Allan McLean (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Allan McLean |
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| 19th Premier of Victoria | |
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In office 5 December 1899 – 19 November 1900 |
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| Preceded by | George Turner |
| Succeeded by | George Turner |
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| Born | 3 February 1840 Oban, Argyll, Scotland |
| Died | 13 July 1911 (aged 71) Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Badalia Shinnick & Emily Macarthur, née Linton |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Allan McLean (3 February 1840 – 13 July 1911) was an Australian politician, the 19th Premier of Victoria.
McLean was born in the highlands of Scotland and came to Australia as a child in 1842 with his family. He later said 'were practically frozen out of Scotland' by 'an exceptionally severe winter'. His father, Charles McLean, was a grazier near Tarraville, in the Gippsland region of Victoria. McLean was educated at the local state school, assisted his father on his stations, and for a short period was on the staff of the Gippsland Times. About 1870, he acquired the lease of 'The Lowlands', a sheep station, on the shores of Lake Wellington near Sale and in 1872, formed the firm of A. McLean and Company, Stock and Station Agents, at Maffra. He became a shire councillor at Maffra in 1873, and as president of the shire was active in forming the Municipal Association of Victoria.
McLean was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gippsland North in May 1880. A conservative, he was President of the Board of Land and Works and Minister of Agriculture in the James Munro ministry from 1890 to 1891, and Chief Secretary from 1891 to 1892, retaining this position under William Shiels from 1892 to 1893. He became a minister without portfolio in the liberal government of George Turner in 1894, but resigned in April 1898. On 5 December 1899, he moved and carried a vote of no-confidence, becoming Premier and Chief Secretary, but his government lasted less than a year. At the 1900 election the conservatives were defeated and Turner reclaimed the premiership.
McLean was an opponent of Australian federation and was not a member of the conventions which shaped the Australian Constitution. However, reassured to some degree by Deakin's composite stand as an Australian Briton, McLean sent him to London in January 1900 as Victoria's representative in negotiations with the British government.
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