Minister_for_Health_(New_South_Wales)

Minister for Health (New South Wales)

Minister for Health (New South Wales)

Government minister in New South Wales, Australia

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.[1][2][3][4]

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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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] 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".[10]

List of ministers

Health

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Mental health

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This section is an excerpt from Minister for Mental Health (New South Wales) § List of ministers.[edit]


Assistant ministers

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Regional health

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This section is an excerpt from Minister for Regional Health (New South Wales) § List of ministers.[edit]

The following individuals have served as Minister for regional health, or any precedent titles:

Medical research

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This section is an excerpt from Minister for Medical Research (New South Wales) § List of ministers.[edit]

Former ministerial titles

Assistant ministers

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Hospitals

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Cancer

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Healthy lifestyles

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See also

Notes

  1. Concurrently held the Health portfolio.

References

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    Vukovic, Dom; Gerathy, Sarah; McDonald, Philippa (29 January 2017). "NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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    "Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry—Allocation of Acts and Agencies) Order 2021". Legislation NSW. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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    "Medical Adviser to the Government". NSW State Records. NSW Government. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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    "Department of Public Health [I]". NSW State Records. NSW Government. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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    "Office of the Director-General of Public Health (1913-1938) / Department of Public Health [II] (1938-1973)". NSW State Records. NSW Government. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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    "Health Commission of New South Wales". NSW State Records. NSW Government. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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    "Ms Cherie Ann Burton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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