Minister for Health and Ageing

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister for Health and Ageing

| insignia = Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg

| insigniacaption = Commonwealth Coat of Arms

| flag = Flag of Australia (converted).svg

| flagcaption = Flag of Australia

| flagborder = yes

| incumbent = Mark Butler

| image = Mark Butler 2016.jpg

| incumbentsince = {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}

| style = The Honourable

| appointer = Governor-General

| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the prime minister

| inaugural = Walter Massy-Greene {{small|(as Minister for Health)}}

| formation = {{start date|1921|03|10|df=y}}

| department = Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

| website = {{URL|https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-mark-butler-mp}}

}}

The Minister for Health and Ageing is the position in the Australian cabinet responsible for national health and wellbeing and medical research. The incumbent Minister is Labor MP Mark Butler.

In the Government of Australia, the minister is responsible for national health and medical research policy, providing direction and oversight of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

History

Under Section 55(ix) of the Australian Constitution, the Commonwealth Parliament had the power to "make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to Quarantine." This was the only area of public health in which the Commonwealth had authority at the time of Federation. The federal parliament did not use this power until the proclamation of the Quarantine Act 1908,{{cite web |url=http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-state-legislation-links.htm |title=Communicable Diseases Surveillance: Surveillance Systems |work=Department of Health and Ageing |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |date=12 February 2009 |access-date=13 July 2013 }} on 30 March 1908. The control of the administration of quarantine was under the administration of the Minister for Trade and Customs from 1908 until 1921. This Minister's responsibilities in health matters increased as the Australian Government took a greater role in the provision of public health services during the early 20th century, in particular after the First World War.

A separate Department of Health was established on 10 March 1921, and the position of Minister for Health was then formally created in the fifth Hughes Ministry. The role of the Department of Health has continued to expand and further federal responsibility for health was authorised by the passage, at referendum, of a constitutional amendment in 1946. From 1987 until the establishment of the current department in 2013, the department controlled by the minister had various different names – Department of Community Services and Health (1987–1991), Department of Health, Housing and Community Services (1991–1993), Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services (1993), Department of Human Services and Health (1993–1996), Department of Health and Family Services (1996–1998), Department of Health and Aged Care (1998–2001), and Department of Health and Ageing (2001–2013).

Section 51 (xxiiiA) of the Constitution now states the Commonwealth (federal) Parliament has the power to

make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth [of Australia] with respect to the provision of maternity allowances, widows' pensions, child endowment, unemployment, pharmaceutical, sickness and hospital benefits, medical and dental services (but not so as to authorise any form of civil conscription), benefits to students and family allowances.

As a result of this amendment the federal government now has a key role in financing and providing medical services through entities such as Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

From 1972 to 1975 under Doug Everingham, the minister was named the "Minister for Helth{{Sic}}" in some informal contexts due to Everingham's support of Spelling Reform.{{cite book |author=Sampson, Geoffrey |title=Writing Systems |publisher=Stanford University Press |year=1990 |page=197 }}{{cite web |url=https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/genpdf/chamber/hansardr/a469c2d4-6f59-48c5-9ba3-f051f56409dd/0226/hansard_frag.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf |format=PDF |title=Everingham, Hon. Douglas Nixon 'Doug' |work=Australian House of Representatives Hansard |publisher=Parliament of Australia |date=5 September 2017 |access-date=18 July 2023 |author=Landry, Michelle |author-link=Michelle Landry}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englishspellingsociety.org/journals/j9/sr1.php|title=The Case for SR1 and Nothing Else. |access-date=11 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231123334/http://www.englishspellingsociety.org/journals/j9/sr1.php |archive-date=31 December 2010 }}

List of ministers

=Health=

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Health, or any of its precedent titles:{{cite web|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=customrank;page=2;query=Lazzarini;rec=12;resCount=Default |title=Ministries and Cabinets |work=43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament |publisher=Parliament of Australia |year=2010 |access-date=9 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813030853/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p%3Badv%3Dyes%3BorderBy%3Dcustomrank%3Bpage%3D2%3Bquery%3DLazzarini%3Brec%3D12%3BresCount%3DDefault |archive-date=13 August 2014 }}

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=150 colspan="2" | Party

! width=75 | Prime Minister

! width=325 | Title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

align=center| 1

| Walter Massy-Greene

| rowspan="7" {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} |

| rowspan="7"| Nationalist

| Hughes

| rowspan="36"| Minister for Health

| align=center |{{start date|1921|3|10|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1923|2|5|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1921|3|10|1923|2|5}}

align=center| 2

| Austin Chapman

| rowspan="6"| Bruce

| align=center |{{start date|1923|2|9|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1924|5|26|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1923|2|9|1924|5|26}}

align=center| 3

| Littleton Groom

| align=center |{{start date|1924|5|26|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1924|6|13|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1924|5|26|1924|6|13}} days

align=center| 4

| Herbert Pratten

| align=center |{{start date|1924|6|13|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1925|1|16|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1924|6|13|1925|1|16}} days

align=center| 5

| Sir Neville Howse

| align=center |{{start date|1925|1|16|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1927|4|2|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1925|1|16|1927|4|2}}

align=center| 6

| Stanley Bruce

| align=center |{{start date|1927|4|2|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1928|2|24|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1927|4|2|1928|2|24}} days

align=center| (5)

| Sir Neville Howse

| align=center |{{start date|1928|2|24|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1929|10|22|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1928|2|24|1929|10|22}}

align=center| 7

| Frank Anstey

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

| rowspan="2"| Labor

| rowspan="2"| Scullin

| align=center |{{start date|1929|10|22|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1931|3|3|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1929|10|22|1931|3|3}}

align=center| 8

| John McNeill

| align=center |{{start date|1931|3|3|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1932|1|6|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1931|3|3|1932|1|6}} days

align=center| 9

| Charles Marr

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

| rowspan="4"| United Australia

| rowspan="6"|Lyons

| align=center |{{start date|1932|1|6|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1934|10|12|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1932|1|6|1934|10|12}}

align=center| 10

| Billy Hughes

| align=center |{{start date|1934|10|12|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1935|11|6|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1934|10|12|1935|11|6}}

align=center| 11

| Joseph Lyons

| align=center |{{start date|1935|11|6|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1936|2|26|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1935|11|6|1936|2|26}} days

align=center| (10)

| Billy Hughes

| align=center |{{start date|1936|2|26|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1937|11|29|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1936|2|26|1937|11|29}}

align=center| 12

| Sir Earle Page

| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|

| Country

| align=center |{{start date|1937|11|29|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1938|11|7|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1937|11|29|1938|11|7}} days

rowspan=2 align=center| 13

| rowspan="2"| Harry Foll

| rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|UAP}} |

| rowspan=3| United Australia

| align=center |{{start date|1938|11|7|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1939|4|7|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right |{{age in days|1938|11|7|1939|4|26}} days

Page

| align=center |{{start date|1939|4|7|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1939|4|26|df=y}}

align=center| 14

| Sir Frederick Stewart

| rowspan="3"|Menzies

| align=center |{{start date|1939|4|26|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1940|3|14|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1939|4|26|1940|3|14}} days

align=center| 15

| Harold Thorby

| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|

| Country

| align=center |{{start date|1940|3|14|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1940|10|28|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1940|3|14|1940|10|28}} days

rowspan=2 align=center| (14)

| rowspan="2"| Sir Frederick Stewart

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|UAP}} |

| rowspan="2"| United Australia

| align=center |{{start date|1940|10|28|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1941|8|29|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right |{{age in days|1940|10|28|1941|10|7}} days

Fadden

| align=center |{{start date|1941|8|29|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1941|10|7|df=y}}

align=center| 16

| Jack Holloway

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

| rowspan="5"| Labor

| rowspan="2"| Curtin

| align=center |{{start date|1941|10|7|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1943|9|21|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1943|9|21}}

rowspan=3 align=center| 17

| rowspan="3"|James Fraser

| align=center |{{start date|1943|9|21|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1945|7|6|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1943|9|21|1945|7|6}}

Forde

| align=center |{{start date|1945|7|6|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1945|7|13|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1945|7|6|1945|7|13}} days

rowspan="2"| Chifley

| align=center |{{start date|1945|7|13|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1946|6|18|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1945|7|13|1946|6|18}} days

align=center| 18

| Nick McKenna

| align=center |{{start date|1946|6|18|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1949|12|19|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1946|6|18|1949|12|19}}

align=center| (12)

| Sir Earle Page

| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|

| Country

| rowspan="4"|Menzies

| align=center |{{start date|1949|12|19|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1956|1|11|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1949|12|19|1956|1|11}}

align=center| 19

| Donald Cameron

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Liberal

| align=center |{{start date|1956|1|11|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1961|12|22|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1956|1|11|1961|12|22}}

align=center| 20

| Harrie Wade

| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|

| Country

| align=center |{{start date|1961|12|22|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1964|11|18|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1961|12|22|1964|11|18}}

align=center| 21

| Reginald Swartz

| rowspan="7" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |

| rowspan="7"| Liberal

| align=center |{{start date|1964|11|21|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1966|1|26|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1964|11|21|1966|1|26}}

rowspan=4 align=center| 22

| rowspan="4"| Jim Forbes

| Holt

| align=center |{{start date|1966|1|26|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1967|12|19|df=y}}

| rowspan=4 align=right |{{age in years and days|1966|1|26|1971|3|22}}

McEwen

| align=center |{{start date|1967|12|19|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1968|1|10|df=y}}

Gorton

| align=center |{{start date|1968|1|10|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1971|3|10|df=y}}

rowspan="3"|McMahon

| align=center |{{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1971|3|22|df=y}}

align=center| 23

| Ivor Greenwood

| align=center |{{start date|1971|3|22|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1971|8|2|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1971|3|22|1971|8|2}} days

align=center| 24

| Sir Ken Anderson

| align=center |{{start date|1971|8|2|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1972|12|5|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1971|8|2|1972|12|5}}

align=center| 25

| Lance Barnard{{ref|1|1| 1}}

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

| rowspan="2"| Labor

| rowspan="2"| Whitlam

| align=center |{{start date|1972|12|5|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1972|12|19|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1972|12|5|1972|12|19}} days

align=center| 26

| Doug Everingham

| Minister for Health{{ref|2|2| 2}}

| align=center |{{start date|1972|12|19|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1975|11|11|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1975|11|11}}

align=center| 27

| Don Chipp

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Liberal

| rowspan="5"|Fraser

| rowspan="6"| Minister for Health

| align=center |{{start date|1975|11|11|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1975|12|22|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1975|11|11|1975|12|22}} days

align=center| 28

| Ralph Hunt

| {{Australian party style|National}}|

| National Country

| align=center |{{start date|1975|12|22|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1979|12|8|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1975|12|22|1979|12|8}}

align=center| 29

| Michael MacKellar

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

| rowspan="3"| Liberal

| align=center |{{start date|1979|12|8|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1982|4|20|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1979|12|8|1982|4|20}}

align=center| 30

| Peter Baume

| align=center |{{start date|1982|4|20|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1982|5|7|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1982|4|20|1982|5|7}} days

align=center| 31

| Jim Carlton

| align=center |{{start date|1982|5|7|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1983|3|11|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|1982|5|7|1983|3|11}} days

rowspan=2 align=center| 32

| rowspan="2"| Neal Blewett

| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| rowspan="6"| Labor

| rowspan="3"| Hawke

| align=center |{{start date|1983|3|11|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1987|7|24|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right |{{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1990|4|4}}

rowspan="2"| Minister for Community Services and Health

| align=center |{{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1990|4|4|df=y}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 33

| rowspan="2"| Brian Howe

| align=center |{{start date|1990|4|4|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1991|6|7|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right |{{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1993|3|24}}

rowspan="3"| Keating

| Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services

| align=center |{{start date|1991|6|7|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}}

align=center| 34

| Graham Richardson

| Minister for Health

| align=center |{{start date|1993|3|24|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1994|3|25|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1993|3|24|1994|3|25}}

align=center| 35

| Carmen Lawrence

| Minister for Human Services and Health

| align=center |{{start date|1994|3|25|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1996|3|11|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|1994|3|25|1996|3|11}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 36

| rowspan="2"| Michael Wooldridge

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

| rowspan="4"| Liberal

| rowspan="4"| Howard

| Minister for Health and Family Services

| align=center |{{start date|1996|3|11|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|1998|10|21|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right |{{age in years and days|1996|3|11|2001|11|26}}

Minister for Health and Aged Care

| align=center |{{start date|1998|10|21|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2001|11|26|df=y}}

align=center| 37

| Kay Patterson

| rowspan="4"| Minister for Health and Ageing

| align=center |{{start date|2001|11|26|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2003|10|7|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|2001|11|26|2003|10|7}}

align=center| 38

| Tony Abbott

| align=center |{{start date|2003|10|7|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2007|12|3|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|2003|10|7|2007|12|3}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 39

| rowspan="2"| Nicola Roxon

| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| rowspan="4"| Labor

| Rudd

| align=center |{{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2010|6|24|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right |{{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2011|12|11}}

rowspan="2"| Gillard

| align=center |{{start date|2010|6|24|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2011|12|11|df=y}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 40

| rowspan="2"| Tanya Plibersek

| Minister for Health

| align=center |{{start date|2011|12|11|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right |{{age in years and days|2011|12|11|2013|9|18}}

Rudd

| Minister for Health and Medical Research

| align=center |{{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}}

align=center| 41

| Peter Dutton

| rowspan=9 {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |

| rowspan=9 | Liberal

| rowspan=2 | Abbott

| rowspan=3 | Minister for Health

| align=center | {{start date|2013|9|18|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2014|12|23|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2014|12|23}}

rowspan=3 align=center| 42

| rowspan=3 | Sussan Ley

| align=center | {{start date|2014|12|23|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2015|9|15|df=y}}

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|2014|12|23|2017|1|13}}

rowspan=4 | Turnbull

| align=center | {{start date|2015|9|15|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2016|7|19|df=y}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Health and Ageing

| align=center | {{start date|2016|7|19|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2017|1|13|df=y}}

align=center| (acting)

| Arthur Sinodinos{{cite news|first=Stephanie|last=Anderson|title=Greg Hunt announced as Sussan Ley's replacement as Health Minister|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-18/greg-hunt-replaces-sussan-ley-as-health-minister/8190384|work=ABC News|date=18 January 2017|access-date=2 June 2019}}

| align=center | {{start date|2017|1|13|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2017|1|24|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2017|1|13|2017|1|24}}

rowspan=4 align=center | 43

| rowspan=3 | Greg Hunt{{ref|3|3|3}}

| rowspan=2 | Minister for Health

| align=center | {{start date|2017|1|24|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2018|8|24|df=y}}

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|2017|1|24|2022|5|23}}

rowspan=3 | Morrison

| align=center | {{start date|2018|8|24|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

Minister for Health and Aged Care

| align=center | {{start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=center | {{end date|2022|5|23|df=y}}

Scott Morrison{{ref|3|3|3}} {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-16/albanese-reveal-morrison-appointed-to-five-additional-ministries/101336546|title=Anthony Albanese reveals former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five ministries in power grab|publisher=ABC News|date=16 August 2022}}

| Minister for Health

| align=center | {{start date|2020|03|14|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2020|03|14|2022|5|23}}

(acting)

| Katy Gallagher{{ref|4|4| 4}} {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-25/federal-government-expands-covid-fourth-dose-eligibility/101098304|title=ATAGI expands COVID-19 booster access to allow more people to get a fourth dose|publisher=ABC News|date=25 May 2022}}

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

| rowspan="3"| Labor

| rowspan="3"| Albanese

| rowspan="2"| Minister for Health and Aged Care

| align=center | {{start date|2022|5|23|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2022|6|1|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|5|23|2022|6|1|df=y}}

rowspan=2 align=center | 44

| rowspan=2 | Mark Butler

| align=center | {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2025|5|13|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|6|1|df=y}}

Minister for Health and Ageing

| align=center | {{end date|2025|5|13|df=y}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2025|5|13|df=y}}

Notes

:{{ref|1|1| 1}} Barnard was part of a two-man ministry that comprised just Gough Whitlam and Barnard for fourteen days until the full ministry was announced.

:{{ref|2|2| 2}} Doug Everingham was a supporter of Spelling Reform and he preferred to spell it "Helth", but this was not the formal spelling of the portfolio's name (see above).

:{{ref|3|3|3}} Morrison was appointed as Minister for Health by the Governor-General on Morrison's advice in March 2020, with both Morrison and Hunt holding the position of Minister for Health until May 2022. However, the appointment of Morrison was not made public until August 2022.

:{{ref|4|4| 4}} Senator Gallagher is part of an interim Albanese ministry that consisted of Anthony Albanese, Richard Marles, Penny Wong, Jim Chalmers and herself until the full ministry was sworn in on 1 June 2022.

=Aged care=

{{Excerpt|Minister for Aged Care|List of ministers for aged care}}

List of assistant ministers

=Health and aged care=

The following individual has been appointed as Assistant Ministers of Health and Aged Care, or any of its precedent titles:

class="wikitable" ! width=5 \| Order ! width=150 \| Minister ! width=150 colspan="2" \| Party ! width=75 \| Prime Minister ! width=325 \| Title ! width=150 \| Term start ! width=150 \| Term end ! width=130 \| Term in office
align=center\| 1 \| Christopher Pyne \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal \| Howard \| Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing \| align=center \|{{start date\|2007\|1\|30\|df=y}} \| align=center \|{{end date\|2007\|3\|21\|df=y}} \| align=right \|{{age in days\|2007\|1\|30\|2007\|3\|21}} days
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
rowspan=2 align=center \| 2 \| rowspan=2 \| Ken Wyatt \| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style\|Liberal}} \| \| rowspan=2 \| Liberal \| rowspan=3 \| Turnbull \| Assistant Minister for Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2015\|09\|30\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2016\|02\|18\|df=y}} \| rowspan=2 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2015\|09\|30\|2017\|1\|18}}
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care \| align=center \| {{start date\|2016\|02\|18\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2017\|01\|18\|df=y}}
align=center \| 3 \| David Gillespie \| {{Australian party style\|National}} \| \| Nationals \| Assistant Minister for Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2017\|1\|24\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2017\|12\|20\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2017\|1\|24\|2017\|12\|20}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center \| 4 \| Ged Kearney \| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| rowspan=2 \| Labor \| rowspan=2 \| Albanese \| rowspan=2 \| Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care \| align=center \| {{start date\|2022\|6\|1\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2025\|05\|13\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2022\|6\|1\|2025\|05\|13}}
align=center \| 5 \| Rebecca White \| align=center \| {{start date\|2025\|05\|13\|df=y}} \| align=center \| Incumbent \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2025\|05\|13}}

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=150 colspan="2" | Party

! width=75 | Prime Minister

! width=325 | Title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

align=center| 1

| Christopher Pyne

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Liberal

| Howard

| Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing

| align=center |{{start date|2007|1|30|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2007|3|21|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|2007|1|30|2007|3|21}} days

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

rowspan=2 align=center | 2

| rowspan=2 | Ken Wyatt

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

| rowspan=2 | Liberal

| rowspan=3 | Turnbull

| Assistant Minister for Health

| align=center | {{start date|2015|09|30|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2016|02|18|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2015|09|30|2017|1|18}}

Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care

| align=center | {{start date|2016|02|18|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2017|01|18|df=y}}

align=center | 3

| David Gillespie

| {{Australian party style|National}} |

| Nationals

| Assistant Minister for Health

| align=center | {{start date|2017|1|24|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2017|1|24|2017|12|20}}

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

align=center | 4

| Ged Kearney

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

| rowspan=2 | Labor

| rowspan=2 | Albanese

| rowspan=2 | Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care

| align=center | {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2025|05|13|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|6|1|2025|05|13}}

align=center | 5

| Rebecca White

| align=center | {{start date|2025|05|13|df=y}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2025|05|13}}

=Indigenous health=

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health, or any of its precedent titles:

class="wikitable" ! Order ! Minister ! colspan="2" \| Party ! Prime Minister ! Title ! Term start ! Term end ! Term in office
rowspan=4 align=center \| 1 \| rowspan=4 \| Warren Snowdon \| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style\|Labor}} \| \| rowspan=4 \| Labor \| Rudd \| rowspan=2 \| Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery \| align=center \| 9 June 2009 \| align=center \| 24 June 2010 \| rowspan=4 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2009\|6\|9\|2013\|09\|18}}
rowspan=2 \|Gillard \| align=center \| 24 June 2010 \| align=center \| 14 September 2010
rowspan=2 \|Minister for Indigenous Health \| align=center \| 14 September 2010 \| align=center \| 27 June 2013
Rudd \| align=center \| 27 June 2013 \| align=center \| 18 September 2013
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 2 \| Ken Wyatt \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal \| Turnbull Morrison \| Minister for Indigenous Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2017\|01\|24\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2019\|5\|29\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2017\|01\|24\|2019\|5\|29}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 3 \| Malarndirri McCarthy \| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style\|Labor}} \| \| rowspan=3 \| Labor \| rowspan=3 \| Albanese \| rowspan=3 \| Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2022\|6\|1\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2024\|7\|29\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2022\|6\|1\|2024\|7\|29}}
align=center \| 4 \| Ged Kearney \| align=center \| {{start date\|2024\|7\|29\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2025\|05\|13\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2024\|7\|29\|2025\|05\|13}}
align=center \| 5 \| Rebecca White \| align=center \| {{start date\|2025\|05\|13\|df=y}} \| align=center \| Incumbent \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2025\|05\|13}}

class="wikitable"

! Order

! Minister

! colspan="2" | Party

! Prime Minister

! Title

! Term start

! Term end

! Term in office

rowspan=4 align=center | 1

| rowspan=4 | Warren Snowdon

| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| rowspan=4 | Labor

| Rudd

| rowspan=2 | Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery

| align=center | 9 June 2009

| align=center | 24 June 2010

| rowspan=4 align=right | {{age in years and days|2009|6|9|2013|09|18}}

rowspan=2 |Gillard

| align=center | 24 June 2010

| align=center | 14 September 2010

rowspan=2 |Minister for Indigenous Health

| align=center | 14 September 2010

| align=center | 27 June 2013

Rudd

| align=center | 27 June 2013

| align=center | 18 September 2013

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

align=center| 2

| Ken Wyatt

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Liberal

| Turnbull
Morrison

| Minister for Indigenous Health

| align=center | {{start date|2017|01|24|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2019|5|29|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2017|01|24|2019|5|29}}

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

align=center| 3

| Malarndirri McCarthy

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

| rowspan=3 | Labor

| rowspan=3 | Albanese

| rowspan=3 | Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health

| align=center | {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2024|7|29|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|6|1|2024|7|29}}

align=center | 4

| Ged Kearney

| align=center | {{start date|2024|7|29|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2025|05|13|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2024|7|29|2025|05|13}}

align=center | 5

| Rebecca White

| align=center | {{start date|2025|05|13|df=y}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2025|05|13}}

=Rural and regional health=

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health, or any of its precedent titles:

class="wikitable" ! Order ! Minister ! colspan="2" \| Party ! Prime Minister ! Title ! Term start ! Term end ! Term in office
rowspan=2 align=center \| 1 \| rowspan=2 \| Warren Snowdon \| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style\|Labor}} \| \| rowspan=2 \| Labor \| Rudd \| rowspan=2 \| Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery \| align=center \| 9 June 2009 \| align=center \| 24 June 2010 \| rowspan=2 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2009\|6\|9\|2010\|09\|14}}
Gillard \| align=center \| 24 June 2010 \| align=center \| 14 September 2010
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 2 \| Fiona Nash \| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style\|National}} \| \| rowspan=4 \| Nationals \| rowspan=4 \| Turnbull \| Minister for Rural Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2015\|9\|21\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2016\|07\|19\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2015\|09\|21\|2016\|07\|19}}
rowspan=2 align=center \| 3 \| rowspan=2 \| David Gillespie \| Assistant Minister for Rural Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2016\|7\|19\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2017\|1\|24\|df=y}} \| rowspan=2 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2016\|7\|19\|2017\|12\|20}}
Assistant Minister for Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2017\|1\|24\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2017\|12\|20\|df=y}}
align=center\| 4 \| Bridget McKenzie \| Minister for Rural Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2017\|12\|20\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2018\|8\|28\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2017\|12\|20\|2018\|8\|28}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 5 \| Mark Coulton \| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style\|National}}\| \| rowspan=2\| Nationals \| rowspan=2\| Morrison \| Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government \| align=center \| {{start date\|2020\|02\|06\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2021\|07\|02\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2020\|02\|06\|2021\|07\|02}}
align=center\| (3) \| David Gillespie \| Minister for Regional Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2021\|07\|02\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2022\|05\|22\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2021\|07\|02\|2022\|05\|22}}
align=center\| 6 \| Emma McBride \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor \| Albanese \| Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2022\|6\|1\|df=y}} \| align=center \| Incumbent \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2022\|6\|1}}

class="wikitable"

! Order

! Minister

! colspan="2" | Party

! Prime Minister

! Title

! Term start

! Term end

! Term in office

rowspan=2 align=center | 1

| rowspan=2 | Warren Snowdon

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

| rowspan=2 | Labor

| Rudd

| rowspan=2 | Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery

| align=center | 9 June 2009

| align=center | 24 June 2010

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2009|6|9|2010|09|14}}

Gillard

| align=center | 24 June 2010

| align=center | 14 September 2010

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

align=center| 2

| Fiona Nash

| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|National}} |

| rowspan=4 | Nationals

| rowspan=4 | Turnbull

| Minister for Rural Health

| align=center | {{start date|2015|9|21|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2016|07|19|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2015|09|21|2016|07|19}}

rowspan=2 align=center | 3

| rowspan=2 | David Gillespie

| Assistant Minister for Rural Health

| align=center | {{start date|2016|7|19|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2017|1|24|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2016|7|19|2017|12|20}}

Assistant Minister for Health

| align=center | {{start date|2017|1|24|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}}

align=center| 4

| Bridget McKenzie

| Minister for Rural Health

| align=center | {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2018|8|28|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2017|12|20|2018|8|28}}

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

align=center| 5

| Mark Coulton

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

| rowspan=2| Nationals

| rowspan=2| Morrison

| Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government

| align=center | {{start date|2020|02|06|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2021|07|02|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2020|02|06|2021|07|02}}

align=center| (3)

| David Gillespie

| Minister for Regional Health

| align=center | {{start date|2021|07|02|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2022|05|22|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2021|07|02|2022|05|22}}

align=center| 6

| Emma McBride

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Labor

| Albanese

| Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health

| align=center | {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|6|1}}

=Mental health and suicide prevention=

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, or any of its precedent titles:

class="wikitable" ! Order ! Minister ! colspan="2" \| Party ! Prime Minister ! Title ! Term start ! Term end ! Term in office
align=center \| 1 \| Melissa Parke \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}} \| \| Labor \| Gillard \| Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health \| align=center \| {{start date\|2013\|2\|4\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2013\|7\|1\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2013\|2\|4\|2013\|7\|1}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center \| 2 \| David Coleman \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}} \| \| Liberal \| Morrison \| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention \| align=center \| {{start date\|2020\|12\|22\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2022\|5\|23\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2020\|12\|22\|2022\|5\|23}}
align=center \| 3 \| Emma McBride \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}} \| \| Labor \| Albanese \| Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention \| align=center \| {{start date\|2022\|6\|1\|df=y}} \| align=center \| Incumbent \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2022\|6\|1}}

class="wikitable"

! Order

! Minister

! colspan="2" | Party

! Prime Minister

! Title

! Term start

! Term end

! Term in office

align=center | 1

| Melissa Parke

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| Labor

| Gillard

| Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health

| align=center | {{start date|2013|2|4|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|2|4|2013|7|1}}

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

align=center | 2

| David Coleman

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |

| Liberal

| Morrison

| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

| align=center | {{start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2022|5|23|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2020|12|22|2022|5|23}}

align=center | 3

| Emma McBride

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| Labor

| Albanese

| Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

| align=center | {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|6|1}}

=Ageing=

class="wikitable"

! Order

! Minister

! colspan="2" | Party

! Prime Minister

! Title

! Term start

! Term end

! Term in office

! Reference

align=center| 1

| Kate Thwaites

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Labor

| Albanese

| Assistant Minister for Ageing

| align=center |{{start date|2024|7|29|df=y}}

| align=center |{{end date|2025|5|13|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in days|2024|7|29|2025|5|13}} days

| align=center | {{cite web |url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/resources/ministry-list-29-july-2024 |title=Ministry list as at 29 July 2024 |website=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia) |date=29 July 2024 |access-date=15 May 2025}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-mark-butler-mp}}

Ministers for Health

Health and Ageing

Category:Ministers for health of Australia

Category:Health ministers of Australia