The Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria. The minister's area of responsibility includes overseeing transport projects, major road projects, and the Victorian Department of Transport.
A number of acts of parliament give the minister executive powers relevant to the portfolio, these include the Development Victoria Act 2003, Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009, North East Link Act 2020, Transport Integration Act 2010, Victorian Planning Authority Act 2017, and the West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Management) Act 2019.
Ministers OrderMinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in office 1 Albert Bussau Minister of Transport 2 April 1935 18 April 1938 2 Herbert Hyland 27 April 1938 14 September 1943 3 Bill Barry 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 4 James Kennedy MLC 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 5 James Disney MLC 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 6 Clive Stoneham 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 7 Wilfrid Kent Hughes 20 November 1947 29 October 1949 8 Thomas Hollway 29 October 1949 15 December 1949 9 Edward Guye 15 December 1949 27 June 1950 (2) Herbert Hyland 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 10 John Don 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 (2) Herbert Hyland 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 11 Les Coleman MLC 17 December 1952 31 March 1955 12 Don Ferguson MLC 31 March 1955 7 June 1955 13 Arthur Warner MLC 7 June 1955 5 September 1962 14 Edward Meagher 5 September 1962 9 May 1967 15 Vernon Wilcox 9 May 1967 30 May 1973 (14) Edward Meagher 30 May 1973 31 March 1976 16 Joe Rafferty 31 March 1976 18 August 1978 17 Rob Maclellan 18 August 1978 8 April 1982 18 Steve Crabb 8 April 1982 2 May 1985 19 Tom Roper 2 May 1985 14 December 1987 20 Jim Kennan MLC 14 December 1987 10 August 1990 21 Peter Spyker 10 August 1990 6 October 1992 22 Alan Brown 3 April 1996 6 January 1997 23 Robin Cooper 6 January 1997 20 October 1999 24 Peter Batchelor 20 October 1999 1 December 2006 25 Jacinta Allan Minister for Transport Infrastructure 29 November 2018 5 December 2022 Minister for Transport and Infrastructure 5 December 2022 27 September 2023 26 Danny Pearson Minister for Transport Infrastructure 2 October 2023 19 December 2024 27 Gabrielle Williams 19 December 2024 4 August 2026 28Vicki Ward Minister for Public Transport4 August 2026Incumbent
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