Upper House MP Harriet Shing, who represents East Victoria, will take on the portfolios of equality and regional development in place of Mary-Anne Thomas, who will become Minister of Health.
Shing was overlooked by his left-wing faction last time, frustrating Andrews, who has backed his rise to the cabinet.
Pascoe Vale MP Lizzie Blandthorn will become planning minister and take on the tactical role of government business manager in the lower house.
Carrum left-wing faction member and former cabinet secretary Sonya Kilkenny will be sworn in as minister of corrections, juvenile justice, victim support, as well as fishing and navigation.
Outgoing Corrections Minister Natalie Hutchins will take over the education portfolio. The current Minister of Transport, Ben Carroll, will become the coordinating minister of the Department of Employment, Precinctions and Regions, assuming the portfolios of support for industry and recovery and business premises.
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Treasurer Tim Pallas adds business to his duties, and Anthony Carbines will become Lisa Neville’s former crime prevention, racing and police minister.
Melissa Horne will pick up the local government portfolio and Upper House MP Gayle Tierney will add agriculture to her existing responsibilities for training and skills and higher education.
Five MPs: Enver Erdogan, Sheena Watt, Nina Taylor, Christine Couzens and Darren Cheeseman will join the ranks of parliamentary secretaries.
The Victorian Labor caucus met on Saturday to effectively mark the new ministerial appointments following faction meetings that determined the composition of Andrews Bank.
The shock of the election year was sparked by the resignation on Friday of James Merlino, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, and three other prominent MPs: Health Minister Martin Foley, Police Minister Lisa Neville and the Minister of Education. Industry, Tourism and Sports Martin. Pakula.
The exodus of four senior ministers comes just months after Planning and Housing Minister Richard Wynne announced his resignation late last year.
A total of 19 Labor MPs have resigned or been ousted from parliament since 2018.
(LR) James Merlino, Martin Foley, Lisa Neville and Martin Pakula have announced their retirement.
Caucus was under pressure to choose a woman for the post, but Allan is from the Socialist left faction of the Prime Minister, who now has control of the two main roles of Victorian Labor, which has led to accusations from some members of the caucus that the measure would consolidate Andrews ’power over the party. .
But his rise was backed by key right-wing faction figures, including Treasurer Tim Pallas, and was part of a broader faction agreement that saw Dimopoulos and Brooks, both of the Labor right, they entered the cabinet.
Andrews denied the measure would give his socialist left faction too much influence over the government, alleging that there had not always been a “balance” of left and right in the leadership teams of previous Labor governments.
“My judgment is that the best person should get the job,” he said.
He described Allan’s promotion as “exceptional” and said his five new ministers added diversity and new experience to his cabinet.
In the past, factional agreements often tried to ensure that the role of deputy was played by a deputy from a faction other than the prime minister, although this is not always the case.
Workers in the sector, speaking on condition of anonymity to openly discuss the party’s affairs, said it was expected that the left-right balance would be restored in the two main roles once Andrews resigns.
Several Labor MPs said the main opposition to Allan’s rise came from members of the Left faction who saw his promotion as an obstacle to their own careers.
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While faction groups are assigned a specific number of cabinet seats and nominees, Andrews is assigned portfolios. The new cabinet will be sworn in at a ceremony at the Government House on Monday.
Andrews said the November election would be close and that he did not take Labor re-election for granted, despite being ahead of the polls.
“The state elections will be close, they always are. It’s a handful of votes in a handful of seats. We will present a positive and optimistic plan ”.
If he wins Labor, Andrews said he will serve a full term.
The opposition seized on retirements and factional readjustment as a sign of instability within the government.
“It’s a one-man Dan show,” said Liberal deputy leader David Southwick.
“This is not a renewal, this is a revolt: people are leaving because they are fed up with Daniel Andrews.”
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