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Our Minister

Jacinta Allan was elected as the Member for Bendigo East in September 1999.

Ms Allan is the Minister for Regional and Rural Development and Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation.

As the Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation, Ms Allan is driving a whole-of-government approach to tackle skill needs over the coming decade to secure Victoria’s future economic prosperity.

This includes:

• implementing the $316 million Securing Jobs For Your Future - Skills for Victoria the most significant reform package in decades


• driving higher education and vocational education and training policy


• delivering on the Government’s policy for Adult, Community and Further Education outlined in A Stronger ACFE – Delivering Skills for Victoria.

Recognising that some job seekers face continuing barriers to employment particularly during a period of global economic uncertainty, Minister Allan is responsible for the State’s employment programs, which assist job seekers into sustainable employment while helping industry meet its skill and labour needs.

Before entering Parliament, Ms Allan worked in the office of Steve Gibbons MP, Federal Member for Bendigo, the office of Neil O’Keefe, Federal Member for Burke, and the Commonwealth Department of Industrial Relations.

Ms Allan was born and grew up in Bendigo. She studied at Catholic College Bendigo before completing her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at La Trobe University, Bendigo.

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