Andrews Ministry

Andrews Ministry
69th cabinet of Victoria, Australia
Incumbent
Date formed	4 December 2014
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Alex Chernov, The Governor of Victoria)
Head of government	Daniel Andrews
Deputy head of government	James Merlino
No. of ministers	22
Member party	Australian Labor Party
Status in legislature	Labor Majority Government
Opposition leader	Matthew Guy
History
Election(s)	2014 state election
Predecessor	Napthine Ministry

The Andrews Ministry was officially sworn in on 4 December 2014 led by Premier Daniel Andrews, and Deputy Premier James Merlino. The Ministry comprised 22 Ministers, nine of which are women. The Andrews Ministry is the 69th ministry of the Government of Victoria composed of members of the Australian Labor Party, and succeeded the Napthine Ministry, following the 2014 state election.

The Andrews Ministry comprises 22 Ministers, 5 of which are members of the Victorian Legislative Council and 17 are members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Adem Somyürek stood down from his ministerial role in May 2015, and resigned as minister on 28 July 2015. He was succeeded in the ministry by Philip Dalidakis on 31 July 2015.

A reshuffle in May 2016 saw a change in responsibilities for several ministers.

In June 2016, Emergency Services Minister Jane Garrett quit cabinet over her refusal to support a new pay deal with the United Firefighters Union that would slightly change the role of volenteer country fire fighters to achieve better results for people living in suburban melbourne. Jane Garrett was bullied out by union thugs after trying to defend Victoria's rural firefighters.

On 9 November 2016, Corrective Services Minister Steve Herbert resigned from the Andrews Ministry for using taxpayer money to chauffeur his dogs on several occasions, Steve Herbert was the Victorian Minister for Corrections, Training and Skills and International Education.

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