Jacinta Marie Allan was born on 19 September 1973 and is an Australian politician serving as the 49th and current premier of Victoria since 2023.
22 Facts About Jacinta Allan
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Jacinta Allan has been the leader of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party since 2023 and has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the district of Bendigo East since 1999.
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Jacinta Allan previously served as the 29th deputy premier of Victoria from 2022 to 2023.
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Jacinta Allan was born on 19 September 1973 in Bendigo, Victoria.
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Jacinta Allan's 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.
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Jacinta Allan was educated at St Joseph's Primary School in Quarry Hill and at Catholic College Bendigo.
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Jacinta Allan completed the degree of Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe University.
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Jacinta Allan joined the ALP at the age of 19 and interned for federal MP Lindsay Tanner while at university.
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Jacinta Allan subsequently worked as a political staffer for state MPs Steve Gibbons and Neil O'Keefe, before her election to parliament.
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Jacinta Allan was first elected at the 1999 state election at the age of 25, making her the youngest ever elected female parliamentarian in Victoria.
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Jacinta Allan defeated incumbent Liberal state government minister Michael John as part of a large swing to Labor in regional Victoria.
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Jacinta Allan entered the ministry after the 2002 election, serving as Minister for Education Services and Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs.
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Jacinta Allan was the youngest minister in state history and the youngest Victorian government minister since Alfred Deakin in the 1880s.
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Jacinta Allan was promoted in August 2007, in a reshuffle sparked by the accession of John Brumby to the premiership.
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Jacinta Allan was targeted by Right to Life organisations during her election campaign in 2010, having voted for abortion reform in parliament during 2008.
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Since this time, Jacinta Allan has served as police and emergency services spokesperson.
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Jacinta Allan was elected as Leader of the Labor Party and consequently the 49th Premier of Victoria unopposed after negotiations within party factions.
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Jacinta Allan is the second woman, after Joan Kirner, to lead the state.
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On 8 February 2024, Jacinta Allan delivered an apology to Victorians who experienced historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care.
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Jacinta Allan later spoke against the protesters, accusing them of bringing violence, antisemitism and homophobia to the event, which she said disgusted her.
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Jacinta Allan has been a strong supporter of increasing housing supply.
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Jacinta Allan is married to Yorick Piper, a former ministerial advisor, with whom she has two children.