Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Victoria)

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs of Victoria
Incumbent Natalie Hutchins since December 2014
Indigenous branch of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of Victoria, His Excellency Alex Chernov AC QC

The Victorian Minister for Aboriginal Affairs is the elected officer of the government in the Australian state of Victoria that is commissioned with responsibility for the administration and development of health, education, justice and social services for Aboriginal communities. The Minister achieves the Government's objectives through oversight of the Indigenous branch of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

The current Minister for Aboriginal Affairs is the Hon. Natalie Hutchins MLA, a representative of the Australian Labor Party.

List of Ministers for Aboriginal Affairs

	Party	Term
Lindsay Thompson	Liberal	1967-1972
Edward Meagher	Liberal	1967-1972
Vance Dickie	Liberal	1972-1975
None	N/A	1975-1987
Tom Roper	Labor	1987-1990
Brian Mier	Labor	1990-1991
Tom Roper	Labor	1991-1992
Marie Tehan	Liberal	1992
Michael John	Liberal	1992-1996
Ann Henderson	Liberal	1996-1999
Keith Hamilton	Labor	1999-2002
Gavin Jennings	Labor	2002-2007
Richard Wynne	Labor	2007-2010
Jeanette Powell	National	2010-2014
Tim Bull	National	2014
Natalie Hutchins	Labor	2014-present

References

Victorian Aborigines

People

Communities

Registered Aboriginal Parties /
Land councils

Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation
Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation
Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation
Martang Party Ltd
Taungurung Clans Aboriginal Corporation
Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation
Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council
Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporations

Sites

Bend Road Box Gulley Carisbrook stone arrangement Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park Cloggs Cave Grampians National Park Keilor Kow Swamp Lake Bolac stone arrangement Mount William stone axe quarry New Guinea II cave Sunbury earth rings Tarragal Caves Wurdi Youang

See also	Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register Victoria Archaeological Survey

State organisations

Legislation

Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Victoria) Aboriginal Protection Act 1869 Half-Caste Act Laws concerning Indigenous Australians Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities

Cases:	Yorta Yorta v Victoria Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v Victoria

History

Indigenous Australians

Peoples	Aboriginal Australians Australoids Blackfellas Communities Groups Half-castes Tasmanians Torres Strait Islanders Victorians Western Australians

Individuals	Activists Musicians People from politics and public service Performing artists Sportspeople Visual artists Writers

Culture	Astronomy Avoidance Bora Corroboree Deadly Awards Deities Dreaming Dreamtime Enumeration Flag Kinship Kurdaitcha Marn Grook Message stick Mythology NAIDOC National Indigenous Human Rights Awards Outstation movement Riji Seasons Sacred sites Smoking ceremony Songlines Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Woggabaliri

Languages	Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian Creole Language groups Loanwords into English Palawa Pama–Nyungan languages Placenames Sign languages Torres Strait Island languages

Organisations	ATSIC Aboriginal Medical Service Aborigines Advancement League Aborigines Progressive Association AIATSIS Australian Aboriginal Progress Association Australian Aborigines' League Central Land Council Media National Congress of Australia's First Peoples National Indigenous Council Northern Land Council Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations Politics TSRA Reconciliation Australia Sorry Day

Bushcraft	Boomerang Buka Bush bread Bushfood Bush medicine Coolamon Dugout canoe Fibrecraft Fire-stick farming Food groups Humpy Possum-skin cloak Scarred tree Soaks Spinifex resin Sweet foods Waddy Woomera

Arts	Artifacts Bark painting Contemporary visual art Dance Didgeridoo Music Music groups Rock NATSIA Award Papunya Tula Sandpainting Vibe Visual art Yininmadyemi

History	Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 Caledon Bay crisis Cummeragunja walk-off Day of Mourning Gurindji Strike Historical figures History Prehistory History wars King plates Massacres Black War Missions Native police Pilbara strike Pintupi Nine Tent embassy Western Australia

Issues	Crime Health Land rights Native title Protected Area Media portrayal Northern Territory National Emergency Response Self-determination Stolen Generations Half-Caste Act Voting rights 1967 Referendum

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