Minister for Aged Care | |
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since 1 June 2022 | |
Department of Health and Aged Care | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Peter Morris (as Minister for Housing and Aged Care) |
Formation | 19 January 1988 |
Website | www |
The Minister for Aged Care is a position in the Australian cabinet responsible for oversight of aged care in Australia alongside the Minister for Health and Aged Care. The incumbent Minister is Labor MP Anika Wells.
In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Health and Aged Care is the senior minister in providing direction and oversight of the Department of Health and Aged Care. The Minister for Aged Care assists in this administration.