Jacinta Allan

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The Honourable
Jacinta Allan
MP
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan (cropped).jpg
Allan in 2023
49th Premier of Victoria
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 September 2023
Children2
Alma mater La Trobe University, Bendigo
ProfessionPolitician
Signature Jacinta Allen Signature.png
Website www.jacintaallan.com

Jacinta Marie Allan (born 19 September 1973) is an Australian politician serving as the 49th and current premier of Victoria since 2023. [1] 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. [1] She previously served as the 29th deputy premier of Victoria from 2022 to 2023. [1] Allan is the longest-serving female minister in Victorian state history [2] and currently the most senior sitting member of the Assembly.

Early life

Allan was born on 19 September 1973 in Bendigo, Victoria. [3] 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. [4] Her father, Peter Allan, played for South Melbourne in the VFL under-19s in 1963 and was a State Electricity Commission worker as well as a member of the Electrical Trades Union. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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. [1] While at university she worked part-time as a grocery bagger at Coles. [9]

Political career

Early involvement

Allan joined the ALP at the age of 19 and interned for federal MP Lindsay Tanner while at university. [10] She subsequently worked as a political staffer for state MPs Steve Gibbons and Neil O'Keefe, before her election to parliament. [11] In 1997, she was one of the leaders of a campaign to prevent a lap dancing bar from opening in Bendigo. [10]

Allan was first elected at the 1999 state election at the age of 25, making her the youngest ever elected female parliamentarian in Victoria. [12] She defeated incumbent Liberal state government minister Michael John as part of a large swing to Labor in regional Victoria. [11]

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. [9]

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. [13] 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. [14]

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. [15]

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. [16]

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. [17]

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. [18]

Premier of Victoria (2023–present)

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. [19] [20] She is the second woman, after Joan Kirner, to lead the state. [21]

On 8 February 2024, Allan delivered an apology to Victorians who experienced historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care. [22]

On 19 May, while attending the Labor State Conference, Allan was impacted by a protest in opposition to Labor policies regarding the ongoing Israel Hamas conflict. Security and police found themselves outnumbered by the rally, and Allan and the Australian prime minister were temporarily detained within the venue. Allan later spoke against the protesters, accusing them of bringing violence, antisemitism and homophobia to the event, which she said disgusted her. [23] A statement from Trade Unionists for Palestine said it had support from numerous unions for the demonstration, as well as other pro-Palestinian groups such as Mums for Palestine. "ALP in both state and federal government is aiding and abetting the genocide of Palestinian people and must be called out and condemned at every opportunity," the statement said. [24]

Allan speaks at a Melbourne Press Club event in October 2024. Premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan speaks at the Melbourne Press Club - October 2024 06.jpg
Allan speaks at a Melbourne Press Club event in October 2024.

Allan has been a strong supporter of increasing housing supply. In 2024, she announced a proposal to overhaul planning rules to allow taller buildings and increased housing density near train and tram stations in Melbourne. [25] [26]

Personal life

Allan is married to Yorick Piper, a former ministerial advisor, with whom she has two children. [27] She lives in Bendigo East with her family. [28]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Hon. Jacinta Allan MP". Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  3. ↑ "Allan, Jacinta Marie (1973 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Colin Cleary (1999), Bendigo Labor. The Maintenance of Traditions in a Regional City, Epsom, pp. 146–148, 227
  5. ↑ "For a lot of Victorians, it's a tough choice on who to support today, but for me, the Swans have a place close to my heart". Facebook. Jacinta Allan. 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024. In 1963 dad played a season with South Melbourne Under 18s and loves the Sydney Swans to this day
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  8. ↑ "Why Jacinta Allan is so exposed by the CFMEU scandal". Australian Financial Review. 20 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Jacinta Allan signals a new order in the house". The Age. 4 December 2002. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  10. 1 2 "High hopes and the politics of certainty". The Age. 8 March 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  11. 1 2 Smethurst, Annika (30 July 2022). "Daniel Andrews' chosen one: How Jacinta Allan became the heir apparent". The Age. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Premier of Victoria, Australia - Minister Biography". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 16 June 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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  21. ↑ "Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria's new premier and Daniel Andrews's successor?". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  22. ↑ "Parliamentary apology to care leavers | Parliament of Victoria". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "Pro-Palestine protesters crash Labor state conference". 18 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Victorian Labor State Conference stormed by pro-Palestinian protesters as venue locked down". ABC news. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  25. ↑ "Victorian premier pushes ahead with housing plan to rezone affluent areas despite anger from locals". The Guardian. 20 October 2024. ISSN   0261-3077.
  26. ↑ "Protests break out as Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan unveils plan to fast-track high rises amid local outrage". news.com.au. 2024.
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  28. ↑ "About Jacinta". Jacinta Allan MP - Member for Bendigo East. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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