Minister for Health and Ageing
| Minister for Health and Ageing | |
|---|---|
| Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Walter Massy-Greene (as Minister for Health) |
| Formation | 10 March 1921 |
| Website | www |
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The Minister for Health and Ageing is the position in the Australian cabinet responsible for national health and wellbeing and medical research. The incumbent Minister is Labor MP Mark Butler.
In the Government of Australia, the minister is responsible for national health and medical research policy, providing direction and oversight of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.