Steve Bracks

Stephen Phillip Bracks (born 15 October 1954) is an Australian former politician who served as the 44th Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007. He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Labor Party. Bracks led Labor in Victoria to minority government at the 1999 election, defeating the incumbent Jeff Kennett Liberal and National coalition government. Labor was returned with a majority government after a landslide win at the 2002 election. Labor was elected for a third term at the 2006 election with a substantial but reduced majority. The treasurer, John Brumby, became Labor leader and premier in 2007 when Bracks retired from politics. Bracks is the third-longest-serving Labor premier in Victorian history, surpassed only by John Cain Jr. and Daniel Andrews. Bracks has served as the 6th Chancellor of Victoria University since 2021.