Allan McLean (Australian politician)

The Honourable Allan McLean
19th Premier of Victoria
In office 5 December 1899 – 19 November 1900
Governor	Lord Brassey
Preceded by	George Turner
Succeeded by	George Turner
Federal Minister for Trade and Customs
In office 18 August 1904 – 5 July 1905
Prime Minister	George Reid
Preceded by	Andrew Fisher
Succeeded by	William Lyne
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
In office 29 March 1901 – 12 December 1906
Preceded by	New Seat
Succeeded by	George Wise
Constituency	Gippsland
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
In office February 1880 – March 1901
Preceded by	Charles Gavan Duffy
Succeeded by	Hubert Keogh
Constituency	Gippsland North
Personal details
Born	3 February 1840 Oban, Argyll, Scotland
Died	13 July 1911(1911-07-13) (aged 71) Albert Park, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Protectionist
Spouses	Margaret Shinnick ​ ​ (m. 1866⁠–⁠1884)​ Emily Macarthur ​ (m. 1885)​

Allan McLean (3 February 1840 – 13 July 1911) was an Australian politician who served as the 19th Premier of Victoria, in office from 1899 to 1900. He was later elected to federal parliament, where he served as a government minister under George Reid.

McLean was born in Argyll, Scotland, and arrived in Australia as a child. His family settled in the Gippsland region of Victoria, and he eventually acquired a sheep station near Lake Wellington. McLean was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1880 and was promoted to cabinet in 1890, serving under James Munro, William Shiels, and George Turner. He replaced Turner as premier in 1899, but was defeated at the following year's general election. McLean entered the new federal parliament in 1901, as a member of the Protectionist Party. He was a leader of its conservative wing, and in 1904 crossed the floor to become Minister for Trade and Customs in the Reid government. He was the de facto deputy prime minister. The government was defeated in 1905, and he lost his seat at the 1906 election.