Secretary of New South Wales Health

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Secretary of New South Wales Health
Incumbent
Susan Pearce
Appointer New South Wales Minister for Health
Formation1914

The Secretary of New South Wales (NSW) Health is the chief executive of the NSW Ministry of Health. The Secretary oversees the day-to-day operation of the Ministry and directly reports to the Minister for Health.

Contents

The Secretary has overall operational responsibility for the management and oversight of the NSW Ministry of Health. [1] The Secretary chairs critical management meetings for the system and meets with chief executives from the entire state health system, among others. [1]

History

The inaugural Director-General (Secretary) of NSW Health was Robert Thomas Paton, who was appointed in 1913. [2]

Functions

The functions and responsibilities of the Secretary for NSW Health are defined per section 122 of the NSW Health Services Act 1997. [3] These are:

Further, section 113 of the Act provides that the Secretary:

List of directors-general and secretaries of NSW Health

Director-General/Secretary of NSWGovernmentPartyPeriodBackground
Robyn Kruk Iemma ministry
Rees ministry
Keneally ministry
Labor 2002–2008 [4] Public servant
Mary Foley [5] [6] [7] [8] O'Farrell ministry
Baird ministry
Liberal 2011–2016 [9] Businessperson [10] [11]
Elizabeth Koff Baird ministry
Berejiklian ministry
Perrottet ministry
Liberal 2016–2022Public servant [12]

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