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Minister for Health (New South Wales)

{{Short description|Government minister in New South Wales, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Minister for Health

| insignia = Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg

| incumbent = Ryan Park

| image =

| incumbentsince = 28 March 2023

| style = The Honourable

| nominator = Premier of New South Wales

| appointer = Governor of New South Wales

| inaugural = Fred Flowers {{small|(as the Minister for Public Health)}}

| formation = 22 April 1914 {{small|(Public Health)}}

| department = Ministry of Health

}}

The New South Wales Minister for Health is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities which includes all hospitals, health services, and medical research in New South Wales, Australia.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-29/premier-gladys-berejiklian-announces-new-cabinet-queanbeyan/8221072 |title=NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench |work=ABC News |location=Australia |author1=Vukovic, Dom|author2=Gerathy, Sarah |author3=McDonald, Philippa |date=29 January 2017 |access-date=29 January 2017}}{{Gazette NSW |title=Government Notices |issue=30 |page=1088-1090 |date=2 April 2019 |url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2019_2019-30.pdf |access-date=3 April 2019 |via= }}{{Gazette NSW |title=Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police |issue=662 |date=21 December 2021 |url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2021_2021-662.pdf}}{{refn|name=Ministries|{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=6 |access-date=2020-12-28}}}}

Together they administer the health portfolio through the Health cluster, including the Ministry of Health, its Office of Medical Research, and a range of other government agencies, including local health districts and the NSW Ambulance service.{{cite web |url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/sl-2021-789 |title=Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry—Allocation of Acts and Agencies) Order 2021 |website=Legislation NSW |date=21 December 2021 |access-date=2022-03-25}}

Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

Office history

The role of a government advisor and administrator on medical policy in New South Wales began in 1914, with the appointment of Fred Flowers as the Minister for Public Health. However the medical portfolio had been administered in the government since 1848 when the first "Medical Adviser to the Government" was appointed, with his office reporting to the Colonial Secretary.{{cite web|title=Medical Adviser to the Government|url=http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/50|website=NSW State Records|publisher=NSW Government|access-date=17 September 2015}} Following the amalgamation of the Board of Health and the Medical Advisor to the Government a "Department of Public Health" was established in April 1904, headed by the President of the Board of Health.{{cite web|title=Department of Public Health [I]|url=http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/1665|website=NSW State Records|publisher=NSW Government|access-date=17 September 2015}} This department was abolished in 1913 and was replaced by the "Office of the Director-General of Public Health" which, like its predecessor, operated under the supervision of the Colonial Secretary. Upon Flowers' appointment as Minister for Public Health, a dedicated government minister supervised the portfolio while remaining the junior minister to the Colonial Secretary. The office was reconstituted as a fully independent "Department of Public Health" headed by the Minister (titled Minister for Health since 1930) in 1938.{{cite web|title=Office of the Director-General of Public Health (1913-1938) / Department of Public Health [II] (1938-1973)|url=http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/51|website=NSW State Records|publisher=NSW Government|access-date=17 September 2015}}

The department existed until its abolition in 1972 with the passing of the Health Commission Act 1972 which created the "Health Commission of New South Wales" headed by the minister.{{cite web|title=Health Commission of New South Wales|url=http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/52|website=NSW State Records|publisher=NSW Government|access-date=17 September 2015}} In December 1982 the Health Commission was abolished by the Health Administration Act 1982 and replaced by the Department of Health. On 5 October 2011 the department was renamed the "Ministry of Health".{{cite web|title=NSW Health Department (1982-2009) Department of Health (2009-2011) Ministry of Health (2011- )|url=http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/53|website=NSW State Records|publisher=NSW Government|access-date=17 September 2015}}

List of ministers

=Health=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! colspan=2 | Party !! Ministry !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=4 | Minister for Public Health

| {{sortname|Fred|Flowers|dab=politician}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=2 width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan=2 |Holman (1)

| align=center | 22 April 1914

| align=center | 27 April 1915

| align=right | {{ayd|1914|04|22|1915|04|27}}

{{sortname|George|Black|dab=Australian politician}}

| align=center | 27 April 1915

| align=center | 15 November 1916

| align=right | {{ayd|27 April 1915|15 November 1916}}

{{sortname|Jack|FitzGerald|John Daniel FitzGerald}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | 

| rowspan=2 |{{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| rowspan=2 |Holman (2)

| align=center | 15 November 1916

| align=center | 18 July 1919

| align=right | {{ayd|15 November 1916|18 July 1919}}

{{sortname|David|Storey|dab=politician}}

| align=center | 18 July 1919

| align=center | 29 January 1920

| align=right | {{ayd|18 July 1919|29 January 1920}}

Minister for Public Health and Motherhood

| {{sortname|Greg|McGirr}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

|{{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

|Storey
Dooley (1)

| align=center | 9 February 1920

| align=center | 20 December 1921

| align=right | {{ayd|9 February 1920|20 December 1921}}

rowspan=6 | Minister for Public Health

| {{sortname|Charles|Oakes}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| Fuller (1)

| align=center data-sort-value="20 December 1921" | 20 December 1921 a.m.

| align=center data-sort-value="20 December 1921" | 20 December 1921 p.m.

| align=right | {{ntsh|0.29}} 7 hours

{{sortname|Greg|McGirr}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Dooley (2)

| align=center | 20 December 1921

| align=center | 13 April 1922

| align=right | {{ayd|20 December 1921|13 April 1922}}

{{sortname|Charles|Oakes}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| Fuller (2)

| align=center | 12 April 1922

| align=center | 17 June 1925

| align=right | {{ayd|12 April 1922|17 June 1925}}

{{sortname|George|Cann}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=2 |{{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Lang (1)

| align=center | 17 June 1925

| align=center | 26 May 1927

| align=right | {{ayd|17 June 1925|26 May 1927}}

{{sortname|Robert|Stuart-Robertson}}

| Lang (2)

| align=center | 26 May 1927

| align=center | 18 October 1927

| align=right | {{ayd|26 May 1927|18 October 1927}}

{{sortname|Richard|Arthur|dab=Australian politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| Bavin

| align=center | 18 October 1927

| align=center | 3 November 1930

| align=right | {{ayd|18 October 1927|3 November 1930}}

rowspan=17 | Minister for Health

| {{sortname|James|McGirr}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=2 | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan=3 | Lang (3)

| align=center | 4 November 1930

| align=center | 17 June 1931

| align=right | {{ayd|4 November 1930|17 June 1931}}

rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Bill|Ely}}

| align=center | 17 June 1931

| align=center | 15 October 1931

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{ayd|17 June 1931|13 May 1932}}

{{Australian party style|Lang Labor}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Lang Labor}}

| align=center | 15 October 1931

| align=center | 13 May 1932

{{sortname|Reginald|Weaver}}

| rowspan=4 {{Australian party style|UAP}} | 

| rowspan=4 |{{Australian politics/name|UAP}}

| Stevens (1)

| align=center | 16 May 1932

| align=center | 10 February 1935

| align=right | {{ayd|16 May 1932|10 February 1935}}

{{sortname|Herbert|FitzSimons}}

| Stevens (2) (3)

| align=center | 11 February 1935

| align=center | 5 August 1939

| align=right | {{ayd|11 February 1935|5 August 1939}}

{{sortname|Hubert|Primrose}}

| rowspan=2 |Mair

| align=center | 5 August 1939

| align=center | 5 September 1939

| align=right | {{ayd|5 August 1939|5 September 1939}}

{{sortname|Herbert|FitzSimons}}

| align=center | 5 September 1939

| align=center | 16 May 1941

| align=right | {{ayd|1939|09|05|1941|05|16}}

{{sortname|Gus|Kelly|dab=politician}}

| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=3 |{{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| McKell (1) (2)
McGirr (1) (2)

| align=center | 16 May 1941

| align=center | 30 June 1950

| align=right | {{ayd|1941|05|16|1950|06|30}}

{{sortname|Maurice|O'Sullivan|dab=politician}}

| McGirr (3)
Cahill (1) (2)

| align=center | 30 June 1950

| align=center | 15 March 1956

| align=right | {{ayd|1950|06|30|1956|03|15}}

{{sortname|Bill|Sheahan|dab=politician}}

| Cahill (3) (4)
Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw

| align=center | 15 March 1956

| align=center | 13 May 1965

| align=right | {{ayd|1956|03|15|1965|05|13}}

{{sortname|Harry|Jago}}

| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| rowspan=3 |{{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

| align=center | 13 May 1965

| align=center | 3 December 1973

| align=right | {{ayd|1965|05|13|1973|12|03}}

{{sortname|John|Waddy|John Lloyd Waddy}}

| Askin (6)

| align=center | 3 December 1973

| align=center | 3 January 1975

| align=right | {{ayd|1973|12|03|1975|01|03}}

{{sortname|Dick|Healey}}

| Lewis (1) (2)
Willis

| align=center | 3 January 1975

| align=center | 14 May 1976

| align=right | {{ayd|1975|01|03|1976|05|14}}

{{sortname|Kevin|Stewart|dab=Australian politician}}

| rowspan=5 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=5 |{{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Wran (1) (2) (3)

| align=center | 14 May 1976

| align=center | 2 October 1981

| align=right | {{ayd|1976|05|14|1981|10|02}}

{{sortname|Laurie|Brereton}}

| Wran (4) (5)

| align=center | 2 October 1981

| align=center | 10 February 1984

| align=right | {{ayd|1981|10|02|1984|10|02}}

{{sortname|Ron|Mulock}}

| Wran (6) (7) (8)

| align=center | 10 February 1984

| align=center | 6 February 1986

| align=right | {{ayd|1984|10|02|1986|02|06}}

{{sortname|Barrie|Unsworth}}

| rowspan=2 |Unsworth

| align=center | 6 February 1986

| align=center | 4 July 1986

| align=right | {{ayd|1986|02|06|1986|07|04}}

Minister for Health
Minister for the Drug Offensive

| {{sortname|Peter|Anderson|dab=politician}}

| align=center | 4 July 1986

| align=center | 21 March 1988

| align=right | {{ayd|1986|07|04|1988|03|25}}

Minister for Health

| {{sortname|Peter|Collins|dab=New South Wales politician}}

| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| rowspan=3 |{{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Greiner (1)

| align=center | 25 March 1988

| align=center | 6 June 1991

| align=right | {{ayd|1988|03|25|1991|06|06}}

Minister for Health and Community Services

| {{sortname|John|Hannaford|John Hannaford (Australian politician)}}

| Greiner (2)
Fahey (1)

| align=center | 6 June 1991

| align=center | 24 June 1992

| align=right | {{ayd|1991|06|06|1992|06|24}}

rowspan=11 | Minister for Health

| {{sortname|Ron|Phillips|dab=politician}}

| Fahey (2) (3)

| align=center | 24 June 1992

| align=center | 4 April 1995

| align=right | {{ayd|1992|06|24|1995|04|04}}

{{sortname|Andrew|Refshauge}}

| rowspan=8 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=8 |{{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Carr (1) (2)

| align=center | 4 April 1995

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=right | {{ayd|1995|04|04|1999|04|08}}

{{sortname|Craig|Knowles}}

| Carr (3)

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|1999|04|08|2003|04|02}}

{{sortname|Morris|Iemma}}

| Carr (4)

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=center | 3 August 2005

| align=right | {{ayd|2003|04|02|2005|08|03}}

{{sortname|John|Hatzistergos}}

| Iemma (1)

| align=center | 3 August 2005

| align=center | 2 April 2007

| align=right | {{ayd|2005|08|03|2007|04|02}}

{{sortname|Reba|Meagher}}

| Iemma (2)

| align=center | 2 April 2007

| align=center | 5 September 2008

| align=right | {{ayd|2007|04|02|2008|09|05}}

{{sortname|John|Della Bosca}}

| rowspan=2 |Rees

| align=center | 5 September 2008

| align=center | 1 September 2009

| align=right | {{ayd|2008|09|05|2009|09|01}}

{{sortname|John|Hatzistergos}}

| align=center | 1 September 2009

| align=center | 14 September 2009

| align=right | {{ayd|2009|09|01|2009|09|14}}

{{sortname|Carmel|Tebbutt}}

| Rees
Keneally

| align=center | 14 September 2009

| align=center | 28 March 2011

| align=right | {{ayd|2009|09|14|2011|04|28}}

{{sortname|Jillian|Skinner}}

| rowspan=4 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| rowspan="4" |{{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| O'Farrell
Baird (1) (2)

| align=center | 3 April 2011

| align=center | 30 January 2017

| align=right | {{ayd|2011|04|03|2017|01|30}}

rowspan=3 | {{sortname|Brad|Hazzard}}

| Berejiklian (1)

| align=center | 30 January 2017

| align=center | 23 March 2019

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{ayd|30 January 2017|28 March 2023}}

Minister for Health and Medical Research

| Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)

| align=center | 2 April 2019

| align=center | 21 December 2021

Minister for Health

| Perrottet (2)

| align=center | 21 December 2021

| align=center | 28 March 2023

|

Minister for Health and Regional Health

| rowspan=2|{{sortname|Ryan|Park|dab=politician}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=2|{{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan=2|Minns

| align=center | 28 March 2023

| align=center | 5 April 2023

| align=right rowspan=2| {{ayd|28 March 2023}}

|

Minister for Health

| align=center | 5 April 2023

| align=center | incumbent

|

= Mental health =

{{Excerpt|Minister for Mental Health (New South Wales)|List of ministers|subsections=yes}}

= Regional health =

{{Excerpt|Minister for Regional Health (New South Wales)|List of ministers}}

=Medical research=

{{Excerpt|Minister for Medical Research (New South Wales)|List of ministers}}

Former ministerial titles

=Assistant ministers=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! colspan=2 | Party !! Ministry !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Assistant Minister for Health

| {{sortname|Deirdre|Grusovin}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

|Unsworth

| align=center | 26 November 1987

| align=center | 21 March 1988

| align=right | {{ayd|26 November 1987|21 March 1988}}

colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
Assistant Minister for Health

| {{sortname|Jim|Longley}}

| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

|{{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

|Fahey (2)

| align=center | 3 July 1992

| align=center | 26 May 1993

| align=right | {{ayd|3 July 1992|26 May 1993}}

colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
rowspan="2" | Assistant Minister for Health

| {{sortname|Jai|Rowell}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| rowspan="2" |{{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

|Baird (2)

| align=center | 23 April 2014

| align=center | 2 April 2015

| align=right | {{ayd|23 April 2014|2 April 2015}}

{{sortname|Pru|Goward}}

|Berejiklian (1)

| align=center | 2 April 2015

| align=center | 30 January 2017

| align=right | {{ayd|2 April 2015|30 January 2017}}

colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |

=Hospitals=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! colspan=2 | Party !! Ministry !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Minister for Hospital Management

| rowspan=2| {{sortname|Ron|Phillips|dab=politician}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| rowspan=2 width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

|Greiner (2)

| align=center | 6 June 1991

| align=center | 26 June 1991

| align=right | {{ayd|6 June 1991|26 June 1991}}

|

Minister for Health Services Management

|Fahey (1)

| align=center | 26 June 1991

| align=center | 24 June 1992

| align=right | {{ayd|26 June 1991|24 June 1992}}

|

colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |

=Cancer=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! colspan=2 | Party !! Ministry !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=5 | Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer)

| {{sortname|Frank|Sartor}}

| rowspan=5 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=5 width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

|Carr (4)
Iemma (1)

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=center | 2 April 2007

| align=right | {{ayd|2 April 2003|2 April 2007}}

{{sortname|Verity|Firth}}

|Iemma (2)

| align=center | 2 April 2007

| align=center | 5 September 2008

| align=right | {{ayd|2 April 2007|5 September 2008}}

{{sortname|Tony|Stewart|dab=politician}}

| rowspan="2" |Rees

| align=center | 8 September 2008

| align=center | 4 November 2008

| align=right | {{ayd|8 September 2008|4 November 2008}}

{{sortname|Jodi|McKay}}

| align=center | 4 November 2008

| align=center | 4 December 2009

| align=right | {{ayd|4 November 2008|4 December 2009}}

{{sortname|Frank|Sartor}}

|Keneally

| align=center | 8 December 2009

| align=center | 28 March 2011

| align=right | {{ayd|8 December 2009|28 March 2011}}

colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |

=Healthy lifestyles=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! colspan=2 | Party !! Ministry !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Minister for Healthy Lifestyles

| {{sortname|Kevin|Humphries}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} | 

| width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Nationals nsw}}

|O'Farrell

| align=center | 3 April 2011

| align=center | 17 April 2014

| align=right | {{ayd|3 April 2011|17 April 2014}}

colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |

See also

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Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx NSW Ministry of Health]
  • {{cite web | title= The Ministry of Health| url= http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aboutus/history/pdf/h-ministry.pdf| work= A History of Medical Administration in NSW| publisher= NSW Department of Health | date= 1973 | access-date=2009-05-21}}

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