Minister for Health and Ageing

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox official post 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,[1] 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.[2][3][4]

List of ministers

Health

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Health, or any of its precedent titles:[5]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Walter Massy-Greene rowspan="7" Template:Australian party style | Nationalist Hughes Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
2 Austin Chapman Bruce Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
3 Littleton Groom Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
4 Herbert Pratten Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
5 Sir Neville Howse Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
6 Stanley Bruce Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
(5) Sir Neville Howse Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
7 Frank Anstey rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style | Labor Scullin Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
8 John McNeill Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
9 Charles Marr rowspan="4" Template:Australian party style | United Australia Lyons Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
10 Billy Hughes Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
11 Joseph Lyons Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
(10) Billy Hughes Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
12 Sir Earle Page Template:Australian party style| Country Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
13 Harry Foll rowspan="3" Template:Australian party style | United Australia Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
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14 Sir Frederick Stewart Menzies Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
15 Harold Thorby Template:Australian party style| Country Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
(14) Sir Frederick Stewart rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style | United Australia Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
Fadden Template:Start date Template:End date
16 Jack Holloway rowspan="5" Template:Australian party style | Labor Curtin Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
17 James Fraser Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Forde Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
Chifley Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
18 Nick McKenna Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
(12) Sir Earle Page Template:Australian party style| Country Menzies Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
19 Donald Cameron Template:Australian party style| Liberal Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
20 Harrie Wade Template:Australian party style| Country Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
21 Reginald Swartz rowspan="7" Template:Australian party style | Liberal Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
22 Jim Forbes Holt Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
McEwen Template:Start date Template:End date
Gorton Template:Start date Template:End date
McMahon Template:Start date Template:End date
23 Ivor Greenwood Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
24 Sir Ken Anderson Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
25 Lance Barnard1 rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style | Labor Whitlam Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
26 Doug Everingham Minister for Health2 Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
27 Don Chipp Template:Australian party style| Liberal Fraser Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
28 Ralph Hunt Template:Australian party style| National Country Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
29 Michael MacKellar rowspan="3" Template:Australian party style | Liberal Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
30 Peter Baume Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
31 Jim Carlton Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
32 Neal Blewett rowspan="6" Template:Australian party style | Labor Hawke Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Minister for Community Services and Health Template:Start date Template:End date
33 Brian Howe Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Keating Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services Template:Start date Template:End date
34 Graham Richardson Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
35 Carmen Lawrence Minister for Human Services and Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
36 Michael Wooldridge rowspan="4" Template:Australian party style | Liberal Howard Minister for Health and Family Services Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Minister for Health and Aged Care Template:Start date Template:End date
37 Kay Patterson Minister for Health and Ageing Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
38 Tony Abbott Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
39 Nicola Roxon rowspan="4" Template:Australian party style | Labor Rudd Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Gillard Template:Start date Template:End date
40 Tanya Plibersek Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Rudd Minister for Health and Medical Research Template:Start date Template:End date
41 Peter Dutton rowspan=9 Template:Australian party style | Liberal Abbott Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
42 Sussan Ley Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Turnbull Template:Start date Template:End date
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(acting) Arthur Sinodinos[6] Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
43 Greg Hunt3 Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Morrison Template:Start date Template:End date
Minister for Health and Aged Care Template:Start date Template:End date
Scott Morrison3 [7] Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:Age in years and days
(acting) Katy Gallagher4 [8] rowspan="3" Template:Australian party style | Labor Albanese Minister for Health and Aged Care Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
44 Mark Butler Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Minister for Health and Ageing Template:End date Incumbent Template:Age in years and days

Notes

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.
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).
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.
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

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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:[5]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Christopher Pyne Template:Australian party style|  Liberal Howard Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days
2 Ken Wyatt rowspan=2 Template:Australian party style | Liberal Turnbull Assistant Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Template:Start date Template:End date
3 David Gillespie Template:Australian party style | Nationals Assistant Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
4 Ged Kearney rowspan=2 Template:Australian party style|  Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
5 Rebecca White Template:Start date Incumbent Template:Age in years and days

Indigenous health

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health, or any of its precedent titles:[5]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Warren Snowdon rowspan="4" Template:Australian party style | Labor Rudd Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery 9 June 2009 24 June 2010 Template:Age in years and days
Gillard 24 June 2010 14 September 2010
Minister for Indigenous Health 14 September 2010 27 June 2013
Rudd 27 June 2013 18 September 2013
2 Ken Wyatt Template:Australian party style|  Liberal Turnbull
Morrison 		Minister for Indigenous Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
3 Malarndirri McCarthy rowspan=3 Template:Australian party style | Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
4 Ged Kearney Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
5 Rebecca White Template:Start date Incumbent Template:Age in years and days

Rural and regional health

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health, or any of its precedent titles:[5]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Warren Snowdon rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style | Labor Rudd Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery 9 June 2009 24 June 2010 Template:Age in years and days
Gillard 24 June 2010 14 September 2010
2 Fiona Nash rowspan="4" Template:Australian party style | Nationals Turnbull Minister for Rural Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
3 David Gillespie Assistant Minister for Rural Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Assistant Minister for Health Template:Start date Template:End date
4 Bridget McKenzie Minister for Rural Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
5 Mark Coulton rowspan=2 Template:Australian party style|  Nationals Morrison Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
(3) David Gillespie Minister for Regional Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
6 Emma McBride Template:Australian party style|  Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health Template:Start date Incumbent Template:Age in years and days

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:[5]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Melissa Parke Template:Australian party style | Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
2 David Coleman Template:Australian party style | Liberal Morrison Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
3 Emma McBride Template:Australian party style | Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Template:Start date Incumbent Template:Age in years and days

Ageing

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office Reference
1 Kate Thwaites Template:Australian party style|  Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Ageing Template:Start date Template:End date Script error: No such module "age". days [9]

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