Minister for Health (Georgeland)
In the government of Georgeland, the Minister for Health, Ageing and Childhood is the Cabinet minister responsible for national health policy, the administration of federal health authorities, and oversight of national health bodies and agencies including the National Health Service.
The federal Department of Health was created in 1925 by the Labour government of Oscar Lyne, to co-ordinate federal health policy. Despite some Conservative opposition, it was retained under all successive governments. Healthcare, like education, is primarily controlled by states however, through its administration of the NHS the federal government has a strong funding and oversight role. Since the establishment of the NHS in 1957, the federal minister has been a senior, authoritative portfolio.
The current Minister for Health, Ageing and Childhood is the Hon. Yvonne Otway MP. She is assisted by the junior Minister for Ageing and Childcare, the Hon. Anne Prentice MP.
As with many ministerial positions, the title of the Health Minister and the associated department is subject to regular change as new agencies and responsibilities are added and removed.
List of Ministers for Health
| No. | Minister | Title | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Poole | Minister for Health | Labour | 12 Dec 1925 | 18 Apr 1928 | Oscar Lyne |
| 2 | Walter Price-Murdoch | Minister for Health | Conservative | 18 Apr 1928 | 11 Dec 1929 | Frederick Eccles |
| 3 | Alexander Stewart | Minister for Health | Labour | 11 Dec 1929 | 6 Oct 1932 | Frederick Eccles |
| 4 | Nigel Green | Minister for Health | Conservative | 6 Oct 1932 | 18 Aug 1934 | James Gray |
| 5 | Duncan Ridder | Minister for Health | Conservative | 18 Aug 1934 | 24 Apr 1937 | James Gray
Bertram Powell |
| 6 | George Oxford | Minister for Health | Conservative | 24 Apr 1937 | 14 Dec 1937 | Bertram Powell |
| 7 | Charles French | Minister for Health | Conservative | 14 Dec 1937 | 17 Jun 1938 | Bertram Powell |
| 8 | Charles Lloyd | Minister for Health | Labour | 17 Jun 1938 | 18 Oct 1942 | Fenton Thomas |
| 9 | Tom Gillies | Minister for Health | Labour | 18 Oct 1942 | 3 Dec 1945 | Fenton Thomas |
| 10 | Henry Gould | Minister for Health | Labour | 3 Dec 1945 | 14 May 1948 | Fenton Thomas |
| 11 | Roger Wilson | Minister for Health | Labour | 14 May 1948 | 19 Jun 1950 | Nathan Keegan |
| 12 | Roger Ross | Minister for Health | Conservative | 19 Jun 1950 | 7 May 1954 | Bradford Smith
Stanley Baynes |
| - | Roger Wilson | Minister for Health | Labour | 7 May 1954 | 7 Jul 1958 | Nathan Keegan |
| - | Roger Ross | Minister for Health | Conservative | 7 Jul 1958 | 16 Mar 1962 | Stanley Baynes |
| 13 | Daniel Gibbons | Minister for Health | Conservative | 16 Mar 1962 | 1 Jun 1963 | Stanley Baynes |
| 14 | Arthur Leyton | Minister for Health | Conservative | 1 Jul 1963 | 9 Dec 1967 | Stanley Baynes
Thomas Hunter Zachary Tamworth |
| 15 | Henry Roberts | Minister for Health | Conservative | 9 Dec 1967 | 9 Sep 1970 | Thomas Richardson |
| 16 | Harry Pollack | Minister for Health | Labour | 9 Sep 1970 | 11 May 1975 | Victor Howard
Bradley Van Goen |
| 17 | Colin Douglas | Minister for Health | Labour | 11 May 1975 | 1 Dec 1977 | Bradley Van Goen |
| 18 | Vince Gooch | Minister for Health | Labour | 1 Dec 1977 | 4 Nov 1979 | Bradley Van Goen
Noel Quarton |
| 19 | John Cole | Minister for Health | Conservative | 4 Nov 1979 | 10 Jul 1981 | Robert Fisch |
| 20 | Reg Simpson | Minister for Health | Conservative | 10 Jul 1981 | 19 Dec 1983 | Robert Fisch |
| 21 | Norman Henley | Minister for Health | Labour | 19 Dec 1983 | 31 May 1985 | Noel Quarton |
| 22 | Jim Kerr | Minister for Health | Labour | 31 May 1985 | 28 Dec 1987 | Noel Quarton |
| 23 | Wendy Rogers | Minister for Health &
Women's Affairs |
Labour | 28 Dec 1987 | 10 Nov 1993 | Noel Quarton |
| 24 | Douglas Westerman | Minister for Health | Labour | 10 Nov 1993 | 18 Jul 1994 | Noel Quarton |
| 25 | Charlton Robards | Minister for Health | Labour | 18 Jul 1994 | 17 Feb 1995 | Noel Quarton |
| 26 | Brian Willis | Minister for Health | Conservative | 17 Feb 1995 | 11 Oct 1995 | Eric Edge |
| 27 | Andrew McKinnon | Minister for Health &
Human Services |
Labour | 11 Oct 1995 | 7 Aug 1997 | Charlton Robards |
| 28 | Rick Hancock | Minister for Health &
Human Services |
Labour | 7 Aug 1997 | 14 May 1999 | Charlton Robards |
| 29 | Mary Byrne | Minister for Health &
Human Services |
Conservative | 14 May 1999 | 9 Jun 1999 | Michael Fisch |
| 30 | Christine Hinkle | Minister for Health &
Human Services |
Liberal | 9 Jun 1999 | 1 Jul 2000 | Charlton Robards |
| 31 | Richard Marsden | Minister for Health &
Human Services |
Liberal | 1 Jul 2000 | 11 Dec 2002 | Michael Elderton
Charlton Robards |
| - | Christine Hinkle | Minister for Health &
Human Services |
Liberal
Liberal Democrat |
11 Dec 2002 | 26 Mar 2005 | Charlton Robards |
| 32 | Keith Briggs | Minister for Health &
Human Services |
Liberal Democrat | 26 Mar 2005 | 30 Jul 2005 | Charlton Robards |
| 33 | Clare Price | Minister for Health &
Human Services |
Liberal Democrat | 30 Jul 2005 | 6 Jul 2007 | Zoe Parker |
| 34 | John Sutherland | Minister for Health &
Community Services |
Conservative | 6 Jul 2007 | 1 Dec 2009 | Luke Macaulay |
| 35 | Rachel McGann | Minister for Health &
Community Services |
Conservative | 1 Dec 2009 | 13 Aug 2010 | Luke Macaulay |
| 36 | Janet Hunt | Minister for Health,
Families & Community Services |
Liberal Democrat | 13 Aug 2010 | 11 Aug 2013 | Lawrence Porter |
| - | Clare Price | Minister for Health &
Family Services |
Liberal Democrat | 11 Aug 2013 | 24 Aug 2015 | Lawrence Porter |
| 37 | Janet Pickett | Minister for Health | Liberal Democrat | 24 Aug 2015 | 24 Jan 2019 | Deborah Robards |
| 38 | Nick Sargent | Minister for Health | Liberal Democrat | 24 Jan 2019 | 1 Jul 2019 | Clare Price |
| 39 | Yvonne Otway | Minister for Health,
Ageing and Childhood |
Georgeland Alliance | 1 Jul 2019 | Incumbent | Tom Elderton |