Who is Ben Carroll, the man who wants to be Victoria’s next premier?

Carroll, who has confirmed he will make a leadership challenge, was elected to parliament in 2012 and says he has always been ambitious

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In 2023, when then-public transport minister Ben Carroll failed in his surprising bid to secure the leadership of the Victorian Labor party, he told a press conference: I was always very keen to rise."

The premier Daniel Andrews had resigned believing he had locked in his succession plan: his loyal deputy Jacinta Allan as premier, and treasurer Tim Pallas as deputy.