Victoria’s new premier: who is Jacinta Allan and what can we expect from her leadership?

Allan, who succeeds Daniel Andrews after his resignation on Tuesday, is considered someone who has been primed for leadership for years

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It’s easy to get lost in the shadow of a leader like Daniel Andrews – but it’s allowed Jacinta Allan to diligently work her way up in the Labor party to become the new premier of Victoria.

In contrast to Andrews – initially seen by some as an “accidental premier” four years after he secured the party’s leadership when the Brumby government was voted out in 2010 – Allan, his deputy and member of his tight inner-circle, is considered someone who has been primed for leadership for years.

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