Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has suffered another staffing setback less than four months out from the state election, with the resignation of his director of communications.
The Liberal Party said Lee Anderson resigned as media manager due to "personal reasons".
Mr Anderson's resignation on Wednesday has come just two days after the appointment of Mr Guy's new chief of staff, Nick McGowan.
Senior Liberal MP Georgie Crozier denied suggestions of a rift between Mr Anderson and Mr McGowan.
Ms Crozier said she was confident the current communications team was up to the task, despite Mr Anderson's resignation.
"The election is just a few months away and there is a very hungry, young team in Matthew's office that is taking up charge," she said.
"Lee has made his decision. It's a personal decision."
Ms Crozier said Mr Anderson had returned home to Tasmania, but had agreed to keep providing advice in the lead-up to the election in November.
On Monday, some Liberal MPs raised concerns about the appointment of Mr McGowan, who has also been preselected as a Liberal Party candidate for the upper house.
This means he will have to stand down from the chief of staff position during the election period due to Victorian Electoral Commission rules.
Mr Anderson's exit means Mr Guy will have lost two of his most senior staff members just months out from the November election.
Mr Anderson will be replaced by Alex Woff, a current member of the Liberal party's communications team.
Anja Wolff will be promoted to the role of deputy director of communications.
Last week, Mitch Catlin quit his role as the Opposition Leader's chief of staff, after reportedly asking a Liberal Party donor to make payments totalling more than $100,000 to his private marketing business.
