Andrews led Labour to victory in the 2014 election after serving one term in opposition. In December of that year, he was sworn in as Premier.
He led his party to a ten-seat increase in the lower house in the 2018 election and a third landslide victory in the 2022 election expanding the party’s dominance in the house yet again
He is known as a key figure among Australia’s progressive lawmakers. He was regarded as the “dominant political figure of his generation in Victoria” by The Age in 2022.
Daniel Andrews is set to resign as premier, member for Mulgrave, and leader of the Labor Party in Victoria on 27 September 2023.