Minister for Mental Health (New Zealand) explained

Post:	Minister for Mental Health
Flag:	Flag of New Zealand.svg
Flagcaption:	Flag of New Zealand
Insigniacaption:	Coat of arms of New Zealand
Incumbent:	Matt Doocey
Incumbentsince:	27 November 2023
Style:	The Honourable
Member Of:	Cabinet of New Zealand Executive Council
Reports To:	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer:	Governor-General of New Zealand
Termlength:	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation:	27 November 2023
First:	Matt Doocey

The Minister for Mental Health is a minister in the government of New Zealand with the responsibility of managing mental health.

The current Minister for Mental Health is Matt Doocey.^[1]

History

Doocey first pitched the idea of a minister of mental health in 2017 to Bill English, who was the National leader at the time.^[2] In 2023 it was decided that if National won the 2023 general election, he would become the minister for mental health. National did win the 2023 general election, and Doocey became the first minister for mental health.^[3]

List of ministers for mental health

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Mental Health.

Key

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-11-27 . Mental Health Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) . 2023-11-28 . www.dpmc.govt.nz . en.
2. Web site: Sowman-Lund . Stewart . 2023-09-20 . Matt Doocey: From National’s ‘toxic’ years to a mental health minister-in-waiting . 2023-11-28 . The Spinoff . en.
3. Web site: 24 November 2023 . Who's in the new Cabinet? The full list of ministers . 29 November 2023 . . en-NZ.