The current Attorney-General of Victoria has, since November 2018, been Jill Hennessy of the Australian Labor Party. The Attorney-General is one of the Ministers who administer parts of the Victorian Department of Justice and Regulation, with responsibility for the state's courts and tribunals.
Order | Name | Start | End | Time in office |
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1 | Sta|William Stawell}} | 15 Jul 1851 | 24 Feb 1857 | {{ayd|1851|07|15|1857|02|24}} |
2 | Fel|Thomas Howard Fellows}} | 25 Feb 1857 | 10 Mar 1857 | {{ayd|1857|02|25|1857|03|10}} |
3 | Cha|Henry Samuel Chapman}} | 11 Mar 1857 | 28 Apr 1857 | {{ayd|1857|03|11|1857|04|28}} |
4 | Mic|Archibald Michie}} | 29 Apr 1857 | 9 Mar 1858 | {{ayd|1857|04|29|1858|03|09}} |
- | Cha|Henry Samuel Chapman}} | 10 Mar 1858 | 26 Oct 1859 | {{ayd|1858|03|10|1859|10|26}} |
5 | Woo|John Wood}} | 27 Oct 1859 | 25 Nov 1860 | {{ayd|1859|10|27|1860|11|25}} |
6 | Ire|Richard Davies Ireland}} | 26 Nov 1860 | 28 Jul 1861 | {{ayd|1860|11|26|1861|07|28}} |
7 | Asp|Butler Cole Aspinall}} | 29 Jul 1861 | 13 Nov 1861 | {{ayd|1861|07|29|1861|11|13}} |
- | Ire|Richard Davies Ireland}} | 14 Nov 1861 | 26 Jun 1863 | {{ayd|1861|11|14|1863|06|26}} |
8 | Hig|George Higinbotham}} | 27 Jun 1863 | 5 May 1868 | {{ayd|1863|06|27|1868|05|05}} |
9 | MacD|Morgan McDonnell}} | 6 May 1868 | 10 Jul 1868 | {{ayd|1868|05|06|1868|07|10}} |
10 | Smi|George Paton Smith}} | 11 Jul 1868 | 19 Sep 1869 | {{ayd|1868|07|11|1868|09|19}} |
- | MacD|Morgan McDonnell}} | 20 Sep 1869 | 8 Apr 1870 | {{ayd|1869|09|20|1870|04|08}} |
- | Mic|Archibald Michie}} | 9 Apr 1870 | 19 Jun 1871 | {{ayd|1870|04|09|1871|06|19}} |
11 | Wal|Robert Walsh}} | 5 Jul 1871 | 9 Jun 1872 | {{ayd|1871|07|05|1872|06|09}} |
12 | Ste|James W. Stephen}} | 10 Jun 1872 | 1 May 1874[2] | {{ayd|1872|06|10|1874|05|01}} |
13 | Ker|George Kerferd}} | 2 May 1874[2][3] | 7 Aug 1875 | {{ayd|1874|05|02|1875|08|07}} |
14 | Tre|Robert Le Poer Trench}} | 9 Aug 1875 | 19 Oct 1875 | {{ayd|1875|08|09|1875|10|19}} |
- | Ker|George Kerferd}} | 20 Oct 1875 | 20 May 1877 | {{ayd|1875|10|20|1877|05|20}} |
- | Tre|Robert Le Poer Trench}} | 22 May 1877 | 26 Mar 1878 | {{ayd|1877|05|22|1878|03|26}} |
15 | OLo|Bryan O’Loghlen}} | 27 Mar 1878 | 4 Apr 1880 | {{ayd|1878|03|27|1880|04|04}} |
- | Ker|George Kerferd}} | 5 Mar 1880 | 2 Aug 1880 | {{ayd|1880|03|05|1880|08|02}} |
16 | Val|William Kinsey Vale}} | 3 Aug 1880 | 8 Jul 1881 | {{ayd|1880|08|03|1881|07|08}} |
- | OLo|Bryan O’Loghlen}} | 9 Jul 1881 | 7 Mar 1883 | {{ayd|1881|07|09|1883|03|07}} |
- | Ker|George Kerferd}} | 8 Mar 1883 | 1 Jan 1886 | {{ayd|1883|03|08|1886|01|01}} |
17 | Wri|Henry John Wrixon}} | 18 Feb 1886 | 4 Nov 1890 | {{ayd|1886|02|18|1890|11|04}} |
18 | Shi|William Shiels}} | 5 Nov 1890 | 15 Feb 1892 | {{ayd|1890|11|05|1892|02|15}} |
19 | Duf|John Gavan Duffy}} | 16 Feb 1892 | 27 Apr 1892 | {{ayd|1892|02|16|1892|04|27}} |
- | Shi|William Shiels}} | 28 Apr 1892 | 22 Jan 1893 | {{ayd|1892|04|28|1893|01|22}} |
- | OLo|Bryan O’Loghlen}} | 23 Jan 1893 | 26 Sep 1894 | {{ayd|1893|01|23|1894|09|26}} |
20 | Isa|Isaac Isaacs}} | 27 Sep 1894 | 4 Dec 1899 | {{ayd|1894|09|27|1899|12|04}} |
21 | Irv|William Irvine}} | 5 Dec 1899 | 18 Nov 1900 | {{ayd|1899|12|05|1900|11|18}} |
- | Isa|Isaac Isaacs}} | 19 Nov 1900 | 3 Jun 1901 | {{ayd|1900|11|19|1901|06|03}} |
22 | Gil|Samuel Gillott}} | 4 Jun 1901 | 9 Jun 1902 | {{ayd|1901|06|04|1902|06|09}} |
- | Irv|William Irvine}} | 10 Jun 1902 | 6 Sep 1903 | {{ayd|1902|06|10|1903|09|06}} |
23 | Dav|John Mark Davies}} | 7 Sep 1903 | 7 Jan 1909 | {{ayd|1903|09|07|1909|01|07}} |
24 | Bro|James Drysdale Brown}} | 8 Jan 1909 | 8 Dec 1913 | {{ayd|1909|01|08|1913|12|08}} |
25 | Eva|William Evans}} | 9 Dec 1913 | 21 Dec 1913 | {{ayd|1913|12|09|1913|12|21}} |
26 | MacK|Donald Mackinnon}} | 22 Dec 1913 | 8 Nov 1915 | {{ayd|1913|12|22|1915|11|08}} |
27 | Law|Harry Lawson}} | 9 Nov 1915 | 28 Nov 1917 | {{ayd|1915|11|09|1917|11|28}} |
28 | Wyn|Agar Wynne}} | 29 Nov 1917 | 20 Mar 1918 | {{ayd|1917|11|29|1918|03|20}} |
- | Law|Harry Lawson}} | 21 Mar 1918 | 20 Oct 1919 | {{ayd|1918|03|21|1919|10|20}} |
29 | Rob|Arthur Robinson}} | 21 Oct 1919 | 10 Jul 1924 | {{ayd|1919|10|21|1924|07|10}} |
30 | Coh|Henry Cohen}} | 11 Jul 1924 | 17 Jul 1924 | {{ayd|1924|07|11|1924|07|17}} |
31 | Sla|Bill Slater}} | 18 Jul 1924 | 17 Nov 1924 | {{ayd|1924|07|18|1924|11|17}} |
32 | Egg|Frederic Eggleston}} | 18 Nov 1924 | 27 Apr 1927 | {{ayd|1924|11|18|1927|04|27}} |
33 | All|John Allan}} | 28 Apr 1927 | 19 May 1927 | {{ayd|1927|04|28|1927|05|19}} |
- | Sla|Bill Slater}} | 20 May 1927 | 21 Nov 1928 | {{ayd|1927|05|20|1928|11|21}} |
34 | MacF|Ian Macfarlan}} | 26 Nov 1928 | 11 Dec 1929 | {{ayd|1928|11|26|1929|12|11}} |
- | Sla|Bill Slater}} | 12 Dec 1929 | 18 May 1932 | {{ayd|1929|12|12|1932|05|18}} |
35 | Men|Robert Menzies}} | 19 May 1932 | 24 Jul 1934 | {{ayd|1932|05|19|1934|07|24}} |
- | MacF|Ian Macfarlan}} | 25 Jul 1934 | 1 Apr 1935 | {{ayd|1934|07|25|1935|04|01}} |
36 | Bus|Albert Bussau}} | 2 Apr 1935 | 18 Apr 1938 | {{ayd|1935|04|02|1938|04|18}} |
37 | Bai|Henry Bailey}} | 26 Apr 1938 | 13 Sep 1943 | {{ayd|1938|04|26|1943|09|13}} |
- | Sla|Bill Slater}} | 14 Sep 1943 | 17 Sep 1943 | {{ayd|1943|09|14|1943|09|17}} |
- | MacF|Ian Macfarlan}} | 18 Sep 1943 | 20 Nov 1945 | {{ayd|1943|09|18|1945|11|20}} |
- | Sla|Bill Slater}} | 21 Nov 1945 | 19 Nov 1947 | {{ayd|1945|11|21|1947|11|19}} |
38 | Old|Trevor Oldham}} | 20 Nov 1947 | 26 Jun 1950 | {{ayd|1947|11|20|1950|06|26}} |
39 | Mit|Thomas Walter Mitchell}} | 27 Jun 1950 | 27 Oct 1952 | {{ayd|1950|06|27|1952|10|27}} |
40 | Hol|Thomas Hollway}} | 28 Oct 1952 | 30 Oct 1952 | {{ayd|1952|10|28|1952|10|30}} |
- | Mit|Thomas Walter Mitchell}} | 31 Oct 1952 | 16 Dec 1952 | {{ayd|1952|10|31|1952|12|16}} |
- | Sla|Bill Slater}} | 17 Dec 1952 | 6 Jun 1955 | {{ayd|1952|12|17|1955|06|06}} |
41 | Leg|William Leggatt}} | 7 Jun 1955 | 7 Jun 1955 | {{ayd|1955|06|07|1955|06|07}} |
42 | Ryl|Arthur Rylah}} | 8 Jun 1955 | 8 May 1967 | {{ayd|1955|06|08|1967|05|08}} |
43 | Rei|George Reid}} | 9 May 1967 | 29 May 1973 | {{ayd|1967|05|09|1973|05|29}} |
44 | Wil|Vernon Wilcox}} | 30 May 1973 | 30 Mar 1976 | {{ayd|1973|05|30|1976|03|30}} |
45 | Hun|Alan Hunt}} | 31 Mar 1976 | 5 May 1976 | {{ayd|1976|03|31|1976|05|05}} |
46 | Sto|Haddon Storey}} | 6 May 1976 | 7 Apr 1982 | {{ayd|1976|05|06|1982|04|07}} |
47 | Cai|John Cain (junior)}} | 8 Apr 1982 | 7 Sep 1983 | {{ayd|1982|04|08|1983|09|07}} |
48 | Ken|Jim Kennan}} | 8 Sep 1983 | 13 Dec 1987 | {{ayd|1983|09|08|1987|12|13}} |
49 | MacC|Andrew McCutcheon}} | 14 Dec 1987 | 1 Apr 1990 | {{ayd|1987|12|14|1990|04|01}} |
- | Ken|Jim Kennan}} | 2 Apr 1990 | 5 Oct 1992 | {{ayd|1990|04|02|1992|10|05}} |
50 | Wad|Jan Wade}} | 6 Oct 1992 | 19 Oct 1999 | {{ayd|1992|10|06|1999|10|19}} |
51 | Hul|Rob Hulls}} | 20 Oct 1999 | 2 Dec 2010 | {{ayd|1999|10|20|2010|12|02}} |
52 | Cla|Robert Clark}} | 2 Dec 2010 | 4 Dec 2014 | {{ayd|2010|12|02|2014|12|04}} |
53 | Pak|Martin Pakula}} | 4 Dec 2014 | 29 Nov 2018 | {{ayd|2014|12|04}} |
54 | Pak|Jill Hennessy}} | 29 Nov 2018 | present | {{ayd|2018|11|29}} |
1. ^See, e.g., Bullivant v Attorney-General for Victoria [1900] AC 196; Ryan v Attorney General for Victoria [1967] VR 514
2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1908No10.pdf |title=Statistical Register of the State of Victoria |year=1908}}
3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5869124 |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=1 May 1874 |title=Friday, May 1, 1874|page=4}}