Martin Foley to Replace Mikakos as Victoria’s Health Minister

Victorian Minister for Mental Health, Martin Foley at a press conference at Treasury Theatre, in Melbourne, Australia on July 13, 2020. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Martin Foley will be sworn in today as the state of Victoria’s new health minister after Jenny Mikakos resigned in response to the premier’s statements regarding the state’s COVID-19 hotel quarantine inquiry.

Premier Dan Andrews is confident Foley, who is currently the minister for the mental health, will carry on the state’s strict COVID-19 suppression strategy.