ans ▁do ▁not ▁directly ▁elect ▁the ▁Premier , ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁party ▁is ▁appointed ▁Premier ▁by ▁the ▁Governor . ▁The ▁Labor ▁Party ▁has ▁held ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election ▁and ▁formed ▁government . ▁It ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁election . ▁Daniel ▁Andrew s ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Premier ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Location ▁Parliament ▁has ▁sat ▁at ▁Parliament ▁House , ▁Melbourne ▁since ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 2 7 , ▁when ▁Parliament ▁House ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Parliament ▁and ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Victoria ▁sat ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ex hib ition ▁Building . ▁The ▁building ▁has ▁under g one ▁significant ▁renov ations ▁since ▁its ▁initial ▁construction ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁expanded , ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁restored ▁over ▁time . ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁works ▁were ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁using ▁a ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁p ound ▁ster ling ▁contribution ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁federal ▁government ▁paid ▁in ▁grat itude ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁Further ▁construction ▁was ▁undert aken ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁make ▁" tem por ary " ▁offices ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁although ▁these ▁were ▁not ▁modern ised ▁until ▁further ▁works ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Se ctions ▁of ▁the ▁structure '