Attorney-General of Victoria

Attorney-General of Victoria
Attorney-General of Victoria
	Victorian Coat of arms
	Flag of Victoria
	Incumbent; Jaclyn Symes; since 22 December 2020
	Department of Justice and Community Safety
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament; Cabinet; Executive Council;
Reports to	Premier of Victoria
Seat	Level 26, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Nominator	Premier of Victoria
Appointer	Governor of Victoria; on the advice of the premier
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure
Formation	15 Jul 1851
First holder	Sir William Stawell
Deputy	Solicitor General
Website	www.justice.vic.gov.au

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 First Law Officer of the State.

The current Attorney-General of Victoria has, since December 2020, been Jaclyn Symes of the Australian Labor Party. The Attorney-General is one of the ministers who administer parts of the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety, with responsibility for the state's courts and tribunals.

Bill Slater served as Attorney-General of Victoria 6 separate times and Arthur Rylah holds the record for the longest term of 11 years and 334 days.

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