Minister for Health (New South Wales)
Encyclopedia
The New South Wales Minister for Health has responsibilities which includes all hospitals and health services in NSW.
The current Minister for Health is Jillian Skinner
. She administers her portfolio through the Department of Health
.
The current Minister for Health is Jillian Skinner
Jillian Skinner
Jillian Gell Skinner MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...
. She administers her portfolio through the Department of Health
New South Wales Department of Health
The New South Wales Department of Health, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for monitoring the performance of the public health system in New South Wales, particularly through public hospitals...
.
List of Ministers
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Flowers | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1914–1915 | Minister for Public Health |
| George Black | 1915–1916 | ||
| John Fitzgerald John Daniel FitzGerald John Daniel FitzGerald was an Australian politician.Born in Shellharbour to schoolteacher John Daniel FitzGerald and Mary Ann Cullen, he attended Shellharbour Public School, Fort Street Public School and St Mary's Cathedral School in Sydney before being apprenticed as a compositor in Bathurst... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... |
1916–1919 | |
| David Storey | 1919–1920 | ||
| Greg McGirr Greg McGirr John Joseph Gregory McGirr was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.... |
Labor | 1920–1922 | Minister for Public Health and Motherhood |
| Charles Oakes Charles Oakes Charles William Oakes was an Australian politician. Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools in Sydney, after which he became a jeweller and watchmaker. He was involved in local politics as a member of Paddington Council... |
Nationalist | 1922–1925 | Minister for Public Health |
| George Cann George Cann George Cann was an Australian miner and politician in the Parliaments of Australia and New South Wales.Cann was born at Shankhouse, Cramlington, Northumberland, England, educated at Cramlington National School and became a coalminer at eleven. He married Catherine Roberts in 1890 and they had one... |
Labor | 1925–1927 | |
| Robert Stuart-Robertson Robert Stuart-Robertson Robert James STUART-ROBERTSON was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1907 until his death and was the Minister for Health for 4 months in 1927... |
1927 | ||
| Richard Arthur Richard Arthur Richard Arthur was an Australian politician, social reformer and medical practitioner.-Early life:Arthur was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England and educated at Dover College. He received a Master of Arts from the University of St Andrews and MB and ChM from the University of Edinburgh... |
Nationalist | 1927–1930 | |
| James McGirr James McGirr James McGirr was the Labor Premier of New South Wales from 6 February 1947 to 3 April 1952.A Catholic, McGirr was the seventh son of John Patrick McGirr, farmer and Irish immigrant, and Mary McGirr, whose maiden name was O'Sullivan. Born in Parkes, New South Wales, he grew up on a dairy farm near... |
Labor | 1930–1931 | Minister for Health |
| William Ely | 1931–1932 | ||
| Reginald Weaver Reginald Weaver Reginald Walter Darcy Weaver was an Australian conservative parliamentarian who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 28 years. Serving from 1917 in the backbenches, he entered the cabinet of Thomas Bavin in 1929 as Secretary for Mines and Minister for Forests until he returned to... |
United Australia United Australia Party The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia... |
1932–1935 | |
| Herbert FitzSimons | 1935–1939 | ||
| Athol Richardson Athol Richardson Athol Railton Richardson OBE, QC was an Australian politician and judge. Richardson represented the Electoral district of Ashfield for the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party of Australia from 26 March 1938 until 5 February 1952.-Early life:Richardson was born to parents Stephen Arthur... |
1939 | ||
| Herbert FitzSimons | 1939–1941 | ||
| Gus Kelly Gus Kelly (politician) Christopher Augustus "Gus" Kelly was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1925 to 1932 and again from 1935 until his death in 1967, representing the electorate of Bathurst... |
Labor | 1941–1950 | |
| Maurice O'Sullivan Maurice O'Sullivan (politician) The Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1959. He was variously a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Labor Party... |
1950–1956 | ||
| Bill Sheahan | 1956–1965 | ||
| Harry Jago Harry Jago Arnold Henry Jago , known as Harry Jago, was a former Liberal member of the New South Wales parliament representing the seat Gordon and a Minister of the Crown.-Early life:... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1965–1973 | |
| John Waddy John Lloyd Waddy John Lloyd Waddy OBE, DFC was a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force , who later served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Minister of the Crown... |
1973–1975 | ||
| Dick Healey Dick Healey Richard Owen Healey was a New South Wales politician, ABC Sports Broadcaster and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin, Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. From 1973 to 1975 he was Minister for Youth and Community Services, when he was made Minister for Health, which he held until... |
1975–1976 | ||
| Kevin Stewart | Labor | 1976–1981 | |
| Laurie Brereton Laurie Brereton Laurence John "Laurie" Brereton , Australianpolitician, was a state minister, a federal member of cabinet, and kingmaker in the election of several Australian Labor Party leaders, including Paul Keating and Mark Latham... |
1981–1984 | ||
| Ron Mulock Ron Mulock Ronald Joseph "Ron" Mulock was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.-Early years:... |
1984–1986 | ||
| Barrie Unsworth Barrie Unsworth Barrie John Unsworth was an Australian politician, representing the Australian Labor Party in the Parliament of New South Wales from 1978 to 1991. He served as the 36th Premier from July 1986 to March 1988.-Early years:... |
1986 | ||
| Peter Anderson Peter Anderson (politician) Peter Thomas Anderson , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Nepean between 1978 and 1981, Penrith between 1981 and 1988, and Liverpool between 1989 and 1995 for the Australian Labor Party... |
1986–1988 | ||
| Peter Collins Peter Collins (Australian politician) Peter Edward James Collins, AM, RFD, QC was the Leader of the Opposition in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 4 April 1995 to 8 December 1998.-Early years and background:... |
Liberal | 1988–1991 | |
| John Hannaford John Hannaford John Planta Hannaford is a former Australian politician. Born in Goulburn, the son of William Henry Planta and Amy Frances Hannaford, he became a lawyer, having studied at the Australian National University in Canberra. He commenced legal articles in 1971... |
1991–1992 | ||
| Ron Phillips | 1992–1995 | ||
| Andrew Refshauge Andrew Refshauge Andrew John Refshauge was an Australian politician and Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005.Refshauge was born in Melbourne, the son of Major-General Sir William Refshauge AC CBE ED , who later became Honorary Physician to Queen Elizabeth II 1955–64 and Director-General of the... |
Labor | 1995–1999 | |
| Craig Knowles Craig Knowles Craig John Knowles is a former Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2005.... |
1999–2003 | ||
| Morris Iemma Morris Iemma Morris Iemma , is a former Australian politician and 40th Premier of New South Wales, succeeding Bob Carr after he resigned on 3 August 2005. Iemma led the Australian Labor Party to victory in the 2007 election before resigning as Premier on 5 September 2008, and as a Member of Parliament on 19... |
2003–2005 | ||
| John Hatzistergos John Hatzistergos John Hatzistergos is a former Australian politician who was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Australian Labor Party between 1999 and 2011... |
2005–2007 | ||
| Reba Meagher Reba Meagher Reba Paige Meagher is a former Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of Cabramatta. She was a minister in various portfolios from 2003 to 2008. On 6 September 2008 Meagher announced that she would not be seeking a... |
2007–2008 | ||
| John Della Bosca John Della Bosca John Joseph Della Bosca is a former Australian politician, representing the Australian Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council... |
2008–2009 | ||
| Carmel Tebbutt Carmel Tebbutt Carmel Mary Tebbutt is an Australian politician. She is the Australian Labor Party Member for Marrickville in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 2008 to 2011. She was also Minister for Health in the Keneally Government... |
2009–2011 | ||
| Jillian Skinner Jillian Skinner Jillian Gell Skinner MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government... |
Liberal | 2011–present |