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The Attorney-General of Victoria, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for Victoria, is a minister in the
Government of Victoria The Victoria State Government, also referred to as just the Victorian Government, is the state-level authority for Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Like all state governments, it is formed by three independent branches: the executive ...
,
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. The Attorney-General is a senior minister in the state government and the First Law Officer of the State. The current Attorney-General of Victoria has, since December 2020, been
Jaclyn Symes Jaclyn Symes (born 28 January 1988) is an Australian politician and Attorney-General of the state of Victoria. She is a Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch), Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council, having represented Northern Vi ...
of the
Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms the f ...
. The Attorney-General is one of the ministers who administer parts of the Victorian
Department of Justice and Community Safety The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of nine government departments in the state of Victoria, Australia. Known as the Department of Justice and Regulation until January 2019, it manages and provides government services rela ...
, with responsibility for the state's courts and tribunals. Bill Slater served as Attorney-General of Victoria 6 separate times and
Arthur Rylah Sir Arthur Gordon Rylah, (3 October 190920 September 1974) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1955 to 1971. Background Rylah was born in Kew, Melbourne, the son of Walter Robert Rylah, a solic ...
holds the record for the longest term of 11 years and 334 days.


List of attorneys-general of Victoria


See also

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Justice ministry A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...
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Politics of Victoria Politics of the Australian state of Victoria takes place in the context of a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliamentary system, and like other Australian states, Victoria is part of the federation known as the Commonwealth of Australia. ...


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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
Attorney-General of Victoria The Attorney-General of Victoria, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for Victoria, is a minister in the Government of Victoria, Australia. The Attorney-General is a senior minister in the state government and the Firs ...