Minister for Health (Queensland)
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Government minister in Queensland, Australia
NominatorPremier of Queensland
AppointerGovernor of Queensland
Inaugural holderNed Hanlon (as the Secretary for Health)
| Minister for Health of Queensland | |
|---|---|
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| Queensland Health | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Premier of Queensland |
| Appointer | Governor of Queensland |
| Inaugural holder | Ned Hanlon (as the Secretary for Health) |
| Formation | 5 December 1935 |
The Queensland Minister for Health is a minister in the Queensland Government who has overall responsibility for Queensland Health and its sixteen Hospital and Health Boards.[1] Through this, the Minister for Health administers the health portfolio which includes hospitals, health services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and the Queensland Ambulance Service.[2]
The current minister is Tim Nicholls, who was sworn in on 1 November 2024 as part of the full Crisafulli ministry following the Liberal National Party's victory at the 2024 Queensland state election.[3]
| No. | Minister | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ned Hanlon | Labor | Forgan Smith (2) (3) (4) Cooper (1) |
Secretary for Health | 5 December 1935 (1935-12-05) | 27 April 1944 (1944-04-27) | 8 years, 144 days | [4][5][6] | |
| 2 | Tom Foley | Cooper (2) Hanlon (1) |
27 April 1944 (1944-04-27) | 15 May 1947 (1947-05-15) | 3 years, 18 days | [5][7][8] | |||
| 3 | Arthur Jones | Hanlon (2) | 15 May 1947 (1947-05-15) | 10 May 1950 (1950-05-10) | 2 years, 360 days | [7][9] | |||
| 4 | Bill Moore | Hanlon (3) Gair (1) (2) (3) |
10 May 1950 (1950-05-10) | 26 April 1957 (1957-04-26) | 7 years, 94 days | [7][10][11] | |||
| Queensland Labor | 26 April 1957 (1957-04-26) | 12 August 1957 (1957-08-12) | |||||||
| 5 | Winston Noble | Liberal | Nicklin (1) (2) (3) | Minister for Health | 12 August 1957 (1957-08-12) | 28 March 1964 (1964-03-28) | 6 years, 229 days | [12][13] | |
| 6 | Douglas Tooth | Pizzey Chalk Bjelke-Petersen (1) (2) (3) |
14 April 1964 (1964-04-14) | 23 December 1974 (1974-12-23) | 10 years, 253 days | [14][15][16][17] | |||
| 7 | Llew Edwards | Bjelke-Petersen (4) (5) | 23 December 1974 (1974-12-23) | 15 December 1978 (1978-12-15) | 3 years, 357 days | [16][18] | |||
| 8 | William Knox | Bjelke-Petersen (5) | 15 December 1978 (1978-12-15) | 23 December 1980 (1980-12-23) | 2 years, 8 days | [16][19] | |||
| 9 | Brian Austin | Bjelke-Petersen (6) | 23 December 1980 (1980-12-23) | 18 August 1983 (1983-08-18) | 2 years, 238 days | [16][20] | |||
| 10 | Angelo Bertoni | National | Bjelke-Petersen (7) | 19 August 1983 (1983-08-19) | 7 November 1983 (1983-11-07) | 80 days | [16][21] | ||
| (9) | Brian Austin | Bjelke-Petersen (8) | 7 November 1983 (1983-11-07) | 1 December 1986 (1986-12-01) | 3 years, 24 days | [16][20] | |||
| 11 | Mike Ahern | Bjelke-Petersen (9) | 1 December 1986 (1986-12-01) | 25 November 1987 (1987-11-25) | 359 days | [16][22] | |||
| 12 | Kev Lingard | 25 November 1987 (1987-11-25) | 1 December 1987 (1987-12-01) | 6 days | [16][23] | ||||
| 13 | Leisha Harvey | Ahern | 9 December 1987 (1987-12-09) | 19 January 1989 (1989-01-19) | 1 year, 41 days | [24][25] | |||
| 14 | Ivan Gibbs | 19 January 1989 (1989-01-19) | 25 September 1989 (1989-09-25) | 322 days | [24][26] | ||||
| Cooper | 25 September 1989 (1989-09-25) | 7 December 1989 (1989-12-07) | [27] | ||||||
| 15 | Ken McElligott | Labor | Goss (1) | 7 December 1989 (1989-12-07) | 10 December 1991 (1991-12-10) | 2 years, 3 days | [28][29] | ||
| 16 | Ken Hayward | 16 December 1991 (1991-12-16) | 24 September 1992 (1992-09-24) | 3 years, 67 days | [28][30] | ||||
| Goss (2) | 24 September 1992 (1992-09-24) | 21 February 1995 (1995-02-21) | [28] | ||||||
| 17 | Jim Elder | 21 February 1995 (1995-02-21) | 31 July 1995 (1995-07-31) | 160 days | [28][31] | ||||
| 18 | Peter Beattie | Goss (3) | 31 July 1995 (1995-07-31) | 19 February 1996 (1996-02-19) | 203 days | [28][32] | |||
| 19 | Mike Horan | National | Borbidge | 26 February 1996 (1996-02-26) | 26 June 1998 (1998-06-26) | 2 years, 120 days | [33][34] | ||
| 20 | Wendy Edmond | Labor | Beattie (1) (2) | 29 June 1998 (1998-06-29) | 12 February 2004 (2004-02-12) | 5 years, 228 days | [35][36] | ||
| 21 | Gordon Nuttall | Beattie (3) | 12 February 2004 (2004-02-12) | 28 July 2005 (2005-07-28) | 1 year, 166 days | [35][37] | |||
| 22 | Stephen Robertson | Beattie (4) (5) Bligh (1) |
28 July 2005 (2005-07-28) | 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) | 3 years, 241 days | [35][38][39] | |||
| 23 | Paul Lucas | Bligh (2) | 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) | 21 February 2011 (2011-02-21) | 1 year, 332 days | [38][40] | |||
| 24 | Geoff Wilson | Bligh (3) | 21 February 2011 (2011-02-21) | 26 March 2012 (2012-03-26) | 1 year, 34 days | [38][41] | |||
| 25 | Lawrence Springborg | Liberal National | Newman | 3 April 2012 (2012-04-03) | 14 February 2015 (2015-02-14) | 2 years, 316 days | [42][43] | ||
| 26 | Cameron Dick | Labor | Palaszczuk (1) | Minister for Health and Ambulance Services | 16 February 2015 (2015-02-16) | 11 December 2017 (2017-12-11) | 2 years, 298 days | [44][45] | |
| 27 | Steven Miles | Palaszczuk (2) | 12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) | 11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) | 2 years, 335 days | [44][46] | |||
| 28 | Yvette D'Ath | Palaszczuk (3) | 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) | 17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) | 2 years, 186 days | [44][47] | |||
| 29 | Shannon Fentiman | Palaszczuk (3) Miles |
Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services | 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18) | 28 October 2024 (2024-10-28) | 1 year, 163 days | [44][48][49] | ||
| 30 | Tim Nicholls | Liberal National | Crisafulli | Minister for Health and Ambulance Services | 1 November 2024 (2024-11-01) | Incumbent | 1 year, 121 days | [50][51] | |
References
- ↑ "Queensland Health organisational structure". Queensland Health. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ "Minister for Health and Ambulance Services: Timothy (Tim) Nicholls MP". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ "MEDIA STATEMENT: A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Ministry unveiled as Cabinet gets to work". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Smith Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Cooper Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Hanlon, Edward Michael (Ned)". Queensland Parliament. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "Hanlon Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Foley, Thomas Andrew (Tom)". Queensland Parliament. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Jones, Arthur". Queensland Parliament. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Gair Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Moore, William Matthew". Queensland Parliament. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Nicklin Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Noble, Henry Winston". Queensland Parliament. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Pizzey Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Chalk Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Carr, Adam. "Bjelke-Petersen Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Tooth, Seymour Douglas (Doug)". Queensland Parliament. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Edwards, Llewellyn Roy, AC (Llew)". Queensland Parliament. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Knox, William Edward, OSJ, KSJI". Queensland Parliament. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Austin, Brian Douglas". Queensland Parliament. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Bertoni, Angelo Pietro Dante". Queensland Parliament. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ahern, Michael John, AO (Mike)". Queensland Parliament. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Lingard, Kevin Rowson". Queensland Parliament. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 Carr, Adam. "Ahern Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Harvey, Leisha Teresa". Queensland Parliament. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Gibbs, Ivan James". Queensland Parliament. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Cooper Ministry (25 September 1989 to 7 December 1989)". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Carr, Adam. "Goss Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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- ↑ "Beattie, Peter Douglas, AC". Queensland Parliament. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Borbidge Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Horan, Michael James, AM (Mike)". Queensland Parliament. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 Carr, Adam. "Beattie Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Edmond, Wendy Marjorie". Queensland Parliament. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Nuttall, Gordon Richard". Queensland Parliament. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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- ↑ "Robertson, Stephen". Queensland Parliament. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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- ↑ "Springborg, Lawrence James". Queensland Parliament. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Carr, Adam. "Palaszczuk Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Hon Cameron Dick". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Mr Steven Miles". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "D'Ath, Yvette Maree". Queensland Parliament. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Miles Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ms Shannon Fentiman". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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