Our Minister
Jacinta Allan was elected as the Member for Bendigo East in September 1999 at the age of 25, making her the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Victorian Parliament.
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 Victorian Government’s $241 million skills action plan, Maintaining the Advantage; driving higher education and vocational education and training policy; apprenticeships and traineeships and Adult, Community and Further Education.
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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