page_title: Daniel Andrews
section_title: Early political career (2002–2010)
hierarchical_section_title: Daniel Andrews / Early political career (2002–2010)
caption_attribution_description: English: Daniel Andrews at the afternoon tea following a ceremony held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Kew Cemetary.
context_page_description: Daniel Michael Andrews is an Australian politician who is the 48th and incumbent Premier of Victoria, a post he has held since 2014. He has been the state leader of the Australian Labor Party since 2010, and from 2010 to 2014 was Leader of the Opposition. Andrews has represented the Legislative Assembly seat of Mulgrave since the 2002 election, and served as a parliamentary secretary and minister in the Bracks and Brumby governments. He led the ALP to victory at the 2014 state election, defeating the incumbent Coalition government, and won re-election at the 2018 election with an increased majority.
context_section_description: Following his election to parliament in the Legislative Assembly seat of Mulgrave at the 2002 election, Andrews was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Health in the Steve Bracks Labor government. Following the 2006 election, Andrews was appointed to the Cabinet, becoming Minister for Gaming, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs. In 2007, Andrews became Minister for Health in the John Brumby Labor government.
  In 2008, Andrews voted in favour of abortion law reform in Victoria.
caption: Andrews at the Kew Festival in 2009
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