Jacinta Allan
The Honourable Jacinta Allan MP |
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Allan in 2023
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49th Premier of Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 27 September 2023 |
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Monarch | Charles III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Governor | Margaret Gardner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Ben Carroll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Daniel Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18th Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 27 September 2023 |
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Deputy | Ben Carroll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Daniel Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29th Deputy Premier of Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 27 June 2022 – 27 September 2023 |
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Premier | Daniel Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | James Merlino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ben Carroll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 25 June 2022 – 27 September 2023 |
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Leader | Daniel Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | James Merlino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ben Carroll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the House | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 December 2014 – 27 June 2022 |
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Premier | Daniel Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Louise Asher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Lizzie Blandthorn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bendigo East |
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Assumed office 18 September 1999 |
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Preceded by | Michael John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Jacinta Marie Allan 19 September 1973 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
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Political party | Labor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | La Trobe University, Bendigo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profession | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Signature | Jacinta Allan's signature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Jacinta Marie Allan (born 19 September 1973) is an Australian politician serving as the 49th and current premier of Victoria since 2023. She has been the leader of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2023 and has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Bendigo East since 1999. She previously served as the 29th deputy premier of Victoria from 2022 to 2023. Allan is the longest-serving female minister in Victorian state history and currently the most senior sitting member of the Assembly.
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Early life
Allan was born on 19 September 1973 in Bendigo, Victoria.[1] A member of a prominent Bendigo political family, she is the granddaughter of William Allan who was the president of the Bendigo Trades Hall Council.[2]
Allan was educated at St Joseph's Primary School in Quarry Hill and at Catholic College Bendigo. She completed the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Hons) at La Trobe University.[3] While at university she worked part-time as a grocery bagger at Coles.[4]
Political career
Early involvement
Allan joined the ALP at the age of 19 and interned for federal MP Lindsay Tanner while at university.[5] She subsequently worked as a political staffer for state MPs Steve Gibbons and Neil O'Keefe, before her election to parliament.[6] In 1997, she was one of the leaders of a campaign to prevent a lap dancing bar from opening in Bendigo.[5]
Allan was first elected at the 1999 state election at the age of 25, making her the youngest ever elected female parliamentarian in Victoria.[7] She defeated incumbent Liberal state government minister Michael John as part of a large swing to Labor in regional Victoria.[6]
Bracks/Brumby governments (2002–2010)
Allan entered the ministry after the 2002 election, serving as Minister for Education Services and Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs. She was the youngest minister in state history and the youngest Victorian government minister since Alfred Deakin in the 1880s.[4]
After a cabinet reshuffle in 2006, Allan's responsibilities were altered slightly, losing Youth Affairs in exchange for Women's Affairs. She was promoted in August 2007, in a reshuffle sparked by the accession of John Brumby to the premiership.[8] In 2010, she became Minister for Industry and Trade. Allan was targeted by Right to Life organisations during her election campaign in 2010, having voted for abortion reform in parliament during 2008.[9]
Opposition (2010–2014)
After the defeat of the Brumby government in November 2010, Allan became manager of opposition business in the Legislative Assembly, as well as opposition spokeswoman for Roads, Regional and Rural Development and Bushfire Response. Since this time, Allan has also served as police and emergency services spokesperson.[10]
In a reshuffle announced in December 2013, Allan became Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Regional Cities and Regional & Rural Development, in addition to her responsibilities as Manager of Opposition Business.[11]
Andrews government (2014–2023)
After the 2014 state election, Allan was appointed Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Employment in the First Andrews Ministry.[12]
Following Labor's victory in the 2018 state election, Allan was appointed Minister for Transport and Infrastructure in the Second Andrews Ministry. The portfolio leads a large package of projects such as the Suburban Rail Loop and Metro Tunnel.
During the Victorian Government's response to the COVID-19 health emergency, Allan became a member of the Crisis Council of Cabinet, serving as the Minister for the Coordination of Transport – COVID-19. In this role, she became responsible for leading all COVID-19 response activities across the transport portfolio.[13]
Premier of Victoria (2023–present)
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Following the resignation of Daniel Andrews on 26 September 2023, a party caucus was held the following day. Allan was elected as Leader of the Labor Party and consequently the 49th Premier of Victoria unopposed after negotiations within party factions.[14][15] She is the second woman, after Joan Kirner, to lead the state.[16]
On 8 February 2024, Premier Allan delivered an apology to Victorians who experienced historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care. [17]
On 19 May, Premier Allan and the Australian prime minister were locked in a conference room after dozens of protesters attacked the venue they were in. Security and police found themselves outnumbered. The protesters were protesting about the war in Israel and Gaza. [18]
Personal life
Allan is married to Yorick Piper, a former ministerial advisor, with whom she has two children.[19]
References
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- ↑ Lyle Allan (2010). "Margaret Tighe. The most powerful woman in Victoria," in Tasmanian Times, 30 November. http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/weblog/article/margaret-tighe.-the-most-powerful-woman-in-victoria/ Archived 8 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
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Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
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Preceded by | Member for Bendigo East 1999–present |
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Preceded by as Minister for Employment and Trade | Minister for Employment 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Wade Noonan as Minister for Industry and Employment |
Preceded by | Minister for Public Transport 2014–2018 |
Succeeded by Melissa Horne |
New title | Minister for Transport Infrastructure 2018–2023 |
Succeeded by Danny Pearson |
Preceded by | Minister for Priority Precincts 2020–2023 |
Succeeded by Colin Brooks |
Preceded by | Deputy Premier of Victoria 2022–2023 |
Succeeded by Ben Carroll |
Preceded by | Premier of Victoria 2023–present |
Incumbent |
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Preceded by | Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria 2022–2023 |
Succeeded by Ben Carroll |
Preceded by | Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria 2023–present |
Incumbent |
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