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style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1903</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">133 Molesworth Street,<br /><a href="/wiki/Thorndon,_New_Zealand" title="Thorndon, New Zealand">Thorndon</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Region" title="Wellington Region">Wellington</a> 6011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">1,084 <a href="/wiki/Full-time_equivalent" title="Full-time equivalent">FTE staff</a><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></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Vote Health</i><br />Total budget for 2019/20<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>$19,870,563,000<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></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ministers responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Reti" title="Shane Reti">Hon Shane Reti</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Health (New Zealand)">Minister of Health</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/David_Seymour" title="David Seymour">Hon David Seymour</a>, <br />Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac)</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Doocey" title="Matt Doocey">Hon Matt Doocey</a>, <br />Associate Minister of Health</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Costello" title="Casey Costello">Hon Casey Costello</a>, <br />Associate Minister of Health</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Diana_Sarfati" title="Diana Sarfati">Diana Sarfati</a>, <br />Chief Executive and Director-General of Health</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.health.govt.nz">health.govt.nz</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Ministry of Health</b> (<a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" title="Māori language">Māori</a>: <i>Manatū Hauora</i>) is the public service department of New Zealand responsible for <a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_New_Zealand" title="Healthcare in New Zealand">healthcare in New Zealand</a>. It came into existence in its current form in 1993. The organisation was founded in 1901 as the <b>Department of Public Health</b> in 1901, and was renamed to <b>Department of Health</b> in 1922. </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=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministry of Health's origins can be traced back to the Department of Public Health, which was first established in 1901 at the advice of the Central Board of Health. The Department of Public Health assumed responsibility for the provision of <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a> health services between 1906 and 1909, when Māori medical health services were returned to the-then <a href="/wiki/Te_Puni_Kokiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Puni Kokiri">Department of Native Affairs</a>. In 1910, the Public Health Department resumed responsibility for the control of Māori health. In 1911, a Māori Nursing Service was established as part of the Department of Public Health.<sup id="cite_ref-Chronology_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronology-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Growing_strains">Growing strains</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Growing strains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the Health Act 1920, major organisational changes were mandated. Seven separate divisions were created within the department, each headed by its own director. The department was renamed the Department of Health in 1922, dropping the word public.<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><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The structure remained relatively static even when the <a href="/wiki/Social_Security_Act_1938" title="Social Security Act 1938">Social Security Act 1938</a> was passed where the New Zealand government took a larger role in health purchasing. The department remained actively involved in policy (as opposed to purchasing).<sup id="cite_ref-Chronology_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronology-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1947 the department assumed responsibility for the administration and operation of <a href="/wiki/Psychiatric_hospital" title="Psychiatric hospital">psychiatric hospitals</a> after the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mental_Hospitals_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mental Hospitals Department (page does not exist)">Mental Hospitals Department</a> was abolished and became the division of mental hygiene at the department.<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> </p><p>By the 1970s problems had appeared in the health system. The high growth rate in hospital expenditure was occurring at a time when the economy was slowing down. Thus, the government was unable to sustain funding this growth. This led the health system to undergo a series of changes over a 20-year period from the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-Chronology_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronology-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fourth_National_Government,_1990–1999"><span id="Fourth_National_Government.2C_1990.E2.80.931999"></span>Fourth National Government, 1990–1999</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Fourth National Government, 1990–1999"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1990s the <a href="/wiki/Fourth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fourth National Government of New Zealand">Fourth National Government</a> attempted to stream-line the system in a series of reforms such as separating the government purchasing and provision of health care services. Four regional health authorities (RHAs) were created to oversee the purchasing of health services while general practitioners, specialists, and hospitals were tasked with delivering health services. Public services were also turned into quasi-commercial Crown health enterprises (CHEs).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJames201793_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJames201793-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, the Department was renamed as the <i>Ministry of Health</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chronology_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronology-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1962_World_Health_Day_poster_(26263679515).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/1962_World_Health_Day_poster_%2826263679515%29.jpg/220px-1962_World_Health_Day_poster_%2826263679515%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/1962_World_Health_Day_poster_%2826263679515%29.jpg/330px-1962_World_Health_Day_poster_%2826263679515%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/1962_World_Health_Day_poster_%2826263679515%29.jpg/440px-1962_World_Health_Day_poster_%2826263679515%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3924" data-file-height="4948" /></a><figcaption>A poster produced by the Ministry of Health for 1962 <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Day" title="World Health Day">World Health Day</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fifth_Labour_Government,_1999–2008"><span id="Fifth_Labour_Government.2C_1999.E2.80.932008"></span>Fifth Labour Government, 1999–2008</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Fifth Labour Government, 1999–2008"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a>–<a href="/wiki/Alliance_(New_Zealand_political_party)" title="Alliance (New Zealand political party)">Alliance</a> <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Labour_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand">coalition government</a> redefined the role of the Ministry of Health as part of Labour's election promises in the <a href="/wiki/1999_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1999 New Zealand general election">1999 election</a>.<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> </p><p>In December 1999, the separate government health service purchasing entity, the <a href="/wiki/Health_Funding_Authority" title="Health Funding Authority">Health Funding Authority</a>, was merged with the Ministry of Health.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Critics were anxious as to how the Ministry would perform as a funder, as they commented that the Ministry had in the past only performed as a policy organisation. However, supporters of this move stated that they believed this would make these agencies more accountable.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In February 2001, the Fifth Labour Government also launched the "New Zealand Primary Health Care Strategy" (PHCS) with the goal of improving public access to primary health care and reducing health inequalities.<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> By 2008, the Primary Health Care Strategy had succeeded in reducing fees for doctors' and nurses' visits in "higher need areas" and for patients aged over 65 years. In addition, consultation rates increased across all age, socio-economic, and ethnic groups in New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-Reforming_primary_health_care_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reforming_primary_health_care-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of the PHCS programme, the government encouraged the development of <a href="/wiki/Primary_Health_Organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary Health Organisation">Primary Health Organisations</a> (PHOs) to provide some primary health care services at the local level and to transition health care services from fee-for-service arrangements to capitation funding for health professionals who are members of these organisations.<sup id="cite_ref-Reforming_primary_health_care_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reforming_primary_health_care-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By early April 2003, 34 PHOs had been established throughout New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition, the Fifth Labour Government established <a href="/wiki/District_health_board" title="District health board">District health board</a> (DHBs) in 2001 as subsidiary organisations of the Health Ministry. They were responsible for providing and funding health services within a defined geographical area. At the time of their dissolution in July 2022, there were twenty DHBs.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were also responsible for running hospitals and funding some health provisions in their respective areas. Funding for these DHBs was allocated according to the Ministry's population-based funding formula.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sixth_Labour_Government,_2017–2023"><span id="Sixth_Labour_Government.2C_2017.E2.80.932023"></span>Sixth Labour Government, 2017–2023</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sixth Labour Government, 2017–2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, the government launched the He Ara Oranga inquiry into mental health and addiction.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, this resulted in the creation of <a href="/wiki/Te_Hiringa_Mahara" title="Te Hiringa Mahara">Te Hiringa Mahara</a>, an independent <a href="/wiki/Crown_entity" title="Crown entity">Crown entity</a> that promotes mental health and wellbeing.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 September 2019, Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Health (New Zealand)">Health Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Clark_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="David Clark (New Zealand politician)">David Clark</a> announced the establishment of a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Suicide_Prevention_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Suicide Prevention Office (page does not exist)">Suicide Prevention Office</a> within the Health Ministry to address the country's suicide rate. Key changes include shifting from a mental health service model to a community-based one and supporting people bereaved by suicide. There were also plans to later establish the Suicide Prevention Office as a separate standalone government service.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ministry of Health was the agency responsible for the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_government_response_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic">New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic</a>. </p><p>In April 2021, the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Labour_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand">Sixth Labour Government</a> announced that DHB system would be abolished and replaced by three new entities: a centralised agency called <a href="/wiki/Health_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Health New Zealand">Health New Zealand</a>, a <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Health_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Māori Health Authority">Māori Health Authority</a> (MHA) to fund <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a> health services, and a <a href="/wiki/Public_Health_Agency_(New_Zealand)" title="Public Health Agency (New Zealand)">Public Health Agency</a> to centralise public health work.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2021, the government introduced a parliamentary bill called the <a href="/wiki/Pae_Ora_(Healthy_Futures)_Act_2022" title="Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022">Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill</a>, which created the new public health entities and strengthened the Health Ministry's stewardship role.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This bill passed into law on 7 June 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 July, the Pae Ora (Health Futures) Act came into effect; with Health New Zealand, the MHA, and the Health Ministry's Public Health Agency assuming the district health boards' former provision of healthcare services.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sixth_National_Government,_2023–present"><span id="Sixth_National_Government.2C_2023.E2.80.93present"></span>Sixth National Government, 2023–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sixth National Government, 2023–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2024, the Health Ministry proposed slashing 180 jobs following a cost-saving directive from the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Sixth National Government of New Zealand">National-led coalition government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early April 2024, the <a href="/wiki/Public_Service_Association" title="Public Service Association">Public Service Association</a> expressed concerns that proposed job cuts at the Health Ministry would lead to the closure of the Suicide Prevention Office and other specialist roles. The PSA's statement was disputed by the Minister for Mental Health <a href="/wiki/Matt_Doocey" title="Matt Doocey">Matt Doocey</a>, who said he had not been briefed about the closure of the Suicide Prevention Office. Doocey said he had spoken with the Director-General of Health to ensure the Office would remain open. Doocey reiterated that mental health and suicide prefention remained a priority for the New Zealand Government.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisational_structure">Organisational structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Organisational structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The directorates and business units of the Ministry include:<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Evidence Research and Innovation directorate</li> <li>Strategy Policy and Legislation directorate</li> <li>Māori Health directorate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Health_Agency_(New_Zealand)" title="Public Health Agency (New Zealand)">Public Health Agency</a></li> <li>Regulatory Services directorate</li> <li>System Performance & Monitoring directorate</li> <li>Government & Executive Services directorate</li> <li>Corporate Services directorate</li> <li>Chief Clinical Officers <ul><li>Chief Nurse</li> <li>Chief Medical Officer</li> <li>Chief Allied Health Professions Officer</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Medsafe" title="Medsafe">Medsafe</a> carries out medical regulatory functions within the Ministry.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The former National Health Board (NHB), which was set up in November 2009, dealt with issues such as rising costs, increased demand, an ageing population and shortages of staff with a view to improving the quality, safety and sustainability of health care.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Health_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Health New Zealand">Health New Zealand</a> exists as a separate Crown agent while the <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Health_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Māori Health Authority">Māori Health Authority</a> exists as an independent statutory entity.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_directors-general">List of directors-general</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List of directors-general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Directors-General of Health (Chief Executive) are: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>1</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Mason_(health_administrator)" title="James Mason (health administrator)">James Mason</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr_James_Mason_(crop).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Dr_James_Mason_%28crop%29.jpg/60px-Dr_James_Mason_%28crop%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Dr_James_Mason_%28crop%29.jpg/90px-Dr_James_Mason_%28crop%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Dr_James_Mason_%28crop%29.jpg/120px-Dr_James_Mason_%28crop%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="833" data-file-height="1022" /></a></span></td> <td>December 1900</td> <td>June 1909 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>2</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Valintine" title="Thomas Valintine">Thomas Valintine</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Harcourt_Ambrose_Valintine.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Thomas_Harcourt_Ambrose_Valintine.jpg/60px-Thomas_Harcourt_Ambrose_Valintine.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Thomas_Harcourt_Ambrose_Valintine.jpg/90px-Thomas_Harcourt_Ambrose_Valintine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Thomas_Harcourt_Ambrose_Valintine.jpg/120px-Thomas_Harcourt_Ambrose_Valintine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></td> <td>June 1909</td> <td>December 1930 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>3</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Watt_(physician)" title="Michael Watt (physician)">Michael Watt</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Watt_(crop).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Michael_Watt_%28crop%29.jpg/60px-Michael_Watt_%28crop%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Michael_Watt_%28crop%29.jpg/90px-Michael_Watt_%28crop%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Michael_Watt_%28crop%29.jpg/120px-Michael_Watt_%28crop%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="544" data-file-height="680" /></a></span></td> <td>December 1930</td> <td>March 1947 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>4</b></td> <td>Thomas Ritchie</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T_R_Ritchie,_1939.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/T_R_Ritchie%2C_1939.jpg/60px-T_R_Ritchie%2C_1939.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/T_R_Ritchie%2C_1939.jpg/90px-T_R_Ritchie%2C_1939.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/T_R_Ritchie%2C_1939.jpg/120px-T_R_Ritchie%2C_1939.jpg 2x" data-file-width="357" data-file-height="478" /></a></span></td> <td>March 1947</td> <td>February 1950 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>5</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cairney_(anatomist)" title="John Cairney (anatomist)">John Cairney</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Cairney_(crop).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/John_Cairney_%28crop%29.jpg/60px-John_Cairney_%28crop%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/John_Cairney_%28crop%29.jpg/90px-John_Cairney_%28crop%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/John_Cairney_%28crop%29.jpg/120px-John_Cairney_%28crop%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="417" /></a></span></td> <td>February 1950</td> <td>October 1959 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>6</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Turbott" title="Harold Turbott">Harold Turbott</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harold_Turbott,_1920s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Harold_Turbott%2C_1920s.jpg/60px-Harold_Turbott%2C_1920s.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Harold_Turbott%2C_1920s.jpg/90px-Harold_Turbott%2C_1920s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Harold_Turbott%2C_1920s.jpg/120px-Harold_Turbott%2C_1920s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="543" data-file-height="758" /></a></span></td> <td>October 1959</td> <td>December 1964 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>7</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Kennedy_(public_servant)" title="Doug Kennedy (public servant)">Doug Kennedy</a></td> <td></td> <td>January 1965</td> <td>December 1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>8</b></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Hiddlestone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Hiddlestone (page does not exist)">John Hiddlestone</a></td> <td></td> <td>January 1973</td> <td>March 1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>9</b></td> <td>Ron Baker</td> <td></td> <td>April 1983</td> <td>March 1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>10</b></td> <td>George Salmond</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr_George_Salmond_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Dr_George_Salmond_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Dr_George_Salmond_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Dr_George_Salmond_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Dr_George_Salmond_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Dr_George_Salmond_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Dr_George_Salmond_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="686" data-file-height="969" /></a></span></td> <td>March 1986</td> <td>March 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>-</b></td> <td>Ian Miller<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span></td> <td></td> <td>April 1991</td> <td>January 1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>11</b></td> <td>Chris Lovelace</td> <td></td> <td>January 1992</td> <td>June 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>12</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karen_Poutasi" title="Karen Poutasi">Karen Poutasi</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Karen_Poutasi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Karen_Poutasi.jpg/60px-Karen_Poutasi.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Karen_Poutasi.jpg/90px-Karen_Poutasi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Karen_Poutasi.jpg/120px-Karen_Poutasi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></td> <td>June 1995</td> <td>July 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>13</b></td> <td>Stephen McKernan</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_McKernan,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Stephen_McKernan%2C_2012.jpg/60px-Stephen_McKernan%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cabinet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Clark_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="David Clark (New Zealand politician)">David Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hipkins" title="Chris Hipkins">Chris Hipkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Peters" title="Winston Peters">Winston Peters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Robertson" title="Grant Robertson">Grant Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayesha_Verrall" title="Ayesha Verrall">Ayesha Verrall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megan_Woods" title="Megan Woods">Megan Woods</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Epidemic_Response_Committee" title="Epidemic Response Committee">Epidemic Response<br />Committee</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiri_Allan" title="Kiri Allan">Kiri Allan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paula_Bennett" title="Paula Bennett">Paula Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marama_Davidson" title="Marama Davidson">Marama Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Dyson" title="Ruth Dyson">Ruth Dyson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldsmith_(politician)" title="Paul Goldsmith (politician)">Paul Goldsmith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Reti" title="Shane Reti">Shane Reti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Seymour" title="David Seymour">David Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fletcher_Tabuteau" title="Fletcher Tabuteau">Fletcher Tabuteau</a></li> <li><a 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title="Rose King (army officer)">Rose King</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Megan_Main&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Megan Main (page does not exist)">Megan Main</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_McElnay" title="Caroline McElnay">Caroline McElnay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ombler" title="John Ombler">John Ombler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Roche_(business_executive)" title="Brian Roche (business executive)">Brian Roche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Shea" title="Sharon Shea">Sharon Shea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Simpson_(civil_servant)" title="Heather Simpson (civil servant)">Heather Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Stuart-Black" title="Sarah Stuart-Black">Sarah Stuart-Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Town" title="Ian Town">Ian Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darryn_Webb" title="Darryn Webb">Darryn Webb</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scientists</th><td 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