health minister health minister a health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. some governments have separate ministers for mental health. country-related articles and lists albania: ministry of health (albania) argentina: ministry of health (argentina) australia: minister for health (australia) austria: minister of health (austria) azerbaijan: ministry of healthcare (azerbaijan) bhutan: ministry of health (bhutan) bahamas: ministry of health (bahamas) barbados: ministry of health and wellness (barbados) belgium: ministry of public health (belgium) bolivia: ministry of health (bolivia) botswana: ministry of health and wellness (botswana) brazil: ministry of health (brazil) brunei: ministry of health (brunei) cambodia: ministry of health, cambodia canada: minister of health (canada) chile: ministry of health (chile) people's republic of china: mainland china: minister in charger of the national health commission formerly minister of health hong kong: secretary for food and health colombia: ministry of health and social protection (colombia) czech republic: ministry of health (czech republic) cyprus: minister of health (cyprus) denmark: health minister (denmark) ecuador: minister of health (ecuador) european union: european commissioner for health and consumer policy france: minister of health (france) germany: federal minister for health (germany) greece: minister for health and social solidarity (greece) guyana: ministry of health (guyana) iceland: ministry of welfare (iceland) india: ministry of health and family welfare indonesia: ministry of health (indonesia) iran: ministry of health and medical education iraq: minister of health (iraq) ireland: minister for health (ireland) israel: ministry of health (israel) italy: ministry of health (italy) japan: minister of health, labour and welfare (japan) lithuania: ministry of health (lithuania) malaysia: minister of health (malaysia) mexico: secretary of health (mexico) myanmar: ministry of health and sports (myanmar) netherlands: minister of health, welfare and sport new zealand: minister of health (new zealand) nigeria: federal ministry of health (nigeria) north macedonia: ministry of health (north macedonia) pakistan: ministry of national health services regulation and coordination peru: ministry of health (peru) philippines: secretary of health or doh secretary poland: ministry of health (poland) portugal: ministry of health (portugal) russia: ministry of health (russia) singapore: ministry of health (singapore) south africa: minister of health (south africa) south korea: ministry of health and welfare (south korea) soviet union: ministry of health (soviet union) spain: ministry of health (spain) republic of china (taiwan): ministry of health and welfare (republic of china) thailand: ministry of public health (thailand) turkey: ministry of health (turkey) uganda: uganda ministry of health ukraine: ministry of healthcare (ukraine) united kingdom: england: secretary of state for health, minister of state for health northern ireland (pre-1972): minister of health and local government scotland: cabinet secretary for health and wellbeing wales: welsh government minister for health and social services tanzania: ministry of health and social welfare, tanzania uruguay: uruguayan minister of health united states: united states secretary of health and human services, united states deputy secretary of health and human services venezuela: ministry of health (venezuela) vietnam: ministry of health (vietnam) wikimedia commons has media related to ministers of health.