Minister for Health is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Meredith Hammat 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 Secretary.
Titles 17 May 1919 – 15 April 1924: Minister for Public Health 16 April 1924 – present: Minister for Health
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister Party 17 May 1919 3 April 1921 Hal Colebatch Nationalist 13 April 1921 22 August 1922 Frank Broun Country 22 August 1922 15 April 1924 Richard Sampson Country 16 April 1924 30 April 1927 John Drew Labor 30 April 1927 23 April 1930 Selby Munsie Labor 24 April 1930 24 April 1933 Charles Latham Country 24 April 1933 12 March 1938 Selby Munsie Labor 24 March 1938 3 August 1945 Alexander Panton Labor 3 August 1945 1 April 1947 Emil Nulsen Labor 1 April 1947 5 January 1948 Hubert Parker Liberal 5 January 1948 7 October 1949 Arthur Abbott Liberal 7 October 1949 23 February 1953 Florence Cardell-Oliver Liberal 23 February 1953 2 April 1959 Emil Nulsen Labor 2 April 1959 17 August 1965 Ross Hutchinson Liberal 17 August 1965 3 March 1971 Graham MacKinnon Liberal 3 March 1971 8 April 1974 Ron Davies Labor 8 April 1974 20 May 1975 Norm Baxter National Country 20 May 1975 5 June 1975 Graham MacKinnon Liberal 5 June 1975 10 March 1977 Norm Baxter National Country 10 March 1977 25 August 1978 Alan Ridge Liberal 25 August 1978 25 February 1983 Ray Young Liberal 25 February 1983 25 February 1986 Barry Hodge Labor 25 February 1986 25 February 1988 Ian Taylor Labor 25 February 1988 13 November 1992 Keith Wilson Labor 26 November 1992 16 February 1993 Ian Taylor Labor 16 February 1993 10 February 1995 Peter Foss Liberal 10 February 1995 21 December 1995 Graham Kierath Liberal 21 December 1995 28 July 1998 Kevin Prince Liberal 28 July 1998 16 February 2001 John Day Liberal 16 February 2001 17 June 2003 Bob Kucera Labor 27 June 2003 23 September 2008 Jim McGinty Labor 23 September 2008 31 March 2016 Kim Hames Liberal 31 March 2016 17 March 2017 John Day Liberal 17 March 2017 21 December 2021 Roger Cook Labor 21 December 2021 19 March 2025 Amber-Jade Sanderson Labor 19 March 2025 Meredith Hammat Labor
See also Minister for Mental Health (Western Australia)
References
David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.