Brett Sutton (doctor)

Brett Sutton
Chief Health Officer of Victoria
In office
21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) – 29 July 2023
Preceded byCharles Guest
Succeeded byClare Looker
Personal details
Born
Brett Andrew Sutton

1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)[1]
NationalityAustralian
SpouseKate Sutton
EducationMelbourne High School
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
James Cook University
ProfessionPublic health doctor

Brett Andrew Sutton AO (born 1968 or 1969) is an Australian public health doctor who served as the Chief Health Officer of Victoria between March 2019 and July 2023. Sutton served in this role during the COVID-19 pandemic and became a public face of the response to the pandemic in Victoria.

In addition to his role as Chief Health Officer of Victoria, Sutton is currently Chief Human Biosecurity Officer for Victoria, a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, a Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) and is a member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine.[2]

  1. ^ Simons, Margaret (28 November 2020). "How the making of Brett Sutton got him through pandemic and kept Premier's faith". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "About the Chief Health Officer". Department of Health. Victorian Government. Retrieved 29 July 2022.