Minister for Local Government (Victoria)

The Minister for Local Government in the Government of the Australian state of Victoria is the Minister responsible for supervising the activities of local government councils in the state, recommending allocation of grants to local governments for projects, assessing processes for redistributing municipal boundaries according to population, overseeing tendering processes for council services, airing any concerns of local governments at Cabinet meetings and co-ordinating council community and infrastructure work at a state level. The Minister achieves the Government's objectives through oversight of Local Government Victoria of the [Department of Government of Victoria|Government Services (Victoria)|Department of Government Services].
All ministers responsible for local government since 1964 have been known as the Minister for Local Government, apart from Caroline Hogg, whose title was Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs.
From 27 June 2022 to 19 December 2024, the Minister for Local Government was Melissa Horne in the [Australian Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor] Andrews ministry and the Labor Allan ministry. Since 19 December 2024, the Minister for Local Government is Nick Staikos.