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Minister of Health (New Zealand)

{{Short description|New Zealand minister of the Crown}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2014}}

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

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| incumbent = Simeon Brown

| incumbentsince = 24 January 2025

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| department = Ministry of Health

| style = The Honourable

| member_of = * Cabinet of New Zealand

| reports_to = Prime Minister of New Zealand

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| appointer = Governor-General of New Zealand

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| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

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| formation = 8 November 1900

| first = Sir Joseph Ward

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| salary = $288,900{{Cite web |date=3 November 2016 |title=Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016 |url=https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107212712/https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf |archive-date=2021-01-07 |access-date=2021-06-21 |website=New Zealand Parliament}}

| website = [https://www.beehive.govt.nz/portfolio/health www.beehive.govt.nz]

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The Minister of Health, formerly styled Minister of Public Health, is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora—Health New Zealand.

The current Minister of Health is National Party MP Simeon Brown.{{Cite web |title=New Cabinet focused on bread and butter issues |url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-cabinet-focused-bread-and-butter-issues |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=The Beehive |language=en}}

History

The first Minister of Public Health was appointed in 1900, during the premiership of Richard Seddon. The word "Public" was dropped from the title when Sir Māui Pōmare took over the portfolio from 27 June 1923, as simply "Minister of Health".

In the health system reforms of the 1980s, the Department of Health lost responsibility for both the provision and funding of healthcare – these roles were transferred to separate Crown Health Enterprises (the precursors to today's District Health Boards) and the Health Funding Authority, respectively. The only function remaining was policy-making (resulting in the department being renamed a Ministry). For a time, there was a separate Minister in Charge of Crown Health Enterprises, who was not necessarily the same as the Minister of Health. Further reforms have changed this, however – the Health Funding Authority has been re-absorbed into the Ministry of Health, and the modern District Health Boards, while not part of the Ministry, are considered a responsibility of the Minister of Health.

In July 2022, on the passing of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022, District Health Boards were disestablished and the provision and funding of healthcare was centralised under Health New Zealand.

List of Health Ministers

;Key

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class="wikitable"
colspan=2|No.

!Name

!Portrait

!colspan=2|Term of Office

!colspan=2|Prime Minister

rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

! rowspan=2|1

| rowspan=2|Joseph Ward

| rowspan=2|75px

| rowspan=2|8 November 1900

| rowspan=2|6 August 1906

| width=1 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

| Seddon

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

| Hall-Jones

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

! 2

| George Fowlds

| 75px

| 6 August 1906

| 6 January 1909

| rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

| rowspan=2|Ward

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

! 3

| David Buddo

| 75px

| 6 January 1909

| 28 March 1912

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

! 4

| George Warren Russell

| 75px

| 28 March 1912

| 10 July 1912

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

| Mackenzie

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

! 5

| Heaton Rhodes

| 75px

| 10 July 1912

| 12 August 1915

| rowspan=4 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

| rowspan=5|Massey

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}"|

! (4)

| George Warren Russell

| 75px

| 12 August 1915

| 25 August 1919

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

! 6

| Francis Bell

| 75px

| 4 September 1919

| 3 April 1920

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

! 7

| James Parr

| 75px

| 3 April 1920

| 7 June 1923

rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

! rowspan=3| 8

| rowspan=3|Maui Pomare

| rowspan=3|75px

| rowspan=3|7 June 1923

| rowspan=3|18 January 1926

| height=40 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

height=15 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

| Bell

height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

| rowspan=2|Coates

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

! 9

| Alexander Young

| 75px

| 18 January 1926

| 10 December 1928

| style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}}"|

height=50 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|United Party (New Zealand)}}"|

! rowspan=2|10

| rowspan=2|Arthur Stallworthy

| rowspan=2|75px

| rowspan=2|10 December 1928

| rowspan=2|22 September 1931

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|United Party (New Zealand)}};"|

| Ward

height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|United Party (New Zealand)}}"|

| style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|United Party (New Zealand)}};"|

| rowspan=2|Forbes

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Reform Party}};"|

! (9)

| Alexander Young

| 75px

| 22 September 1931

| 6 December 1935

| style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|United Party (New Zealand)}};"|

height=50 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! rowspan=2|11

| rowspan=2|Peter Fraser

| rowspan=2|75px

| rowspan=2|6 December 1935

| rowspan=2|30 April 1940

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}};"|

| Savage

height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}};"|

| rowspan=4|Fraser

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}};"|

! 12

| Tim Armstrong

| 75px

| 30 April 1940

| 21 January 1941

| rowspan=3 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}};"|

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}};"|

! 13

| Arnold Nordmeyer

| 75px

| 21 January 1941

| 29 May 1947

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}};"|

! 14

| Mabel Howard

| 75px

| 29 May 1947

| 13 December 1949

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 15

| Jack Watts

| 75px

| 13 December 1949

| 19 September 1951

| rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| rowspan=3|Holland

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 16

| Jack Marshall

| 75px

| 19 September 1951

| 26 November 1954

rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! rowspan=2|17

| rowspan=2|Ralph Hanan

| rowspan=2|75px

| rowspan=2|26 November 1954

| rowspan=2|12 December 1957

| height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

height=15 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| Holyoake

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 18

| Rex Mason

| 75px

| 12 December 1957

| 12 December 1960

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| Nash

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 19

| Norman Shelton

| 75px

| 12 December 1960

| 24 January 1962

| rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| rowspan=2|Holyoake

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 20

| Don McKay

| 75px

| 24 January 1962

| 9 February 1972

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 21

| Lance Adams-Schneider

| 75px

| 9 February 1972

| 8 December 1972

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| Marshall

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 22

| Bob Tizard

| 75px

| 8 December 1972

| 10 September 1974

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| Kirk

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 23

| Tom McGuigan

| 75px

| 10 September 1974

| 12 December 1975

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| Rowling

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 24

| Frank Gill

| 75px

| 12 December 1975

| 13 December 1978

| rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| rowspan=3|Muldoon

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 25

| George Gair

| 75px

| 13 December 1978

| 11 December 1981

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 26

| Aussie Malcolm

| 75px

| 11 December 1981

| 26 July 1984

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 27

| Michael Bassett

| 75px

| 26 July 1984

| 24 August 1987

| rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=3|Lange

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 28

| David Caygill

| 75px

| 24 August 1987

| 30 January 1989

rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! rowspan=3|29

| rowspan=3|Helen Clark

| rowspan=3|75px

| rowspan=3|30 January 1989

| rowspan=3|2 November 1990

| height=36 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| Palmer

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| Moore

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 30

| Simon Upton

| 75px

| 2 November 1990

| 27 March 1993

| rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| rowspan="4" | Bolger

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 31

| Bill Birch

| 75px

| 27 March 1993

| 29 November 1993

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 32

| Jenny Shipley

| 75px

| 29 November 1993

| 16 December 1996

height=50 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! rowspan="2" | 33

| rowspan="2" | Bill English

| rowspan="2" | 75px

| rowspan="2" | 16 December 1996

| rowspan="2" | 2 February 1999

height=50 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| rowspan="2" | Shipley

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 34

| Wyatt Creech

| 75px

| 2 February 1999

| 10 December 1999

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 35

| Annette King

| 75px

| 10 December 1999

| 19 October 2005

| rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=3|Clark

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 36

| Pete Hodgson

| 75px

| 19 October 2005

| 5 November 2007

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 37

| David Cunliffe

| 75px

| 5 November 2007

| 19 November 2008

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 38

| Tony Ryall

| 75px

| 19 November 2008

| 6 October 2014

| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| rowspan="2" | Key

height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! rowspan="2" | 39

| rowspan="2" | Jonathan Coleman

| rowspan="2" | 75px

| rowspan="2" | 6 October 2014

| rowspan="2" | 26 October 2017

height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| English

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 40

| David Clark

| 75px

| 26 October 2017

| 2 July 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/420310/david-clark-resigns-as-health-minister-pm-accepts-his-resignation|title = David Clark resigns as Health Minister: 'It's best for me to step aside'|date = 2 July 2020}}

| rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=3| Ardern

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 41

| Chris Hipkins

| 75px

| 2 July 2020

| 6 November 2020

height=75 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! rowspan=2|42

| rowspan=2|Andrew Little

| rowspan=2|75px

| rowspan=2|6 November 2020

| rowspan=2|1 February 2023

height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=2|Hipkins

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 43

| Ayesha Verrall

| File:Dr Ayesha Verrall - Labour List Candidate.jpg

| 1 February 2023

| 27 November 2023

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 44

| Shane Reti

| 75px

| 27 November 2023

| 24 January 2025

| rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| rowspan="2" | Luxon

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 45

| Simeon Brown

| 75px

| 24 January 2025

| Present

References

External links

  • [http://www.health.govt.nz/ New Zealand Ministry of Health]

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