Bracks Ministry

The Bracks Ministry was the 65th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks, and Deputy Premier, John Thwaites. It succeeded the Kennett Ministry on 20 October 1999^[1], following the defeat of Jeff Kennett's Liberal government in the 1999 state election.

There were three reshuffles within the Bracks cabinet. The first took place on 12 February 2002.

Portfolios

Office	Minister
Premier Treasurer (until 11 February 2002)^[2] Minister for Multicultural Affairs	The Hon Steve Bracks, MLA/MP
Deputy Premier Minister for Health Minister for Planning (until 11 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon John Thwaites, MLA/MP
Leader in the Legislative Council Minister for Industrial Relations (until 11 February 2002)^[2] Minister assisting the Minister for WorkCover (until 11 February 2002)^[2] Minister for Education Services and Youth Affairs (from 12 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Monica Gould, MLC
Minister for Education Services and Youth Affairs	The Hon Jacinta Allan, MLC
Minister for Transport House Manager	The Hon Peter Batchelor, MLA/MP
Minister for Energy and Resources Minister for Ports Minister assisting the Minister for State and Regional Development (until 11 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Candy Broad, MLC
Treasurer (from 12 February 2002)^[2] Minister for State and Regional Development Minister for Finance Minister for Innovation (from 12 February 2002)^[2] Assistant Treasurer (until 11 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon John Brumby, MLA/MP
Minister for Local Government Minister for WorkCover Minister assisting the Minister for Transport regarding Roads (until 11 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Bob Cameron, MLA/MP
Minister for Community Development Minister for Senior Victorians (from 12 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Christine Campbell, MLA/MP
Minister for Education Minister for Arts Minister for Planning (from 12 February 2002)^[2] Minister for Women's Affairs (from 12 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Mary Delahunty, MLA/MP
Minister for Environment and Conservation Minister for Women's Affairs (until 11 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Sherryl Garbutt, MLA/MP
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Corrections	The Hon Andre Haermeyer, MLA/MP
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	The Hon Keith Hamilton, MLA/MP
Attorney-General Minister for Manufacturing Industry Minister for Racing	The Hon Rob Hulls, MLA/MP
Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment	The Hon Lynne Kosky, MLA/MP
Minister for Finance (from 12 February 2002)^[2] Minister for Industrial Relations (from 12 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon John Lenders, MLA/MP
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Commonwealth Games (from 12 February 2002)^[2] Minister for Youth Affairs (until 11 February 2002)^[2] Minister assisting the Minister for Planning (until 11 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Justin Madden, MLC
Minister for Gaming Minister for Major Projects and Tourism Minister assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs	The Hon John Pandazopoulos, MLA/MP
Minister for Housing Minister for Community Services (from 12 February 2002)^[2] Minister for Aged Care (until 11 February 2002)^[2] Minister assisting the Minister for Health (until 11 February 2002)^[2] Minister Assisting the Premier on Community Building (from 12 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Bronwyn Pike, MLA/MP
Minister for Small Business Minister for Information and Communication Technology (from 12 February 2002)^[2] Minister for Consumer Affairs (until 11 February 2002)^[2]	The Hon Marsha Thomson, MLC

References

^ Victoria Government Gazette No. S 155, Government of Victoria, 20 October 1999.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Victoria Government Gazette No. S 28, Government of Victoria, 12 February 2002.

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Kennett Ministry	Bracks Ministry 1999–2007	Succeeded by Brumby Ministry

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