minister, however this would be unlikely to effect his chances of promotion given his steady performance in his current portfolios. He was promoted in an August 2007 reshuffle following the ascension of John Brumby to the premiership, receiving the responsibilities he held until the Labor party was voted out in the 2010 election. Holding had been touted as a serious candidate for treasurer, but lost out to John Lenders. On 15 February 2013, Holding announced his resignation as shadow treasurer, shadow minister for industry and as the Member for Lyndhurst. Post-political career Since retiring from Parliament, Holding completed a Masters in Advanced Global Studies at SciencesPo in Paris. In February 2018 he was appointed as a Visiting Professor at King's College in London. Disappearance and rescue On 31 August 2009, Holding was reported missing after he failed to return from a solo hiking expedition of Mount Feathertop, Victoria's second highest mountain, having walked up the Bungalow Spur. He was due to return at 4pm on Sunday 30 August, but made no contact with his family. Holding was located by the Australian Federal Police and was rescued on 1 September by a Victoria Police helicopter during a large scale search involving the Victoria Police Search and Rescue Squad, the State Emergency Service and Bush Search and Rescue Victoria. References 1972 births Living people People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne) Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Australian Army soldiers Melbourne Law School alumni Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Labor Right politicians 21st-century Australian politicians