The Carroll ministry is the 73rd ministry of the Government of Victoria. The Labor government is led by Premier Ben Carroll, with Gabrielle Williams serving as Deputy Premier.
Carroll and Williams were sworn in as premier and deputy premier respectively on 28 July 2026, following the resignation of Jacinta Allan. Carroll became Victoria's 50th premier.
Background On 27 July 2026, a delegation of Labor ministers and members of parliament met with Allan and informed her that she had lost the support of a majority of the parliamentary caucus. Carroll, who had served as deputy premier since September 2023, subsequently announced that he would nominate for the leadership of the Victorian Labor Party.
Allan initially stated that she would contest a leadership ballot. On the morning of 28 July, however, she announced her resignation as Labor leader and premier, saying that an extended ballot involving party members would consume valuable time and resources ahead of the 2026 Victorian state election.
Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny nominated for the leadership during the subsequent caucus meeting. Williams was elected deputy leader and briefly appointed interim Labor leader while the leadership contest remained unresolved. Kilkenny later withdrew her nomination, allowing Carroll to be elected leader without a party membership ballot.
Carroll and Williams were sworn in at Government House later that day. The ceremony was conducted by Lieutenant-Governor James Angus in the absence of Governor Margaret Gardner.
Ministry Current composition
As of 4 August 2026, the ministry consists of 20 ministers, with Nina Taylor also attending Cabinet in her capacity as Cabinet Secretary.
Portrait Minister Portfolio Took office Duration of tenure Electorate Ben Carroll MP Niddrie Gabrielle Williams MP Dandenong Jaclyn Symes MLC Northern Victoria Region Lizzie Blandthorn MLC Western Metropolitan Region Colin Brooks MP Bundoora Anthony Carbines MP Ivanhoe Steve Dimopoulos MP Oakleigh Paul Edbrooke MP Frankston Enver Erdogan MLC Northern Metropolitan Region Luba Grigorovitch MP 15 April 2026 Kororoit Paul Hamer MP Box Hill Melissa Horne MP Williamstown Sonya Kilkenny MP Carrum Tim Richardson MP 4 August 2026 Mordialloc Michaela Settle MP Eureka Ros Spence MP Kalkallo Nick Staikos MP Bentleigh Ingrid Stitt MLC Western Metropolitan Region Natalie Suleyman MP St Albans Vicki Ward MP Eltham Also attending Cabinet Nina Taylor MP 4 August 2026 Albert Park See also Allan ministry Shadow ministry of Jess Wilson 2026 Victorian Labor Party leadership election
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External links Ministers and shadow ministers, Parliament of Victoria