Greg Hunt
Greg Hunt | |
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Hunt in 2013 | |
| Minister for Health and Aged Care | |
| In office 24 January 2017 – 23 May 2022 Serving with Scott Morrison (2020–2022) | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Sussan Ley |
| Succeeded by | Katy Gallagher (acting as Minister for Health) Mark Butler |
| Minister for Sport | |
| In office 24 January 2017 – 20 December 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Sussan Ley |
| Succeeded by | Bridget McKenzie |
| Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science | |
| In office 19 July 2016 – 24 January 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Christopher Pyne |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Sinodinos |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 18 September 2013 – 19 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Mark Butler |
| Succeeded by | Josh Frydenberg |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Flinders | |
| In office 10 November 2001 – 11 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Reith |
| Succeeded by | Zoe McKenzie |
| Majority | 5.6% |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregory Andrew Hunt 18 November 1965 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Paula Lindsey |
| Relations | Alan Hunt (father) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | Official website |
Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 18 November 1965) is an Australian former politician who was the Minister for Health between January 2017 and May 2022. He was a Liberal Party member of the House of Representatives between November 2001 and 2022, representing the Division of Flinders in Victoria. He has previously served as a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government (2004–2007), Minister for the Environment (2013–2016), Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science (2016–2017), and Minister for Sport (2017).
From March 2020 until his retirement in May 2022, Hunt had oversight over the Australian government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this period, international analyses reported a decline in global life expectancy of 1.6 years between the start of 2019 and the end of 2021, while Australia was one of a small number of countries to record an increase of 0.2 years over the same period.
In 2016, Hunt was named Best Minister in the World at the World Government Summit in Dubai.
Following his parliamentary career, Hunt has held academic and advisory appointments, including as an Honorary Professor of Practice at University College London’s Global Business School for Health, as an Honorary Enterprise Professor at the University of Melbourne and as Chair of the Advisory Council of the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University.