Jacinta Allan
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Jacinta Marie Allan is an Australia
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
since 1999, representing the electorate of Bendigo East
. A member of a prominent Bendigo political family, she is the granddaughter of the late Bendigo Trades Hall Council President William Allan. She is also a cousin of murdered lawyer Keith William Allan. She formerly served as a minister in the Bracks and Brumby Victorian State Labor governments.
. http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ministers/list_item.asp?id=35. She entered the ministry after the 2002 election, serving as Minister for Education Services and Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs. After a cabinet reshuffle in 2006 Allan's responsibilities were altered slightly, losing Youth Affairs in exchange for Women's Affairs. She was promoted to her current role in August 2007 in the reshuffle sparked by the accession of John Brumby
to the premiership. In 2010 she became Minister for Industry and Trade after Martin Pakula
became Transport Minister following the resignation of Lynne Kosky. Allan was targeted by Right to Life
organisations during her election campaign in 2010, having voted for abortion reform in parliament during 2008. This targeting did not appear to have influenced her vote. She retained her seat with only a slight swing against her.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
since 1999, representing the electorate of Bendigo East
Electoral district of Bendigo East
Bendigo East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 2,086 km² electorate based around the city of Bendigo, encompassing the localities of Axedale, Bendigo, Bendigo East, Bridgewater, Epsom, Flora Hill, Goornong, Huntly, Kennington,...
. A member of a prominent Bendigo political family, she is the granddaughter of the late Bendigo Trades Hall Council President William Allan. She is also a cousin of murdered lawyer Keith William Allan. She formerly served as a minister in the Bracks and Brumby Victorian State Labor governments.
Political career
Allan served in the political offices of Steve Gibbons and Neil O'Keefe after completing her BA at La Trobe University in Bendigo. Allan was first elected at the 1999 state election at the age of 25, making her the youngest ever female parliamentarian in VictoriaVictoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ministers/list_item.asp?id=35. She entered the ministry after the 2002 election, serving as Minister for Education Services and Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs. After a cabinet reshuffle in 2006 Allan's responsibilities were altered slightly, losing Youth Affairs in exchange for Women's Affairs. She was promoted to her current role in August 2007 in the reshuffle sparked by the accession of John Brumby
John Brumby
John Mansfield Brumby , is an Australian Labor Party politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010. He became Premier after the resignation of Steve Bracks. He also served as the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. He contested his first election...
to the premiership. In 2010 she became Minister for Industry and Trade after Martin Pakula
Martin Pakula
Martin Philip Pakula is an Australian politician, and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. He was Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Public Transport in the Labor Government of Premier John Brumby.-Early life:...
became Transport Minister following the resignation of Lynne Kosky. Allan was targeted by Right to Life
Right to life
Right to life is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being...
organisations during her election campaign in 2010, having voted for abortion reform in parliament during 2008. This targeting did not appear to have influenced her vote. She retained her seat with only a slight swing against her.