| Department of Health | |
| Preceding1: | Department of Health and Human Services |
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| Type: | Department |
| Employees: | 4,342 |
| Budget: | $26.5 billion |
| Minister Type: | Ministers |
| Minister1 Name: | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Health, Minister for Health Infrastructure, Minister for Medical Research |
| Minister2 Name: | Gabrielle Williams |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Ambulance Services |
| Minister3 Name: | Lizzie Blandthorn |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers |
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| Chief1 Name: | Secretary |
| Chief1 Position: | Euan Wallace |
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| Footnotes: | [1] |
The Department of Health (DH) is a department of the Government of Victoria. It was formed from the splitting of Department of Health and Human Services into the DH and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DH is focused on delivery of health and wellbeing services throughout Victoria.
The department commenced operations on 1 February 2021 with Euan Wallace, previously acting secretary of DHHS, as its inaugural secretary, and Martin Foley as the coordinating minister at the time.[2]
, the department supports three ministers in the following portfolio areas:[3]
| Name | Party | Portfolio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary-Anne Thomas | Labor | Minister for Health Minister for Health Infrastructure Minister for Medical Research | |||
| Gabrielle Williams | Labor | Minister for Mental Health Minister for Ambulance Services | |||
| width=5px style="color:inherit;background:;" | Lizzie Blandthorn | Labor | Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers | ||