Johnstone William "John" Thwaites is an Australian former politician,and served as Deputy Premier of the state of Victoria from 1999 to 2007.
Penelope Gail Sharpe is an Australian politician. She has served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2005,representing the Labor Party. Since March 2023,Sharpe is the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council and the Vice-President of the Executive Council since Labor's election victory in March 2023,having previously served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council between 2021 and 2023.
Jenny Mikakos is a former Australian politician for the Labor Party who was a Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria from 1999 to 2020. She served as the Minister for Health,Minister for Ambulance Services and Minister for the Coordination of Health and Human Services COVID-19 as well as Deputy Leader of the Government,but resigned these positions and from parliament on 26 September 2020 in the wake of criticism of her role in hotel quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Daniel Michael Andrews is an Australian former politician who served as the 48th premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2023. He held office as the leader of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2010 and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Mulgrave from 2002 until his resignation in 2023. Andrews is the longest-serving Labor premier and fourth-most-tenured premier in Victorian state history.
Mary Louise Newling Wooldridge is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 2006 to 2019. She was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly,representing the seat of Doncaster from 2006 to 2014;her seat was abolished in a redistribution for that year's election,and she was subsequently elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Metropolitan Region in November's state election.
Barbara Mazzel Anne Perry is an Australian former politician,representing Auburn for the Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2015. Perry was the first woman of Lebanese origin to be elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Martin Philip Pakula is a former Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 2006 to 2022:in the Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region from 2006 to 2013,and then in the Legislative Assembly for Lyndhurst (2013–2014) and Keysborough (2014–2022).
Jacinta Marie Allan 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.
James Anthony Merlino is a former Australian politician who served as 28th deputy premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2022 under Premier Daniel Andrews. He was the deputy leader of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2012 to 2022 and a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the division of Monbulk from 2002 until his retirement.
Lisa Mary Neville is a former Australian politician,formerly serving as the member for Bellarine in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She represented the Labor Party. Between 2014 and 2022,she was the Minister for Police and the Minister for Water. She also held other portfolios such as environment,climate change and emergency services at different times during this period.
Jane Furneaux Garrett was an Australian politician. She was the Labor Party member for Brunswick in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2010 until 2018,when she transferred to the Victorian Legislative Council representing Eastern Victoria.
Georgina Mary Crozier is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2010,representing Southern Metropolitan Region. She currently serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.
Gabrielle Leigh Williams is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014,representing the electorate of Dandenong.
The 2018 Victorian state election was held on Saturday,24 November 2018 to elect the 59th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election. The first-term incumbent Labor government,led by Premier Daniel Andrews,won a second four-year term,defeating the Liberal/National Coalition opposition,led by Opposition Leader Matthew Guy in a landslide victory. Minor party the Greens led by Samantha Ratnam also contested the election.
John Edward Graham is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since October 2016 and has been Special Minister of State and Minister for Roads,the Arts,Music,the Night-time Economy,Jobs and Tourism since 2023.
James Benjamin Kingsley Newbury is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2018,representing the seat of Brighton. Newbury is the currently the Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change,Equality,and the Manager of Opposition Business.
The Second Andrews ministry was the 70th ministry of the Government of Victoria. The Labor government,led by Premier Daniel Andrews and Deputy Premier James Merlino,was officially sworn in on 29 November 2018,following the party's second consecutive victory at the 2018 state election,which was held on 24 November 2018.
Nina Taylor is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly,representing the district of Albert Park since November 2022. She was previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2018 and 2022,representing the Southern Metropolitan Region. She has been the Parliamentary Secretary for Training and Skills since December 2022 and was previously the Parliamentary Secretary for Health. She also served as Government Whip in the Legislative Council from October 2020 to August 2022.
Ingrid Stitt is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2018,representing Western Metropolitan Region. She is a former union leader who won preselection over Jane Garrett in November 2017.
The 2022 Victorian state election was held on Saturday,26 November 2022 to elect the 60th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election at the time the writs were issued,however the election in the district of Narracan was deferred due to the death of a candidate.
