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class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Butler_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Mark_Butler_2016.jpg/220px-Mark_Butler_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="316" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Mark_Butler_2016.jpg/330px-Mark_Butler_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Mark_Butler_2016.jpg/440px-Mark_Butler_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1969" data-file-height="2825" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Mark_Butler" title="Mark Butler">Mark Butler</a><br /></div>since 1 June 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-06-01</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Aged_Care" title="Department of Health and Aged Care">Department of Health and Aged Care</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable" title="The Honourable">The Honourable</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor-General</a><br />on the <a href="/wiki/Advice_(constitutional)" class="mw-redirect" title="Advice (constitutional)">advice</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">prime minister</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Massy-Greene" title="Walter Massy-Greene">Walter Massy-Greene</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(as Minister for Health)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">10 March 1921<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1921-03-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-mark-butler-mp">www<wbr />.health<wbr />.gov<wbr />.au<wbr />/ministers<wbr />/the-hon-mark-butler-mp</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Minister for Health and Aged Care</b> is the position in the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Australia" title="Cabinet of Australia">Australian cabinet</a> responsible for national health and wellbeing and medical research. The incumbent Minister is Labor MP <a href="/wiki/Mark_Butler" title="Mark Butler">Mark Butler</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Australia">Government of Australia</a>, the minister is responsible for national health and medical research policy, providing direction and oversight of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Aged_Care" title="Department of Health and Aged Care">Department of Health and Aged Care</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under Section 55(ix) of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Australia" title="Constitution of Australia">Australian Constitution</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Australia" title="Parliament of Australia">Commonwealth Parliament</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Public_health" title="Public health">public health</a> in which the Commonwealth had authority at the time of <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Australia" title="Federation of Australia">Federation</a>. The federal parliament did not use this power until the proclamation of the <i><a href="/wiki/Quarantine_Act_1908" title="Quarantine Act 1908">Quarantine Act 1908</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 30 March 1908. The control of the administration of quarantine was under the administration of the <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Trade_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Trade (Australia)">Minister for Trade and Customs</a> 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. </p><p>A separate <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_(1921%E2%80%9387)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Health (1921–87)">Department of Health</a> was established on 10 March 1921, and the position of Minister for Health was then formally created in the <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Hughes_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Hughes Ministry">fifth Hughes Ministry</a>. 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 – <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Community_Services_and_Health" title="Department of Community Services and Health">Department of Community Services and Health</a> (1987–1991), <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health,_Housing_and_Community_Services" title="Department of Health, Housing and Community Services">Department of Health, Housing and Community Services</a> (1991–1993), <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health,_Housing,_Local_Government_and_Community_Services" title="Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services">Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services</a> (1993), <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Human_Services_and_Health" title="Department of Human Services and Health">Department of Human Services and Health</a> (1993–1996), <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Family_Services" title="Department of Health and Family Services">Department of Health and Family Services</a> (1996–1998), <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Aged_Care" title="Department of Health and Aged Care">Department of Health and Aged Care</a> (1998–2001), and <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Ageing" title="Department of Health and Ageing">Department of Health and Ageing</a> (2001–2013). </p><p>Section 51 (xxiiiA) of the Constitution now states the Commonwealth (federal) Parliament has the power to </p> <blockquote><p>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.</p></blockquote> <p>As a result of this amendment the federal government now has a key role in financing and providing medical services through entities such as <a href="/wiki/Medicare_(Australia)" title="Medicare (Australia)">Medicare</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pharmaceutical_Benefits_Scheme" title="Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme">Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme</a>. </p><p>From 1972 to 1975 under <a href="/wiki/Doug_Everingham" title="Doug Everingham">Doug Everingham</a>, the minister was named the "Minister for Helth [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>]" in some informal contexts due to Everingham's support of <a href="/wiki/SR1" title="SR1">Spelling Reform</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hansard_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hansard-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers">List of ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health">Health</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Health, or any of its precedent titles:<sup id="cite_ref-parl_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parl-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5">Order </th> <th width="150">Minister </th> <th width="150" colspan="2">Party </th> <th width="75">Prime Minister </th> <th width="325">Title </th> <th width="150">Term start </th> <th width="150">Term end </th> <th width="130">Term in office </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Massy-Greene" title="Walter Massy-Greene">Walter Massy-Greene</a> </td> <td rowspan="7" style="background-color:#6495ED;"> </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Australia)" title="Nationalist Party (Australia)">Nationalist</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Hughes" title="Billy Hughes">Hughes</a> </td> <td rowspan="36">Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">10 March 1921<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1921-03-10</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">5 February 1923<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1923-02-05</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 332 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Chapman" title="Austin Chapman">Austin Chapman</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Bruce" title="Stanley Bruce">Bruce</a> </td> <td align="center">9 February 1923<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1923-02-09</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">26 May 1924<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1924-05-26</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 107 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Littleton_Groom" title="Littleton Groom">Littleton Groom</a> </td> <td align="center">26 May 1924<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1924-05-26</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">13 June 1924<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1924-06-13</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">18 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Pratten" title="Herbert Pratten">Herbert Pratten</a> </td> <td align="center">13 June 1924<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1924-06-13</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">16 January 1925<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1925-01-16</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">217 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Neville_Howse" title="Neville Howse">Neville Howse</a> </td> <td align="center">16 January 1925<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1925-01-16</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">2 April 1927<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1927-04-02</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">2 years, 76 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Bruce" title="Stanley Bruce">Stanley Bruce</a> </td> <td align="center">2 April 1927<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1927-04-02</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">24 February 1928<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1928-02-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">328 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>(5)</i> </td> <td>Sir Neville Howse </td> <td align="center">24 February 1928<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1928-02-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">22 October 1929<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1929-10-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 240 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Anstey" title="Frank Anstey">Frank Anstey</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="2">Labor </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/James_Scullin" title="James Scullin">Scullin</a> </td> <td align="center">22 October 1929<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1929-10-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">3 March 1931<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1931-03-03</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 132 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_McNeill_(Australian_politician)" title="John McNeill (Australian politician)">John McNeill</a> </td> <td align="center">3 March 1931<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1931-03-03</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">6 January 1932<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1932-01-06</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">309 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Marr" title="Charles Marr">Charles Marr</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:#00008B;"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/United_Australia_Party" title="United Australia Party">United Australia</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lyons" title="Joseph Lyons">Lyons</a> </td> <td align="center">6 January 1932<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1932-01-06</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">12 October 1934<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1934-10-12</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">2 years, 279 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Hughes" title="Billy Hughes">Billy Hughes</a> </td> <td align="center">12 October 1934<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1934-10-12</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">6 November 1935<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1935-11-06</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 25 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lyons" title="Joseph Lyons">Joseph Lyons</a> </td> <td align="center">6 November 1935<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1935-11-06</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">26 February 1936<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1936-02-26</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">112 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>(10)</i> </td> <td>Billy Hughes </td> <td align="center">26 February 1936<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1936-02-26</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">29 November 1937<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1937-11-29</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 276 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Earle_Page" title="Earle Page">Earle Page</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia" title="National Party of Australia">Country</a> </td> <td align="center">29 November 1937<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1937-11-29</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">7 November 1938<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1938-11-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">343 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">13 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Foll" title="Harry Foll">Harry Foll</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B;"> </td> <td rowspan="3">United Australia </td> <td align="center">7 November 1938<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1938-11-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">7 April 1939<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1939-04-07</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">170 days </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earle_Page" title="Earle Page">Page</a> </td> <td align="center">7 April 1939<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1939-04-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">26 April 1939<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1939-04-26</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Stewart_(Australian_politician)" title="Frederick Stewart (Australian politician)">Frederick Stewart</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Menzies" title="Robert Menzies">Menzies</a> </td> <td align="center">26 April 1939<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1939-04-26</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">14 March 1940<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1940-03-14</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">323 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Thorby" title="Harold Thorby">Harold Thorby</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;"> </td> <td>Country </td> <td align="center">14 March 1940<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1940-03-14</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">28 October 1940<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1940-10-28</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">228 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><i>(14)</i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Sir Frederick Stewart </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B;"> </td> <td rowspan="2">United Australia </td> <td align="center">28 October 1940<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1940-10-28</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">29 August 1941<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1941-08-29</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">344 days </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Fadden" title="Arthur Fadden">Fadden</a> </td> <td align="center">29 August 1941<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1941-08-29</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">7 October 1941<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1941-10-07</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Holloway" title="Jack Holloway">Jack Holloway</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="5">Labor </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_Curtin" title="John Curtin">Curtin</a> </td> <td align="center">7 October 1941<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1941-10-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">21 September 1943<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1943-09-21</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 349 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">17 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/James_Fraser_(Western_Australian_politician)" title="James Fraser (Western Australian politician)">James Fraser</a> </td> <td align="center">21 September 1943<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1943-09-21</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">6 July 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1945-07-06</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 288 days </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Forde" title="Frank Forde">Forde</a> </td> <td align="center">6 July 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-07-06</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">13 July 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1945-07-13</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">7 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Chifley" title="Ben Chifley">Chifley</a> </td> <td align="center">13 July 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-07-13</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">18 June 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1946-06-18</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">340 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_McKenna" title="Nick McKenna">Nick McKenna</a> </td> <td align="center">18 June 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-06-18</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">19 December 1949<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1949-12-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">3 years, 184 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>(12)</i> </td> <td>Sir Earle Page </td> <td style="background-color:green;"> </td> <td>Country </td> <td rowspan="4">Menzies </td> <td align="center">19 December 1949<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1949-12-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">11 January 1956<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1956-01-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">6 years, 23 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Alastair_Cameron" title="Donald Alastair Cameron">Donald Cameron</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td align="center">11 January 1956<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1956-01-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">22 December 1961<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1961-12-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">5 years, 345 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrie_Wade" title="Harrie Wade">Harrie Wade</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;"> </td> <td>Country </td> <td align="center">22 December 1961<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1961-12-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">18 November 1964<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1964-11-18</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">2 years, 332 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Swartz" title="Reginald Swartz">Reginald Swartz</a> </td> <td rowspan="7" style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td rowspan="7">Liberal </td> <td align="center">21 November 1964<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1964-11-21</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">26 January 1966<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1966-01-26</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 66 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">22 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Forbes_(Australian_politician)" title="Jim Forbes (Australian politician)">Jim Forbes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Holt" title="Harold Holt">Holt</a> </td> <td align="center">26 January 1966<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1966-01-26</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">19 December 1967<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1967-12-19</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="4" align="right">5 years, 55 days </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_McEwen" title="John McEwen">McEwen</a> </td> <td align="center">19 December 1967<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1967-12-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">10 January 1968<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1968-01-10</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Gorton" title="John Gorton">Gorton</a> </td> <td align="center">10 January 1968<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1968-01-10</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">10 March 1971<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1971-03-10</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/William_McMahon" title="William McMahon">McMahon</a> </td> <td align="center">10 March 1971<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1971-03-10</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">22 March 1971<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1971-03-22</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Greenwood" title="Ivor Greenwood">Ivor Greenwood</a> </td> <td align="center">22 March 1971<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1971-03-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">2 August 1971<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1971-08-02</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">133 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">24 </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(politician)" title="Ken Anderson (politician)">Ken Anderson</a> </td> <td align="center">2 August 1971<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1971-08-02</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">5 December 1972<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1972-12-05</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 125 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Barnard" title="Lance Barnard">Lance Barnard</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_1"><a href="#endnote_1">1</a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="2">Labor </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gough_Whitlam" title="Gough Whitlam">Whitlam</a> </td> <td align="center">5 December 1972<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1972-12-05</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">19 December 1972<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1972-12-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">14 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Everingham" title="Doug Everingham">Doug Everingham</a> </td> <td>Minister for Health<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_2"><a href="#endnote_2">2</a></sup> </td> <td align="center">19 December 1972<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1972-12-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">11 November 1975<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1975-11-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">2 years, 327 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Chipp" title="Don Chipp">Don Chipp</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Fraser" title="Malcolm Fraser">Fraser</a> </td> <td rowspan="6">Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">11 November 1975<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-11-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">22 December 1975<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1975-12-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">41 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hunt_(Australian_politician)" title="Ralph Hunt (Australian politician)">Ralph Hunt</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia" title="National Party of Australia">National Country</a> </td> <td align="center">22 December 1975<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-12-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">8 December 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1979-12-08</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">3 years, 351 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_MacKellar" title="Michael MacKellar">Michael MacKellar</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td rowspan="3">Liberal </td> <td align="center">8 December 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-12-08</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">20 April 1982<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1982-04-20</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">2 years, 133 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Baume" title="Peter Baume">Peter Baume</a> </td> <td align="center">20 April 1982<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-04-20</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">7 May 1982<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1982-05-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">17 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Carlton" title="Jim Carlton">Jim Carlton</a> </td> <td align="center">7 May 1982<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-05-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">11 March 1983<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1983-03-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">308 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">32 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Neal_Blewett" title="Neal Blewett">Neal Blewett</a> </td> <td rowspan="6" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="6">Labor </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hawke" title="Bob Hawke">Hawke</a> </td> <td align="center">11 March 1983<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-03-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">24 July 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1987-07-24</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right"><b>7 years, 24 days</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Community Services and Health </td> <td align="center">24 July 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-07-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">4 April 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1990-04-04</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">33 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Howe_(politician)" title="Brian Howe (politician)">Brian Howe</a> </td> <td align="center">4 April 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-04-04</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">7 June 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1991-06-07</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">2 years, 354 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Keating" title="Paul Keating">Keating</a> </td> <td>Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services </td> <td align="center">7 June 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-06-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">24 March 1993<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1993-03-24</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">34 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graham_Richardson" title="Graham Richardson">Graham Richardson</a> </td> <td>Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">24 March 1993<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-03-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">25 March 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1994-03-25</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 1 day </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Lawrence" title="Carmen Lawrence">Carmen Lawrence</a> </td> <td>Minister for Human Services and Health </td> <td align="center">25 March 1994<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-03-25</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">11 March 1996<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1996-03-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 352 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">36 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wooldridge_(politician)" title="Michael Wooldridge (politician)">Michael Wooldridge</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td rowspan="4">Liberal </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/John_Howard" title="John Howard">Howard</a> </td> <td>Minister for Health and Family Services </td> <td align="center">11 March 1996<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-03-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">21 October 1998<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1998-10-21</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">5 years, 260 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Health and Aged Care </td> <td align="center">21 October 1998<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-10-21</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">26 November 2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2001-11-26</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kay_Patterson" title="Kay Patterson">Kay Patterson</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">Minister for Health and Ageing </td> <td align="center">26 November 2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-11-26</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">7 October 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2003-10-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 315 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">38 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Abbott" title="Tony Abbott">Tony Abbott</a> </td> <td align="center">7 October 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-10-07</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">3 December 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2007-12-03</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">4 years, 57 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">39 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Roxon" title="Nicola Roxon">Nicola Roxon</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="4">Labor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Rudd</a> </td> <td align="center">3 December 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-12-03</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">24 June 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2010-06-24</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">4 years, 8 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gillard" title="Julia Gillard">Gillard</a> </td> <td align="center">24 June 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-06-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">11 December 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2011-12-11</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">40 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tanya_Plibersek" title="Tanya Plibersek">Tanya Plibersek</a> </td> <td>Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">11 December 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-12-11</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">1 July 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2013-07-01</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">1 year, 281 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rudd </td> <td>Minister for Health and Medical Research </td> <td align="center">1 July 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-07-01</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">18 September 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2013-09-18</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Dutton" title="Peter Dutton">Peter Dutton</a> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td rowspan="9">Liberal </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Abbott" title="Tony Abbott">Abbott</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">18 September 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-09-18</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">23 December 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2014-12-23</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 96 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">42 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Sussan_Ley" title="Sussan Ley">Sussan Ley</a> </td> <td align="center">23 December 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-12-23</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">15 September 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2015-09-15</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="3" align="right">2 years, 21 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Turnbull</a> </td> <td align="center">15 September 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-09-15</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">19 July 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2016-07-19</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Health and Ageing </td> <td align="center">19 July 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-07-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">13 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-01-13</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>(acting)</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sinodinos" title="Arthur Sinodinos">Arthur Sinodinos</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">13 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-13</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">24 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-01-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">11 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">43 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Hunt" title="Greg Hunt">Greg Hunt</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_3"><a href="#endnote_3">3</a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">24 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">24 August 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2018-08-24</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="3" align="right">5 years, 119 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Morrison</a> </td> <td align="center">24 August 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-08-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">22 December 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2020-12-22</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Health and Aged Care </td> <td align="center">22 December 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-12-22</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">23 May 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2022-05-23</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Scott Morrison</a></i><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_3"><a href="#endnote_3">3</a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">14 March 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-03-14</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">2 years, 70 days </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>(acting)</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katy_Gallagher" title="Katy Gallagher">Katy Gallagher</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_4"><a href="#endnote_4">4</a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="4">Labor </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" title="Anthony Albanese">Albanese</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Health and Aged Care </td> <td align="center">23 May 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-05-23</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">1 June 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2022-06-01</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">9 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">44 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Butler" title="Mark Butler">Mark Butler</a> </td> <td align="center">1 June 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-06-01</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center"><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td align="right">2 years, 174 days </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <dl><dd><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_1"><a href="#endnote_1">1</a></sup> Barnard was part of a <a href="/wiki/First_Whitlam_ministry" title="First Whitlam ministry">two-man ministry</a> that comprised just <a href="/wiki/Gough_Whitlam" title="Gough Whitlam">Gough Whitlam</a> and Barnard for fourteen days until the full ministry was announced.</dd> <dd><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_2"><a href="#endnote_2">2</a></sup> Doug Everingham was a supporter of <a href="/wiki/SR1" title="SR1">Spelling Reform</a> and he preferred to spell it "Helth", but this was not the formal spelling of the portfolio's name (see above).</dd> <dd><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_3"><a href="#endnote_3">3</a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison_ministerial_positions_controversy" title="Scott Morrison ministerial positions controversy">appointment of Morrison</a> was not made public until August 2022.</dd> <dd><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_4"><a href="#endnote_4">4</a></sup> Senator Gallagher is part of an interim <a href="/wiki/Albanese_ministry" title="Albanese ministry">Albanese ministry</a> that consisted of <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" title="Anthony Albanese">Anthony Albanese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Marles" title="Richard Marles">Richard Marles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Penny_Wong" title="Penny Wong">Penny Wong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Chalmers" title="Jim Chalmers">Jim Chalmers</a> and herself until the full ministry was sworn in on 1 June 2022.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aged_care">Aged care</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aged care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable dablink excerpt-hat selfref">This section is an excerpt from <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Aged_Care#List_of_ministers_for_aged_care" title="Minister for Aged Care">Minister for Aged Care § List of ministers for aged care</a>.<span class="mw-editsection-like plainlinks"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Aged_Care&action=edit">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><div class="excerpt"> <p>The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Aged Care, or any of its precedent titles. Ministers for aged care or ageing were appointed from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1998 to 2013. The portfolio gained a mental health component in 2010. The latter returned to the <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Health (Australia)">health</a> portfolio in 2013, with ageing moving to social services. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, or any of its precedent titles:<sup id="cite_ref-Minister_for_Aged_Care_parl_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Minister_for_Aged_Care_parl-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Turnbull government transferred the aged care portfolio back to the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Health (Australia)">Department of Health</a> in October 2015. The position, since January 2017, is a separate outer ministry role that supplements the cabinet role of the Minister for Health and Aged Care.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5">Order </th> <th width="150">Minister </th> <th width="150" colspan="2">Party </th> <th width="75">Prime Minister </th> <th width="325">Title </th> <th width="150">Term start </th> <th width="150">Term end </th> <th width="130">Term in office </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Morris_(politician)" title="Peter Morris (politician)">Peter Morris</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hawke" title="Bob Hawke">Hawke</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Minister for <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Housing_(Australia)" title="Minister for Housing (Australia)">Housing</a> and Aged Care </td> <td style="text-align:center">19 January 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-01-19</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">15 February 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1988-02-15</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">27 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Staples" title="Peter Staples">Peter Staples</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">15 February 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-02-15</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">7 May 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1990-05-07</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:right">5 years, 64 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services </td> <td style="text-align:center">7 May 1990<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-05-07</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">20 December 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1991-12-20</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Keating" title="Paul Keating">Keating</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">20 December 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-12-20</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">24 March 1993<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1993-03-24</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bronwyn_Bishop" title="Bronwyn Bishop">Bronwyn Bishop</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/John_Howard" title="John Howard">Howard</a> </td> <td>Minister for Aged Care </td> <td style="text-align:center">21 October 1998<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-10-21</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">26 November 2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2001-11-26</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3 years, 36 days </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Andrews_(politician)" title="Kevin Andrews (politician)">Kevin Andrews</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td rowspan="5">Minister for Ageing </td> <td style="text-align:center">26 November 2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-11-26</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">7 October 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2003-10-07</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 year, 315 days </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title="Julie Bishop">Julie Bishop</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">7 October 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-10-07</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">27 January 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2006-01-27</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2 years, 112 days </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santo_Santoro" title="Santo Santoro">Santo Santoro</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">27 January 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-01-27</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">21 March 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2007-03-21</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 year, 53 days </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Pyne" title="Christopher Pyne">Christopher Pyne</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">21 March 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-03-21</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 December 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2007-12-03</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">257 days </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justine_Elliot" title="Justine Elliot">Justine Elliot</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="3">Labor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Rudd</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 December 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-12-03</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">28 June 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2010-06-28</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2 years, 207 days </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Butler" title="Mark Butler">Mark Butler</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gillard" title="Julia Gillard">Gillard</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Mental Health and Ageing </td> <td style="text-align:center">28 June 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-06-28</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 July 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2013-07-01</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3 years, 3 days </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacinta_Collins" title="Jacinta Collins">Jacinta Collins</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Rudd</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 July 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-07-01</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">18 September 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2013-09-18</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:right">79 days </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">11 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sussan_Ley" title="Sussan Ley">Sussan Ley</a> </td> <td rowspan="7" style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td rowspan="7">Liberal </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Turnbull</a> </td> <td>Minister for Aged Care </td> <td align="center">30 September 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-09-30</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">19 July 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2016-07-19</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">1 year, 105 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Health and Ageing </td> <td align="center">19 July 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-07-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">13 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-01-13</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>(acting)</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sinodinos" title="Arthur Sinodinos">Arthur Sinodinos</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">13 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-13</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">24 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-01-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">11 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">12 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Wyatt" title="Ken Wyatt">Ken Wyatt</a> </td> <td>Minister for Aged Care </td> <td align="center">24 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">28 August 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2018-08-28</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">2 years, 125 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Morrison</a> </td> <td>Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care </td> <td align="center">28 August 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-08-28</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">29 May 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2019-05-29</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">13 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Colbeck" title="Richard Colbeck">Richard Colbeck</a> </td> <td>Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians </td> <td align="center">29 May 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-05-29</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">22 December 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2020-12-22</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">2 years, 359 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services </td> <td align="center">22 December 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-12-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">23 May 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2022-05-23</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>(9)</i> </td> <td>Mark Butler </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" title="Anthony Albanese">Albanese</a> </td> <td>Minister for Health and Aged Care </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1 June 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-06-01</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">2 years, 174 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anika_Wells" title="Anika Wells">Anika Wells</a> </td> <td>Minister for Aged Care </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_assistant_ministers">List of assistant ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of assistant ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_and_aged_care">Health and aged care</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Health and aged care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following individual has been appointed as Assistant Ministers of Health and Aged Care, or any of its precedent titles:<sup id="cite_ref-parl_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parl-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5">Order </th> <th width="150">Minister </th> <th width="150" colspan="2">Party </th> <th width="75">Prime Minister </th> <th width="325">Title </th> <th width="150">Term start </th> <th width="150">Term end </th> <th width="130">Term in office </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Pyne" title="Christopher Pyne">Christopher Pyne</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Howard" title="John Howard">Howard</a> </td> <td>Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing </td> <td align="center">30 January 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-01-30</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">21 March 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2007-03-21</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">50 days </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">2 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Wyatt" title="Ken Wyatt">Ken Wyatt</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Turnbull</a> </td> <td>Assistant Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">30 September 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-09-30</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">18 February 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2016-02-18</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">1 year, 110 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care </td> <td align="center">18 February 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-02-18</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">18 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-01-18</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gillespie_(Australian_politician)" title="David Gillespie (Australian politician)">David Gillespie</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia" title="National Party of Australia">Nationals</a> </td> <td>Assistant Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">24 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">20 December 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-12-20</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">330 days </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ged_Kearney" title="Ged Kearney">Ged Kearney</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" title="Anthony Albanese">Albanese</a> </td> <td>Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care </td> <td align="center">1 June 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-06-01</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center"><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td align="right"><b>2 years, 174 days</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indigenous_health">Indigenous health</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Indigenous health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health, or any of its precedent titles:<sup id="cite_ref-parl_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parl-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Order </th> <th>Minister </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Prime Minister </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Term start </th> <th>Term end </th> <th>Term in office </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">1 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Snowdon" title="Warren Snowdon">Warren Snowdon</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Rudd</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery </td> <td align="center">9 June 2009 </td> <td align="center">24 June 2010 </td> <td rowspan="4" align="right"><b>4 years, 101 days</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gillard" title="Julia Gillard">Gillard</a> </td> <td align="center">24 June 2010 </td> <td align="center">14 September 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Indigenous Health </td> <td align="center">14 September 2010 </td> <td align="center">27 June 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Rudd</a> </td> <td align="center">27 June 2013 </td> <td align="center">18 September 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Wyatt" title="Ken Wyatt">Ken Wyatt</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Turnbull</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Morrison</a> </td> <td>Minister for Indigenous Health </td> <td align="center">24 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">29 May 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2019-05-29</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">2 years, 125 days </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malarndirri_McCarthy" title="Malarndirri McCarthy">Malarndirri McCarthy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" title="Anthony Albanese">Albanese</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health </td> <td align="center">1 June 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-06-01</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">29 July 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2024-07-29</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002789000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 58 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ged_Kearney" title="Ged Kearney">Ged Kearney</a> </td> <td align="center">29 July 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-07-29</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center"><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002116000000000000♠"></span>116 days </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rural_and_regional_health">Rural and regional health</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rural and regional health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health, or any of its precedent titles:<sup id="cite_ref-parl_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parl-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Order </th> <th>Minister </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Prime Minister </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Term start </th> <th>Term end </th> <th>Term in office </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Snowdon" title="Warren Snowdon">Warren Snowdon</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Rudd</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery </td> <td align="center">9 June 2009 </td> <td align="center">24 June 2010 </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">1 year, 97 days </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gillard" title="Julia Gillard">Gillard</a> </td> <td align="center">24 June 2010 </td> <td align="center">14 September 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiona_Nash" title="Fiona Nash">Fiona Nash</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:green;"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia" title="National Party of Australia">Nationals</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Turnbull</a> </td> <td>Minister for Rural Health </td> <td align="center">21 September 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-09-21</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">19 July 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2016-07-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">302 days </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">3 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/David_Gillespie_(Australian_politician)" title="David Gillespie (Australian politician)">David Gillespie</a> </td> <td>Assistant Minister for Rural Health </td> <td align="center">19 July 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-07-19</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">24 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-01-24</span>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="right">1 year, 154 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Minister for Health </td> <td align="center">24 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-24</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">20 December 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2017-12-20</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridget_McKenzie" title="Bridget McKenzie">Bridget McKenzie</a> </td> <td>Minister for Rural Health </td> <td align="center">20 December 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-12-20</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">28 August 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2018-08-28</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">251 days </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Coulton" title="Mark Coulton">Mark Coulton</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:green;">  </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia" title="National Party of Australia">Nationals</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Morrison</a> </td> <td>Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government </td> <td align="center">6 February 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-02-06</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">2 July 2021<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2021-07-02</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">1 year, 146 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>(3)</i> </td> <td><i>David Gillespie</i> </td> <td>Minister for Regional Health </td> <td align="center">2 July 2021<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-07-02</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">22 May 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2022-05-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right">324 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emma_McBride" title="Emma McBride">Emma McBride</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td>Labor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" title="Anthony Albanese">Albanese</a> </td> <td>Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health </td> <td align="center">1 June 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-06-01</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center"><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td align="right"><b><span data-sort-value="7002905000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 174 days</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mental_health_and_suicide_prevention">Mental health and suicide prevention</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Mental health and suicide prevention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, or any of its precedent titles:<sup id="cite_ref-parl_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parl-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Order </th> <th>Minister </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Prime Minister </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Term start </th> <th>Term end </th> <th>Term in office </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Parke" title="Melissa Parke">Melissa Parke</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gillard" title="Julia Gillard">Gillard</a> </td> <td>Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health </td> <td align="center">4 February 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-02-04</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">1 July 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2013-07-01</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002147000000000000♠"></span>147 days </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Coleman_(Australian_politician)" title="David Coleman (Australian politician)">David Coleman</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Morrison</a> </td> <td>Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention </td> <td align="center">22 December 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-12-22</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center">23 May 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2022-05-23</span>)</span> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="7002517000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 152 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emma_McBride" title="Emma McBride">Emma McBride</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" title="Anthony Albanese">Albanese</a> </td> <td>Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention </td> <td align="center">1 June 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-06-01</span>)</span> </td> <td align="center"><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td align="right"><b><span data-sort-value="7002905000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 174 days</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Health_and_Aged_Care&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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