Labor MPs appoint Daniel Andrews’ deputy to replace him, making her the state’s first female premier in three decades
Victorian Labor MPs have voted to appoint Jacinta Allan as party leader and the 49th premier of the state, after Daniel Andrews announced his resignation on Tuesday.
Allan – who was widely tipped to succeed Andrews – was elected during a caucus meeting on Wednesday afternoon as Victoria’s second female premier. She will replace the outgoing premier, Daniel Andrews,She will be the first female premier in the state since Joan Kirner’s Labor government lost the 1992 election.
Her election came after sources within caucus said the public transport minister, Ben Carroll, had flagged an intention to run against Allan for the leadership. However, Allan was elected unopposed and sources say Carroll will become deputy leader. Allan, the member for Bendigo East in regional Victoria, was first elected to state parliament in 1999. At age 25, she became the youngest woman elected to Victoria’s parliament and at 29 became the state’s youngest minister.
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