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Ayesha Verrall | |
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 Verrall in 2023 | |
| 43rd Minister of Health | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Andrew Little |
| Succeeded by | Shane Reti |
| 2nd Minister for COVID-19 Response | |
| In office 14 June 2022 – 1 February 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Chris Hipkins |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 27th Minister for Research, Science and Innovation | |
| In office 14 June 2022 – 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Megan Woods |
| Succeeded by | Judith Collins |
| 14th Minister for Seniors | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 1 February 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Tracey Martin |
| Succeeded by | Ginny Andersen |
| 8th Minister for Food Safety | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Damien O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Meka Whaitiri |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ayesha Jennifer Verrall 1979 (age 44–45) Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand Maldivian |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Alice |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Mohamed Nasheed (cousin) |
| Alma mater | University of Otago (MB ChB, PhD) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MSc) Gorgas Institute (DipTropMedH) |
| Website | University of Otago profile |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Infectious diseases |
| Institutions | University of Otago, Wellington |
| Thesis | Innate Factors in Early Clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2018) |
| Doctoral advisors | Philip Hill Katrina Sharples Reinout van Crevel Bachti Alisjahbana |
Ayesha Jennifer Verrall MP FRACP (/ˈaɪʃə/ EYE-shə;[1] born 1979[2][3]) is a New Zealand politician, infectious-diseases physician, and researcher with expertise in tuberculosis and international health. She is a Labour Party Member of the New Zealand Parliament and a former Cabinet Minister with the roles of Minister of Health and Minister for Research, Science and Innovation. She has worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Otago, Wellington and as a member of the Capital and Coast District Health Board. During the COVID-19 pandemic she provided the Ministry of Health with an independent review and recommendations for its contact-tracing approach to COVID-19 cases.[4]
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