Former Victorian education minister John Lenders has been named as Treasurer in Premier John Brumby's new Cabinet.

Premier John Brumby has made major changes to the planning, education, and community portfolios in the Cabinet reshuffle announced this afternoon.

The Hon. Bronwyn Pike will head what the Government calls a new "super department" for Education and Early Childhood Development, assisted by new Cabinet member Maxine Morand.

Ms Morand will become the Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development.

Under the plan, children's services will move from Human Services to Ms Pike's new department.

"It will be great news importantly for young children... starting off in the kindergarten system and being better prepared as they go on to school and later in life," Mr Brumby said.

The full press release with the entire Cabinet rundown, can be downloaded from here.

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