Bracks ministry

Bracks Ministry
65th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	20 October 1999
Date dissolved	3 August 2007
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir James Gobbo (until 31 December 2000) John Landy (1 January 2001 to 7 April 2006) David de Kretser (since 7 April 2006)
Premier	Steve Bracks
Deputy premier	John Thwaites
No. of ministers	20
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Minority government (until 2002 state election) Majority government (since 2002 state election) 55 / 88
Opposition party	Liberal–National Coalition
Opposition leader	Denis Napthine (until 20 August 2002) Robert Doyle (20 August 2002 to 8 May 2006) Ted Baillieu (since 8 May 2006)
History
Elections	1999 state election 2002 state election 2006 state election
Predecessor	Kennett ministry
Successor	Brumby ministry

This article is part of a series about Steve Bracks
Early life and career Bracks Ministry Member of the Legislative Assembly for Williamstown (1994–2007) Premier of Victoria (1999–2007) Regional Fast Rail project Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 2006 Commonwealth Games Elections 1999 2002 2006
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The Bracks Ministry was the 65th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks, and Deputy Premier, John Thwaites. It succeeded the Kennett Ministry on 20 October 1999,^[1] following the defeat of Jeff Kennett's Liberal government in the 1999 state election. The ministry dissolved as a result of the retirement of Bracks and Thwaites and was replaced by the Brumby ministry led by new Labor leader John Brumby.

There were three reshuffles within the Bracks Ministry. The first took place on 12 February 2002.