Minister for Health and Aged Care

Minister for Health and Aged Care
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Incumbent Mark Butler since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Health and Aged Care
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Walter Massy-Greene (as Minister for Health)
Formation	10 March 1921 (1921-03-10)
Website	www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-mark-butler-mp

The Minister for Health and Aged Care 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 and Aged Care.