Health Minister Western Australia
Roger cook mla is the deputy premier of western australia.
Health minister western australia. Western australia s health minister has called for a reality check on any further loosening of coronavirus restrictions saying it will take about two weeks to see the effects of the latest changes. Website of the department of health western australia. 13th floor dumas house 2 havelock street west perth wa 6005 telephone.
Selby walter munsie was minister for health in 3 different labor governments. Wa health is now governed by the health services act 2016 external site. With oversight of two key portfolios in health and mental health roger has been a member of the legislative assembly since 2008 representing the seat of kwinana.
The australian minister for health is responsible for national health and wellbeing and medical research. Acting adg public and aboriginal health division dr denise sullivan has been awarded the 2020 bob elphick medal by the australian council on smoking and health. The legislation established the department of health as system manager.
The parliament acknowledges the first australians as the traditional owners of the lands we represent and pays respects to their elders both past and present. The hon greg hunt mp has served as minister for health since 2017 and briefly left office in 2018 following criticism of the leadership of malcolm turnbull. The new legislation represents a significant reform in health and is designed to modernise the way our health services are structured governed and delivered.
Health ministers of western australia the health ministry was first established in the mitchell nationalist government in 1919 as the minister for public health. To promote better health better care and better value to all western australians. Since then there have been 27 different ministers responsible for health in 19 different governments.
Minister for health is a position in the government of western australia currently held by roger cook of the labor party the position was first created in 1919 in the first ministry formed by james mitchell and has existed in every government since with the minister being responsible for the department for health prior to 1919 the minister responsible for public health was the colonial. Hon sue m ellery ba mlc. 13th floor dumas house 2 havelock street west perth wa 6005 telephone.