The Minister for Health is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the Victorian Government's health and hospital laws and initiatives.
Following the 2022 Victorian state election, the Andrews Government created the Minister for Health Infrastructure portfolio alongside the Minister for Health portfolio.
Harriet Shing has been the minister since the most recent cabinet reshuffle in April 2026.
Ministers for Health OrderMPParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes Alfred Deakin Minister of Health 19 January 1890 5 November 1890 George Langridge 5 November 1890 24 March 1891 John M Davies MLC 26 March 1891 22 April 1891 George Turner 22 April 1891 23 January 1893 Robert Reid MLC 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 Henry Cuthbert MLC 27 September 1894 14 May 1895 John William Taverner 14 May 1895 16 September 1895 Henry Roberts Williams 16 September 1895 5 December 1899 Donald Melville MLC 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 William McCulloch MLC 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 Robert Reid MLC Reform 10 June 1902 6 February 1903 Thomas Bent 6 February 1903 16 February 1904 Ewen Hugh Cameron Minister of Public Health 16 February 1904 31 October 1908 Duncan McBryde MLC 31 October 1908 8 January 1909 William Baillieu MLC Commonwealth Liberal 8 January 1909 27 February 1912 William Edgar MLC 27 February 1912 21 June 1913 Frederick Hagelthorn MLC 21 June 1913 9 December 1913 William Evans MLC Labor 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 James Drysdale Brown MLC Commonwealth Liberal 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 Donald McLeod 9 November 1915 29 November 1917 Alfred Downward Nationalist 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 John Bowser 21 March 1918 7 July 1919 Matthew Baird 7 July 1919 7 September 1923 Stanley Argyle 7 September 1923 18 July 1924 John Percy Jones MLC Labor 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 Stanley Argyle Country 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 William Beckett MLC Labor 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 Stanley Argyle Nationalist 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 William Beckett MLC Labor 12 December 1929 24 June 1931 Robert Williams MLC 24 June 1931 19 May 1932 Stanley Argyle United Australia Party 19 May 1932 2 April 1935 John Harris MLC United Country 2 April 1935 1 January 1942 Edwin Mackrell 8 January 1942 14 September 1943 Percy Clarey MLC Labor 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 Ian Macfarlan United Country 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 William Haworth Liberal Minister of Health 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 Bill Barry Labor 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 Albert Dunstan Country 20 November 1947 3 December 1948 Trevor Oldham Liberal 3 December 1948 8 December 1948 Charles Gartside MLC 8 December 1948 27 June 1950 Bill Fulton Country 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 William Dawnay-Mould Electoral Reform League 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 Bill Fulton Country 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 Bill Barry Labor 17 December 1952 31 March 1955 Val Doube 31 March 1955 7 June 1955 Ewen Paul Cameron MLC Liberal Country Party 7 June 1955 26 July 1961 Ronald Mack MLC 26 July 1961 14 September 1965 Arthur Rylah 15 September 1965 22 September 1965 Pat Dickie MLC 22 September 1965 11 June 1970 John Rossiter 11 June 1970 30 May 1973 Alan Scanlan Liberal 30 May 1973 31 March 1976 Vasey Houghton MLC 31 March 1976 16 May 1979 Bill Borthwick 16 May 1979 8 April 1982 Tom Roper Labor 8 April 1982 2 May 1985 David White MLC 2 May 1985 7 February 1989 Caroline Hogg MLC 7 February 1989 18 January 1991 Maureen Lyster MLC 18 January 1991 6 October 1992 Marie Tehan Liberal Minister for Health Services 6 October 1992 9 November 1992 Minister for Health 9 November 1992 3 April 1996 Rob Knowles MLC 3 April 1996 20 October 1999 John Thwaites Labor 20 October 1999 5 December 2002 Bronwyn Pike 5 December 2002 3 August 2007 Daniel Andrews 3 August 2007 2 December 2010 David Davis MLC Liberal 2 December 2010 4 December 2014 Jill Hennessy Labor 4 December 2014 29 November 2018 Jenny Mikakos MLC 29 November 2018 26 September 2020 Martin Foley 29 September 2020 27 June 2022 Mary-Anne Thomas 27 June 2022 13 April 2026 Harriet Shing MLC 15 April 2026 Incumbent
Ministers for Health Infrastructure
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