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Department of Health (Tasmania)

Tasmanian government department

Summary

Tasmanian government department

Field	Value
name	Department of Health
type	Department
logo	Tasmania Department of Health logo.svg
formed
preceding1	Department of Community Services
agency_type	Government department
jurisdiction	Tasmanian Government
headquarters	22 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Australia
employees	16,132 (2023)
budget	$2.989 billion (2023-24 FY)
minister1_name	Bridget Archer
minister1_pfo	Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing
deputyminister2_pfo
chief1_name	Dale Webster
chief1_position	Secretary
chief2_position
child2_agency
keydocument1
website

The Department of Health (DoH), previously the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the Tasmanian Government department responsible for hospitals, ambulances and community health, while also supporting related areas such as primary healthcare. The department is the largest of all the Tasmanian Government agencies.

The department is led by its Secretary, Dale Webster. The Secretary is responsible to the Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing presently Bridget Archer MP.

The Tasmanian Health Service is the service delivery arm of the DoH which provides public hospital, medical, community and aged care, oral health and mental health services. This includes delivery of health care at the Launceston General Hospital, the Royal Hobart Hospital, Mersey Community Hospital, and the North West Regional Hospital.

Ambulance services are provided by Ambulance Tasmania.

History

The department was formed on 24 November 1992, from the amalgamation of the Department of Community Services and the former Department of Health and was known as the Department of Community and Health Services.

On 18 September 1998, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Health and Human Services.

On 1 July 2018, parts of the department were amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania and was renamed the Department of Health.

List of Tasmanian Ministers for Health

This is a list of Ministers for Health or any of its titles since first appearing as Minister Administering The Office Of The Minister For Health in 1943.

Minister	Party	Premier	Title	Term
	Eric Howroyd		Labor	Cosgrove		Minister Administering The Office Of The Minister For Health		30 November 1943–29 March 1946
	Alfred White		Labor		Honorary Minister For Health		29 March 1946–9 December 1946
Alfred White	Labor		Brooker		Minister Administering The Office Of The Minister For Health		19 December 1947–24 February 1948
Cosgrove	Minister for Health		25 February 1948–2 September 1948
Reginald Turnbull	Labor		2 September 1948–23 October 1956
Minister Administering The Department of Health Services		23 October 1956–11 June 1958
Alfred White	Labor		12 June 1958–26 August 1958
Reece		26 August 1958–28 October 1958
	Reginald Turnbull		Labor		28 October 1958–7 April 1959
	John Gaha		Labor	Minister for Health		9 April 1959–19 September 1961
	William McNeil		Labor		19 September 1961–13 May 1964
	Mervyn Everett		Labor		13 May 1964–26 May 1969
	Nigel Abbott		Liberal	Bethune	Minister for Health & Road Safety		26 May 1969–21 March 1972
	Eardley Bingham		Liberal		22 March 1972–3 May 1972
	Allan Foster		Labor	Reece	Minister for Health		3 May 1972–15 July 1974
Hedley Farquhar	Labor		16 July 1974–31 March 1975
Neilson		31 March 1975–12 August 1976
	Doug Lowe		Labor		Minister for Industrial Relations & Health		12 August 1976–1 December 1977
	Micheal Barnard		Labor	Lowe		Minister for Health		1 December 1977–29 August 1980
Gillian James	Labor		Minister for Public Health		29 August 1980–7 July 1981
Minister for Public & Mental Health		7 July 1981–11 November 1981
	Holgate		11 November 1981–26 May 1982
	Thomas Cleary		Liberal	Grey	Minister for Health		27 May 1982–19 February 1986
	Roger Groom		Liberal		19 February 1986–29 June 1989
	John White		Labor		Field		3 July 1989–17 February 1992
Roger Groom	Liberal	Groom		18 February 1992–23 November 1992
	Minister for Community and Health Services		23 November 1992–18 March 1996
	Peter McKay		Liberal		Rundle		Minister for Health and Community Services		18 March 1996–14 September 1998
	Judy Jackson		Labor	Bacon	Minister for Health and Human Services		14 September 1998–9 August 2002
David Llewellyn	Labor		9 August 2002–21 March 2004.
Lennon		21 March 2004–5 April 2006
Lara Giddings	Labor		5 April 2006–26 May 2008
	Bartlett	Minister for Health		26 May 2008–21 April 2010
	Michelle O'Byrne		Labor		Giddings		21 April 2010–31 March 2014
	Michael Ferguson		Liberal	Hodgman		31 March 2014–19 July 2019
Sarah Courtney	Liberal		19 July 2019–20 January 2020
Gutwein		20 January 2020–19 May 2021
Jeremy Rockliff	Liberal		19 May 2021–8 April 2022
Rockliff		8 April 2022–25 July 2023
Guy Barnett	Liberal		25 July 2023–11 April 2024
	Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing		11 April 2024–23 October 2024
	Jacquie Petrusma		Liberal		Minister for Health		23 October 2024–11 August 2025
	Bridget Archer		Liberal		Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing		11 August 2025–

List of Tasmanian Ministers for Health Services

This is a list of Ministers for Health Services when separated from Health since first appearing in 1980.

Minister	Party	Premier	Title	Term
	Micheal Barnard		Labor		Lowe		Minister for Health Services		29 August 1980–17 September 1980

List of Tasmanian Ministers for Mental Health and Wellbeing

This is a list of Ministers for Mental Health and Wellbeing when separated from Health since first appearing in 2019.

Minister	Party	Title	Term
Jeremy Rockliff	Liberal	Hodgman	Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing		2 July 2019–20 January 2020
	Gutwein	20 January 2020–8 April 2022
	Rockliff	8 April 2022–11 April 2024
	Roger Jaensch	Liberal		Rockliff		Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing	23 October 2024–11 August 2025

References

"Annual Report 2022-23".
"2023-24 Budget - Government Services - Budget Paper No 2 Volume 1".
"Case study: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)". [[TechnologyOne]].
(18 April 2024). "Kathrine Morgan-Wicks PSM appointed Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet".
'' 'Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 6) 1992' '' in Tasmania, ''Statutory Rules 1992'', 1299, 1300.
[https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sr-1998-122 ''Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1998''] (Tas).
[https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sr-2018-023 ''State Service (Restructuring) Order 2018''] (Tas).
(2025). "Ministers - House of Assembly - 2014 to date". [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
(2025). "Ministers - House of Assembly - 2006 to 2014". [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
(2025). "Ministers - House of Assembly - 1989 to 2006". [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
(2025). "Ministers - House of Assembly - 1950 to 1989". [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
(2025). "Ministers - House of Assembly - 1856 to 1950". [[Parliament of Tasmania]].

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