleasure
formation15 Jul 1851
firstSir William Stawell
deputySolicitor-General
website

The Attorney-General of Victoria, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for Victoria, 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.

The current Attorney-General of Victoria has, since December 2024, been Sonya Kilkenny 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.

Colonial Victoria

Orderlast1=O'Neillfirst1=Patricklast2=Lorimerfirst2=Catherinelast3=Downingfirst3=Paulinetitle=List of Australian Attorneys-Generalurl=http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Browse_by_Topic/law/attorneysgeneralaccess-date=14 October 2022website=www.aph.gov.aupublisher=Parliament of Australialanguage=en-AU}}Term startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1William Stawell15 July 185125 February 1857
2Thomas Fellows25 February 185711 March 1857
3Henry Samuel Chapman11 March 185729 April 1857last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Oshannassy1url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/oshannassy1.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
4Archibald Michie29 April 185710 March 1858last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Haines2url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/haines2.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
(3)Henry Samuel Chapman10 March 185827 October 1859last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Oshannassy2url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/oshannassy2.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
5John Wood27 October 185926 November 1860last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Nicholsonurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/nicholson.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
6Richard Davies Ireland26 November 186029 July 1861
7Butler Cole Aspinall29 July 186114 November 1861
(6)Richard Davies Ireland14 November 186127 June 1863last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Oshannassy3url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/oshannassy3.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
8George Higinbotham27 June 18636 May 1868last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Mcculloch1url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/mcculloch1.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
9Morgan McDonnell6 May 186811 July 1868last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Sladenurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/sladen.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
10George Paton Smith11 July 186820 September 1869last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Mcculloch2url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/mcculloch2.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
(9)Morgan McDonnell20 September 18699 April 1870last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Macphersonurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/macpherson.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
(4)Archibald Michie9 April 187019 June 1871last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Mcculloch3url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/mcculloch3.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
11Robert Walsh5 July 187110 June 1872last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Duffyurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/duffy.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
12James Stephen10 June 18721 May 1874last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Francisurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/francis.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
13George Kerferd2 May 18747 August 1875last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Kerferdurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/kerferd.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
14Robert Le Poer Trench9 August 187520 October 1875
(13)George Kerferd20 October 187521 May 1877last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Mcculloch4url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/mcculloch4.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
(14)Robert Le Poer Trench22 May 187727 March 1878last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Berry2url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/berry2.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
1527 March 18785 March 1880year=1880page=569title=Ministers of the Crown in Victorialast=Le Patourelfirst=Fredkdate=5 March 1880access-date=25 September 2023}}
(13)George Kerferd5 March 18803 August 1880last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Service1url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/service1.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
16William Vale3 August 18809 July 1881last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Berry3url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/berry3.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
(15)9 July 18818 March 1883last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Ologhlenurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/ologhlen.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
(13)George Kerferd8 March 18831 January 1886last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Service2url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/service2.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
17Henry Wrixon18 February 18865 November 1890last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Gilliesurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/gillies.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
18William Shiels5 November 189016 February 1892last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Munrourl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/munro.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
19John Gavan Duffy16 February 189228 April 1892
(18)William Shiels28 April 189223 January 1893
(15)23 January 189327 September 1894last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Pattersonurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/patterson.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
20Isaac Isaacs27 September 18945 December 1899last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Turner1url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/turner1.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
21William Irvine5 December 189919 November 1900last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Mcleanurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/mclean.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
(20)Isaac Isaacs19 November 19004 June 1901last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Turner2url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/turner2.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
22Samuel Gillott4 June 190110 June 1902

Post-federation

OrderMPParty affiliationTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
(21)William IrvineReform10 June 19027 September 1903
23John Mark Davies MLC7 September 19038 January 1909last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Benturl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/bent.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
24James Drysdale Brown MLCCommonwealth Liberal8 January 19099 December 1913
25William Evans MLCLabor9 December 191322 December 1913
26Donald MackinnonCommonwealth Liberal22 December 19139 November 1915
27Harry Lawson9 November 191529 November 1917
28Agar WynneNationalist29 November 191721 March 1918
(27)Harry Lawson21 March 191821 October 1919last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Lawsonurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/lawson.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
29Arthur Robinson MLC21 October 191911 July 1924last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Peacock3url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/peacock3.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
30Henry Cohen MLC11 July 192418 July 1924
31Bill SlaterLabor18 July 192418 November 1924
32Frederic EgglestonNationalist18 November 192428 April 1927
33John AllanCountry28 April 192720 May 1927
(31)Bill SlaterLabor20 May 192722 November 1928
34Ian MacfarlanNationalist22 November 192812 December 1929
(31)Bill SlaterLabor12 December 192919 May 1932
35Robert MenziesUnited Australia Party19 May 193225 July 1934
(34)Ian Macfarlan25 July 19342 April 1935
36Albert BussauUnited Country2 April 193518 April 1938
37Henry Bailey26 April 193814 September 1943
(31)Bill SlaterLabor14 September 194318 September 1943
(34)Ian MacfarlanUnited Australia Party18 September 194321 November 1945
(31)Bill SlaterLabor21 November 194520 November 1947
38Trevor OldhamLiberal20 November 194727 June 1950
39Tom MitchellCountry27 June 195028 October 1952
40Thomas HollwayElectoral Reform League28 October 195231 October 1952
(39)Tom MitchellCountry31 October 195217 December 1952
(31)Bill Slater MLCLabor17 December 19527 June 1955
41William LeggattLiberal Country Party7 June 19558 June 1955
42Arthur Rylah8 June 19559 May 1967
43George Reid9 May 196730 May 1973last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Hamerurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/hamer.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
44Vernon WilcoxLiberal30 May 197331 March 1976
45Alan Hunt MLC31 March 19766 May 1976
46Haddon Storey MLC6 May 19768 April 1982last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Thompsonurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/thompson.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
47John CainLabor8 April 19828 September 1983
48Jim Kennan MLC8 September 198314 December 1987
49Andrew McCutcheon14 December 19872 April 1990url=https://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/images/1990/V/S/14.pdfyear=1990file=S 14last=Playfordfirst=Ndate=2 April 1990access-date=25 September 2023title=Ministers of the Crownpage=1}}
(48)Jim Kennan2 April 19906 October 1992last=Carrfirst=Adamtitle=Victorian Ministries - Kirnerurl=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/kirner.txtaccess-date=23 March 2023website=Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive}}
50Jan WadeLiberal6 October 199220 October 1999
51Rob HullsLabor20 October 19992 December 2010
52Robert ClarkLiberal2 December 20104 December 2014
53Martin PakulaLabor4 December 201429 November 2018
54Jill Hennessy29 November 201816 December 2020
55Jaclyn Symes MLC22 December 202019 December 2024url=https://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2023/GG2023S520.pdfpage=3title=Ministers of the Crownlast=Wallacefirst=Samualfile=S 520date=2 October 2023access-date=2 October 2023}}
56Sonya Kilkenny19 December 2024Incumbent

References

References

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