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 Premier Dan Andrews came to prominence during the COVID-19 deep event where he cancelled parliament and ruled by decree, enforcing some of the world's longest lockdowns, mandatory face masks and a "no jab, no job" COVID jab policy. | |
| Start | 28 November 1855 |
| Website | https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ |
| The head of government of the state of Victoria in Australia. | |
The premier of Victoria is the head of government of the state of Victoria in Australia.
Powers
The role of the premier includes leading parliament, being the Chief Minister and Chair of Cabinet, choosing ministers and assigning portfolios, handling portfolio responsibilities, and communicating between the Victorian Government, the Governor and Cabinet, other state and territory governments, the Commonwealth Government, and overseas governments.[1]
The premier represents Victoria as a member of the "National Cabinet". The National Cabinet was established on 13 March 2020 during Covid as a way to bypass regular procedures [2][3][4]
Freemasons
Known freemasons, probably not a complete list for more recent initiates[5].
- Dr William Clark Haines (1810-1866), surgeon and politician. 1st Premier of Victoria. Magistrate, trustee of the Port Phillip Savings Bank, anti-temperance, helped draft Victorian Constitution, colonial Secretary, Melbourne University Vice-Chancellor in 1857-58. Provincial Grand Master SC. MLA MLC
- Sir James Brown Patterson KCMG (1833-1895), butcher, real estate agent & auctioneer, politician, 17th Victorian Premier 2nd Grand Master of Grand Lodge Victoria (GLV)1886-88 . Mayor of Chewton, MLA
- Sir George Turner KCMG (1851-1916) Privy Councilor , Victoria's first Australian-born Premier of Victoria (18th) Commonwealth Treasurer & Minister , Mayor of St Kilda 1887-88. Founding member ANA. Introduced income tax (1894) Initiated 1882 at The Brighton District Lodge No37
- Sir Alexander James Peacock KCMG (1861-1933), 20th Premier of Victoria and member of fourteen ministries. Grand Master (1900-05) of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria (UGLV). Foundation member UGLV as member Creswick Havilah Lodge No 26 UGLV
- William Alexander Watt (1871-1946) politician, 24th Premier of Victoria, Acting Prime Minister post WW1. Initiated North Melbourne Lodge UGLV 2 Dec 1901, Master that Lodge 4 June 1906, resigned 6 June 1921.
- Sir Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson KMCG (1875-1952), 27th Premier of Victoria 1918-1924, politician and lawyer. MLA MLC. Initiated Mount Alexander Lodge No 8 UGLV on 11 Dec 1922. Foundation SW (23 Nov 1925) Old Scotch Collegians Lodge No 396 UGLV and Installed as Master that Lodge 25 Oct 1926. Resigned 30 Oct 1951
- Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG (1908-1990), was the 38th and longest serving Premier of Victoria. Initiated into Lodge Meredith No 163 UGLV 9 October 1946,
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Andrews | 4 December 2014 | 27 September 2023 |
| Jeff Kennett | 6 October 1992 | 20 October 1999 |
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230512110757/https://www.vic.gov.au/premier
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221221095759/https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/committees/reportsen/024513/toc_pdf/Firstinterimreport.pdf;fileType=application/pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200531103849/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-29/coag-scrapped-national-cabinet-here-to-say-coronavirus-update/12300636
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161533/https://www.coag.gov.au/about-coag
- ↑ https://www.lodgedevotion.net/devotion-newsletter-content/famous-australian-freemasons/large-list-of-notable-and-famous-australian-freemasons#h.r3q2au4qrmrw
