The Allan ministry is the 72nd and current ministry of the

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. The Labor government, led by

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Jacinta Allan and Deputy Premier

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, was officially sworn in following the resignation of

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and dissolution of the

Third Andrews ministry The Third Andrews ministry is the 71st and current ministry of the Government of Victoria. The Labor government, led by Premier Daniel Andrews and Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan, was officially sworn in on 5 December 2022, following the party ...

. On the 27th of September 2023, only Allan was sworn in as Premier. The full ministry was sworn in on the 2nd of October 2023. At this time, the

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consisted of 22

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, fifteen of whom are women.

Background

The formation of the ministry can be traced back to the aftermath of the 2023 Victorian Labor Party leadership election, during which Jacinta Allan emerged as the uncontested leader of the party and subsequently ascended to the position of Premier of Victoria. Allan's ascent to leadership resulted from intricate negotiations between the factions within the party, namely the Labor Right and Labor Left, who had reached an impasse concerning the deputy leadership. Initially, the left faction had endorsed Treasurer of Victoria Tim Pallas as their preferred candidate, while the right faction had intended to nominate

for the leadership, with Anthony Carbines as his deputy. However, these factional disagreements ultimately gave way to a consensus, leading to

being elected unopposed as the deputy, thereby averting the need for an extended rank-and-file election.

Composition

Current composition

Interim composition

When Allan was sworn in on 27 September 2023, ministerial portfolios of the

have been retained in the interim until 2 October 2023, when the full ministry was sworn in.

References

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Ministers
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