The Minister for Mental Health is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for hospitals and health services in regional New South Wales, Australia.
It was first established in 2005 in the First Iemma ministry as an assistant minister, before becoming a separate portfolio in 2011 in the O'Farrell ministry. The portfolio was not tasked with the management of a department.
The current minister is Rose Jackson since April 2023. Together with the Minister for Health, Minister for Regional Health and Minister for Medical Research, they administer the health portfolio through the Health cluster, including the Ministry of Health and a range of other government agencies, including local health districts and the NSW Ambulance service.
List of ministers Title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister for Mental Health O'Farrell 4 April 2011 17 April 2014 Baird (1) 17 April 2014 2 April 2015 Baird (2) 2 April 2015 23 January 2017 Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women Berejiklian (2)Perrottet (1) 2 April 2019 21 December 2021 Minister for Mental HealthPerrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 Minns 28 March 2023 5 April 2023 5 April 2023 incumbent Assistant ministers Assistant ministers
Title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health) Iemma (1) 10 August 2005 2 April 2007 Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 5 September 2008 Rees 8 September 2008 14 September 2009 Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health and Cancer) 14 September 2009 8 December 2009 Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health) Keneally 8 December 2009 28 March 2011
See also Minister for Mental Health and Ageing (Australia) Minister for Mental Health (Western Australia) Minister for Mental Health (Victoria)
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