| William Haines |
November 1855 - March 1857
(468 days) |
|
| John O'Shanassy |
March 1857 - April 1857
(50 days) |
|
| William Haines |
April 1857 - March 1858
(316 days) |
|
| John O'Shanassy |
March 1858 - October 1859
(597 days) |
|
| William Nicholson |
October 1859 - November 1860
(397 days) |
|
| Richard Heales |
November 1860 - November 1861
(354 days) |
|
| John O'Shanassy |
November 1861 - June 1863
(591 days) |
|
| James McCulloch |
June 1863 - May 1868
(1776 days) |
|
| Charles Sladen |
May 1868 - July 1868
(67 days) |
|
| James McCulloch |
July 1868 - September 1869
(437 days) |
|
| John MacPherson |
September 1869 - April 1870
(202 days) |
|
| Sir James McCulloch |
April 1870 - June 1871
(437 days) |
|
| Charles Duffy |
June 1871 - June 1872
(358 days) |
|
| James Francis |
June 1872 - July 1874
(782 days) |
|
| George Kerferd |
July 1874 - August 1875
(373 days) |
|
| Graham Berry |
August 1875 - October 1875
(75 days) |
Liberal |
| Sir James McCulloch |
October 1875 - May 1877
(580 days) |
Conservative |
| Graham Berry |
May 1877 - March 1880
(1020 days) |
Liberal |
| James Service |
March 1880 - August 1880
(152 days) |
Conservative |
| Graham Berry |
August 1880 - July 1881
(341 days) |
Liberal |
| Sir Bryan O'Lochlen |
July 1881 - March 1883
(608 days) |
|
| James Service |
March 1883 - February 1886
(1079 days) |
Conservative - Liberal Coalition |
| Duncan Gillies |
February 1886 - November 1890
(1722 days) |
Conservative - Liberal Coalition |
| James Munro |
November 1890 - February 1892
(469 days) |
National Liberal |
| William Shiels |
February 1892 - January 1893
(343 days) |
Liberal |
| James Patterson |
January 1893 - September 1894
(613 days) |
Conservative |
| Sir George Turner |
September 1894 - December 1899
(1896 days) |
Liberal |
| Allan McLean |
December 1899 - November 1900
(350 days) |
Conservative - Liberal |
| Sir George Turner |
November 1900 - February 1901
(86 days) |
Liberal |
| Alexander Peacock |
February 1901 - June 1902
(484 days) |
Liberal |
| William Irvine |
June 1902 - February 1904
(617 days) |
Conservative |
| Sir Thomas Bent |
February 1904 - January 1909
(1789 days) |
Conservative to February 1907, Fusion February 1907 - October 1908, Conservative from October 1908 |
| John Murray |
January 1909 - May 1912
(1227 days) |
Fusion Liberal |
| William Watt |
May 1912 - December 1913
(571 days) |
Liberal |
| George Elmslie |
December 1913
(14 days) |
Labor |
| William Watt |
December 1913 - June 1914
(179 days) |
Liberal |
| Sir Alexander Peacock |
June 1914 - November 1917
(1261 days) |
Liberal |
| John Bowser |
November 1917 - March 1918
(113 days) |
Economy National |
| Harry Lawson |
March 1918 - April 1924
(2231 days) |
National to Sept. 1923, National
- Country Coalition September 1923 - March 1924, National from March 1924 |
| Sir Alexander Peacock |
April - July 1924
(82 days) |
National |
| George Prendergast |
July - November 1924
(124 days) |
Labor |
| John Allan |
November 1924 - May 1927
(914 days) |
Country - National Coalition |
| Edmond Hogan |
May 1927 - November 1928
(553 days) |
Labor |
| Sir William McPherson |
November 1928 - December 1929
(386 days) |
National |
| Edmond Hogan |
December 1929 - May 1932
(890 days) |
Labor |
| Sir Stanley Argyle |
May 1932 - April 1935
(1049 days) |
United Australia Country Coalition |
| Albert Dunstan |
April 1935 - September 1943
(3088 days) |
Country |
| John Cain (senior) |
September 1943
(5 days) |
Labor |
| Albert Dunstan |
September 1943 - October 1945
(746 days) |
Country - United Australia Coalition |
| Ian Macfarlan |
October - November 1945
(51 days) |
Ministerial Liberal |
| John Cain (senior) |
November 1945 - November 1947
(730 days) |
Labor |
| Thomas Hollway |
November 1947 - June 1950
(951 days) |
Liberal - Country Coalition to December 1948, Liberal from December 1948. |
| John McDonald |
June 1950 - October 1952
(855 days) |
Country |
| Thomas Hollway |
October 1952
(4 days) |
Electoral Reform |
| John McDonald |
October - December 1952
(48 days) |
Country |
| John Cain (senior) |
December 1952 - June 1955
(903 days) |
Labor |
| Sir Henry Bolte |
June 1955 - August 1972
(6288 days) |
Liberal |
| Rupert Hamer |
August 1972 - June 1981
(3209 days) |
Liberal |
| Lindsay Thompson |
June 1981 - April 1982
(299 days) |
Liberal |
| John Cain (junior) |
April 1982 - August 1990
(3047 days) |
Labor |
| Joan Kirner |
August 1990 - October 1992
(790 days) |
Labor |
| Jeff Kennett |
October 1992 - October 1999
(2570 days) |
Liberal - National Coalition |
| Steve Bracks |
October 1999 - July 2007
(2838 days) |
Labor |
| John Brumby |
July 2007 - November 2010
(1222 days) |
Labor |
