Editing Greg Hunt

{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[The Honourable]]
| name                = Greg Hunt
| honorific-suffix    = 
| image               = Greg Hunt (cropped).jpg
| alt                 = 
| caption             = Hunt in 2013
| office              = [[Minister for Health (Australia)|Minister for Health and Aged Care]]
| primeminister       = [[Malcolm Turnbull]]<br />[[Scott Morrison]]
| alongside = [[Scott Morrison]] (2020–2022)
| term_start          = 24 January 2017
| term_end            = 23 May 2022
| predecessor         = [[Sussan Ley]]
| successor           = [[Katy Gallagher]] <small> (acting as Minister for Health) </small> <br /> [[Mark Butler]] 
| office3             = [[Minister for Sport (Australia)#List of ministers for sport|Minister for Sport]]
| term_start3         = 24 January 2017
| term_end3           = 20 December 2017
| primeminister3      = [[Malcolm Turnbull]]
| predecessor3        = [[Sussan Ley]]
| successor3          = [[Bridget McKenzie]]
| office4             = [[Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science]]
| term_start4         = 19 July 2016
| term_end4           = 24 January 2017
| primeminister4      = [[Malcolm Turnbull]]
| predecessor4        = [[Christopher Pyne]]
| successor4          = [[Arthur Sinodinos]]
| office5             = [[Minister for the Environment and Energy|Minister for the Environment]]
| term_start5         = 18 September 2013
| term_end5           = 19 July 2016
| primeminister5      = [[Tony Abbott]]<br />[[Malcolm Turnbull]]
| predecessor5        = [[Mark Butler]]
| successor5          = [[Josh Frydenberg]]
| constituency_MP6    = [[Division of Flinders|Flinders]]
| parliament6         = Australian
| majority6           = 5.6%
| term_start6         = 10 November 2001
| term_end6           = 11 April 2022
| predecessor6        = [[Peter Reith]]
| successor6          = [[Zoe McKenzie]]
| birth_name          = Gregory Andrew Hunt
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1965|11|18|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| spouse              = Paula Lindsey
| relations           = [[Alan Hunt (politician)|Alan Hunt]] (father)
| children            = 2
| residence           = 
| alma_mater          = {{unbulleted list|{{nowrap|[[University of Melbourne]]}}|[[Yale University]]}}
| occupation          = 
| website             = {{URL|http://www.greghunt.com.au/|Official website}}
| footnotes           = 
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}}

'''Gregory Andrew Hunt''' (born 18 November 1965) is an Australian former politician who was the [[Minister for Health (Australia)|Minister for Health]] between January 2017 and May 2022. He was a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] member of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] between November 2001 and 2022, representing the [[Division of Flinders]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. He has previously served as a [[parliamentary secretary]] in the [[Howard government]] (2004–2007), [[Minister for the Environment (Australia)|Minister for the Environment]] (2013–2016),<ref>{{cite news|title=Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-cabinet-and-outer-ministry-20130916-2tuma.html|access-date=16 September 2013|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 September 2013|agency=AAP|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806191147/http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-cabinet-and-outer-ministry-20130916-2tuma.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science]] (2016–2017), and [[Minister for Sport (Australia)|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 in Australia|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-03-17|title=Human biosecurity emergency declared in Australia|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/coronavirus-australia-human-biosecurity-emergency-declared/news-story/cd7fbff78297c076c8bb774595459c59|access-date=2021-06-02|website=NewsComAu|language=en|archive-date=16 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416205159/https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/coronavirus-australia-human-biosecurity-emergency-declared/news-story/cd7fbff78297c076c8bb774595459c59|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-01|title=Federal court rejects challenge to Australia's outbound travel ban|url=http://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/jun/01/federal-court-rejects-challenge-to-australias-outbound-travel-ban|access-date=2021-06-02|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918170038/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/jun/01/federal-court-rejects-challenge-to-australias-outbound-travel-ban|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Australia almost eliminated the coronavirus by putting faith in scien…|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/australia-coronavirus-cases-melbourne-lockdown/2020/11/05/96c198b2-1cb7-11eb-ad53-4c1fda49907d_story.html|access-date=2021-06-02|website=archive.is|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201110042043/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/australia-coronavirus-cases-melbourne-lockdown/2020/11/05/96c198b2-1cb7-11eb-ad53-4c1fda49907d_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Gregory Andrew Hunt was born on 18 November 1965 in [[Frankston, Victoria]].<ref name="aph">{{Cite Au Parliament |mpid=00AMV |name=The Hon Greg Hunt MP |access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref> He was one of five sons born to Kathinka (née Grant, known as Tinka) and [[Alan Hunt (politician)|Alan Hunt]]. His father was a solicitor by profession who had been elected to the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] in 1962, and served as a Liberal state government minister in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.greghunt.com.au/vale-alan-hunt-9-october-1927-19-july-2013/|title=Vale Alan Hunt. 9 October 1927 – 19 July 2013|publisher=Greg Hunt MP|date=19 July 2013|access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006093653/https://www.greghunt.com.au/vale-alan-hunt-9-october-1927-19-july-2013/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hunt's maternal grandmother Phyllis Forster was one of the first women to graduate from the [[Victorian College of Pharmacy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://insidestory.org.au/wrong-medicine/|title=Wrong medicine|publisher=Inside Story|date=18 May 2020|access-date=7 April 2021|first=Jennifer|last=Doggett|archive-date=21 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321171536/https://insidestory.org.au/wrong-medicine/|url-status=live}}</ref> His mother worked as a nurse, but suffered from a form of bipolar disorder and was later institutionalised.<ref name=knott>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-family-battle-that-shaped-new-health-minister-greg-hunt-20170118-gttjfg.html|title=The family battle that shaped new Health Minister Greg Hunt|first=Matthew|last=Knott|date=18 January 2017|access-date=7 April 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517111301/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-family-battle-that-shaped-new-health-minister-greg-hunt-20170118-gttjfg.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She died of a heart attack at the age of 58, while her son was studying abroad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/health-minister-greg-hunts-life-shaped-by-extraordinary-childhood/news-story/0e1ae6b3ed781490b26b9d81a5951625|title=Health Minister Greg Hunt's life shaped by extraordinary childhood|date=2 May 2020|access-date=7 April 2021|newspaper=Courier-Mail|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707051546/https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fnews%2Fqueensland%2Fhealth-minister-greg-hunts-life-shaped-by-extraordinary-childhood%2Fnews-story%2F0e1ae6b3ed781490b26b9d81a5951625&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=c7eca2389834466232fe65b51c9a83fd-1625634945|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hunt grew up in [[Mornington, Victoria]], attending Mornington Primary School and the [[Peninsula School (Australia)|Peninsula School]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vic.liberal.org.au/GregHunt|title=About Greg|publisher=Greg Hunt|access-date=7 April 2021|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121082710/https://vic.liberal.org.au/GregHunt|url-status=live}}</ref> He took a [[gap year]] after leaving high school, travelling through Ireland, the Alps, Spain, and Israel. He lived on a [[kibbutz]] for several months, learning [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and working in a [[machine shop]]. After returning to Australia, Hunt studied arts and law at the [[University of Melbourne]], living at [[Ormond College]] and graduating with first-class honours.<ref name=snow>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/i-was-getting-about-1000-messages-a-day-why-greg-hunt-gave-up-running-for-a-while-20200806-p55j9s.html|title='I was getting about 1000 messages a day': why Greg Hunt gave up running for a while|first=Deborah|last=Snow|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 September 2020|access-date=7 April 2021|archive-date=15 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315215747/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/i-was-getting-about-1000-messages-a-day-why-greg-hunt-gave-up-running-for-a-while-20200806-p55j9s.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At university he developed friendships with [[Mary Wooldridge]] and [[John Roskam]].<ref name=green/> He was head of the debating society and partnered with [[Rufus Black]] at the 1984 [[World Universities Debating Championship]] in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, finishing in second place.<ref name=snow/> He won a prize for a final-year thesis he co-authored with Black, titled ''A Tax to Make the Polluter Pay''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Greg |date=July 14, 2022 |title=A tax to make the polluter pay |url=http://thetypewriter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/50162694-A-Tax-to-Make-the-Polluter-Pay.pdf |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=The Typewriter |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524180608/https://thetypewriter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/50162694-A-Tax-to-Make-the-Polluter-Pay.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hunt is one of seven Liberal MPs in the [[46th Parliament of Australia]] who have obtained degrees at an [[Oxbridge]] or [[Ivy League]] university, the others being [[Alan Tudge]], [[Angus Taylor (politician)|Angus Taylor]], [[Andrew Laming]], [[Dave Sharma]], [[Josh Frydenberg]] and [[Paul Fletcher (politician)|Paul Fletcher]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pathways to Parliament |url=https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2021/careers-before-politics/ |newspaper=Theage |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=7 April 2022 |last1=Carter |first1=Noah Yim |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120134942/https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2021/careers-before-politics/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
Hunt joined law firm [[Mallesons Stephen Jaques]] after completing his undergraduate degree.<ref name=snow/> In 1992 he was an [[Judge's associate|associate]] to [[Michael Black (judge)|Michael Black]], the chief justice of the [[Federal Court of Australia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/twist-of-fate-for-greg-hunt-in-blaze-of-glory-contempt-of-court-case-20170615-gwrjcj|title=Twist of fate for Greg Hunt in 'blaze of glory' contempt of court case|first=Katie|last=Walsh|newspaper=Australian Financial Review|date=15 June 2017|access-date=7 April 2021|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707051544/https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/twist-of-fate-for-greg-hunt-in-blaze-of-glory-contempt-of-court-case-20170615-gwrjcj|url-status=live}}</ref> Hunt subsequently completed a Master of Arts in International Relations at [[Yale University]] as a [[Fulbright Scholar]].<ref name="aph"/> He also interned at the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|UN Centre for Human Rights]] in Geneva, "researching atrocities in the former Yugoslavia".<ref name=snow/>

In 1994, Hunt began working as a senior adviser to [[Alexander Downer]], the federal [[Leader of the Opposition (Australia)|leader of opposition]]. He remained in Downer's office until 1998, spanning his resignation as Liberal leader and later appointment as foreign minister in the [[Howard government]]. He was the chief of the Australian Electoral Observer Mission at the [[1998 Cambodian general election]].<ref name=aph/> Hunt subsequently worked as a senior fellow at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Comparative Constitutional Law (1998–1999), as engagement manager at management consultants [[McKinsey and Co.]] (1999–2001), and held the position of Director of Strategy at the [[World Economic Forum]] (2000–2001).<ref name=aph/> He was a foundation investor in project management software company [[Aconex]], but had to sell his shares in 2013 when he became a government minister.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afr.com/politics/australian-business-must-embrace-innovation-agenda-says-greg-hunt-20160722-gqbbh4|title=Australian business must embrace innovation agenda, says Greg Hunt|first=Mark|last=Ludlow|newspaper=Australian Financial Review|date=24 July 2016|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504060202/https://www.afr.com/politics/australian-business-must-embrace-innovation-agenda-says-greg-hunt-20160722-gqbbh4|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Politics ==
=== Early career ===
Hunt was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] at the [[2001 Australian federal election|2001 federal election]], standing in the [[Division of Flinders]]. He had been asked to stand for Liberal [[preselection]] by the retiring MP [[Peter Reith]].<ref name=green>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hunting-ground-20120210-1sjt7.html|title=Hunting ground|first=Shane|last=Green|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=7 April 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502070703/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hunting-ground-20120210-1sjt7.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003 he supported the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] by coalition forces and served as a spokesman for the [[Howard government]]'s policies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s778307.htm|title=Hunt discusses Government's Iraq position|date=6 February 2003|first=Mark|last=Colvin|access-date=7 April 2021|work=PM|publisher=ABC|archive-date=24 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424191614/https://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s778307.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s811046.htm|title=Iraq war debate|first=Mark|last=Colvin|date=19 March 2003|access-date=7 April 2021|work=PM|publisher=ABC|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129221808/https://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s811046.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hunt was first elevated to the ministry following the [[2004 Australian federal election|2004 federal election]], when he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. In January 2007, Hunt was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Following the Coalition's defeat at the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 election]], he was appointed Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greghunt.com.au/AboutGreg/Biography.aspx |title=About Greg |publisher=Greghunt.com.au |access-date=24 October 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194137/http://www.greghunt.com.au/AboutGreg/Biography.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> His title was altered to Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage after the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]].<ref name="aph"/>

=== Abbott government (2013–2015)===
After the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 federal election]], Hunt was appointed Minister for the Environment in the [[Abbott government]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth Government – Abbott Ministry|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/03%20Senators%20and%20Members/32%20Members/Lists/minlist.ashx|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=27 October 2013|date=18 September 2013|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191928/http://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/03%20Senators%20and%20Members/32%20Members/Lists/minlist.ashx|url-status=live}}</ref> One of his first actions as minister was to inform [[Tim Flannery]], the head of the [[Gillard government]]'s [[Climate Commission]], that the government was closing this body, as per its election platform.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-shuts-down-climate-commission-20130919-2u185.html |title=Abbott shuts down Climate Commission |publisher=theage.com.au |date=19 September 2013 |access-date=27 October 2013 |location=Melbourne |archive-date=22 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222025810/http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-shuts-down-climate-commission-20130919-2u185.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2013, he announced [[Great Barrier Reef#Abbot Point coal port dredge dumping controversy|a project to dredge Abbot Point]], which was approved by the Marine Park Authority in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority approves plan to dump Abbot Point spoil|date=31 January 2014|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-31/abbot-point-spoil-dredging-approved/5227774|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=31 January 2014|archive-date=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131070155/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-31/abbot-point-spoil-dredging-approved/5227774|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Turnbull government (2015–2018)===
Following [[Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, September 2015|the change in Liberal Party leadership]] in September 2015, Hunt was retained as Minister for the Environment in the new [[Turnbull government]].<ref>{{cite news |date=21 September 2015 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-20/turnbull-cabinet-reshuffle-whos-going-where/6775446 |title=Malcolm Turnbull's Cabinet reshuffle: Who's going where? |work=ABC |location=Australia |access-date=14 February 2016 |archive-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920153739/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-20/turnbull-cabinet-reshuffle-whos-going-where/6775446 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2016, Hunt was named "Best Minister in the World" by a panel established by [[Thomson Reuters]] for the 2016 World Government Summit of Dubai.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Greg Hunt named 'best minister in the world'|url = http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/greg-hunt-named-best-minister-in-the-world-20160209-gmpc46.html|website = The Sydney Morning Herald|date = 9 February 2016|access-date = 2016-02-18|archive-date = 15 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160215193847/http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/greg-hunt-named-best-minister-in-the-world-20160209-gmpc46.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

With the reelection of the [[Turnbull government]] in [[2016 Australian federal election|2016]], Hunt became the [[Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science]] in the [[Second Turnbull Ministry]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephanie|last=Anderson|title=Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull unveils ministry with Christopher Pyne, Greg Hunt on the move|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-18/malcolm-turnbull-unveils-new-look-ministry/7638492|newspaper=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=20 July 2016|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-date=24 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824050817/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-18/malcolm-turnbull-unveils-new-look-ministry/7638492|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the resignation of [[Sussan Ley]] as Health Minister in January 2017, Turnbull appointed Hunt as the Minister for Health and the Minister for Sport.<ref name="replace">{{cite news|title=Greg Hunt announced as new Health Minister|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-18/greg-hunt-replaces-sussan-ley-as-health-minister/8190384|access-date=19 January 2017|work=ABC News|date=18 January 2017|language=en-AU|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523003842/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-18/greg-hunt-replaces-sussan-ley-as-health-minister/8190384|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2017 Hunt, [[Michael Sukkar]] and [[Alan Tudge]] faced the possibility of being prosecuted for contempt of court after they made public statements criticising the sentencing decisions of two senior judges while the government was awaiting their ruling on a related appeal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.afr.com/news/politics/greg-hunt-alan-tudge-michael-sukkar-face-contempt-charge-20170614-gwrf34|title=Greg Hunt, Alan Tudge, Michael Sukkar face contempt charge|date=2017-06-15|work=Financial Review|access-date=2017-06-15|language=en-US|archive-date=29 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029044932/https://www.afr.com/news/politics/greg-hunt-alan-tudge-michael-sukkar-face-contempt-charge-20170614-gwrf34|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/15/greg-hunt-declines-to-say-if-hell-appear-in-court-for-hearing-over-potential-contempt-charges|title=Greg Hunt declines to say if he'll be in court for hearing over potential contempt charges|last=Hutchens|first=Gareth|date=2017-06-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-06-15|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007141253/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/15/greg-hunt-declines-to-say-if-hell-appear-in-court-for-hearing-over-potential-contempt-charges|url-status=live}}</ref> They avoided prosecution by, eventually, making an unconditional apology to the Victorian Court of Appeal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/23/coalition-ministers-no-contempt-charges-court-accepts-apology|title=Coalition ministers will not face contempt charges after court accepts apology|last=Wahlquist|first=Calla|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=23 June 2017|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322034124/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/23/coalition-ministers-no-contempt-charges-court-accepts-apology|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/ministers-make-unconditional-apology-for-criticism-of-victorias-supreme-court-20170623-gwx1zq.html|title=Ministers escape contempt charges after 'unconditional apology' to Supreme Court|last1=Bucci|first1=Nino|last2=Massola|first2=James|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=23 June 2017|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920193736/http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/ministers-make-unconditional-apology-for-criticism-of-victorias-supreme-court-20170623-gwx1zq.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cefa.org.au/ccf/executive-and-judicial-tussle-healthy-our-democracy|title=An Executive and Judicial tussle: Is this healthy for our democracy?|publisher=Constitution Education Fund Australia|date=23 June 2017|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022101206/http://www.cefa.org.au/ccf/executive-and-judicial-tussle-healthy-our-democracy|url-status=live}}</ref> During the run up to the [[2018 Victorian state election|Victorian state elections]] of 2018, Hunt participated in the [[African gangs moral panic]] by stating "We know that African gang crime in some areas [of Victoria] is clearly out of control. [...] The failure is not police, but the Premier."<ref name="molla">{{cite journal |last1=Tebeje |first1=Molla |title=Racial moral panic and African youth in Australia |journal=International Journal of Intercultural Relations |date=2021 |issue=84 |page=95-106 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0147176721001061?via%3Dihub |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>

In Turnbull's 2020 autobiography ''A Bigger Picture'', he described Hunt as "widely distrusted by his colleagues" and stated that he "all too often used abusive and vulgar language towards others", including to his department secretary [[Martin Bowles]].<ref name=snow/>

===Morrison government (2018–2022)===
During the [[2018 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills|Liberal leadership crisis]] in August 2018, Hunt tendered his resignation as [[Minister for Health and Aged Care|health minister]]. However, it was not formally accepted and he retained the position in the [[Morrison government]] several days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ajp.com.au/news/greg-hunt-to-stay-on/|title=Greg Hunt to stay on|publisher=[[Australian Journal of Pharmacy]]|date=26 August 2018|access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006093339/https://ajp.com.au/news/greg-hunt-to-stay-on/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="aph"/> Hunt stood for the deputy leadership of the party, polling 16 votes out of 82 (20 percent) compared with 46 for [[Josh Frydenberg]] and 20 for [[Steven Ciobo]]; there were three abstentions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/scott-morrison-selected-as-australia-s-30th-prime-minister-20180824-p4zzjz.html|title=Scott Morrison selected as Australia's 30th Prime Minister|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=24 August 2018|access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023011124/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/scott-morrison-selected-as-australia-s-30th-prime-minister-20180824-p4zzjz.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hunt had a prominent role during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]]. He was granted authority over Australia's strategy and response to the pandemic after the [[Governor-General of Australia]] enacted the [[Biosecurity Act 2015]] on 23 March 2020.<ref name=":0" /> Hunt's leadership over Australia's public health response to the pandemic has received praise for its effectiveness in reducing transmission and following scientific advice.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> In government meetings, Hunt drew comparison's with Australia's shortcomings in responding to the [[Spanish flu|1918 flu pandemic]] to garner political support for the "suppression" strategy.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Cave |first=Damien |date=2022-05-15 |title=How Australia Saved Thousands of Lives While Covid Killed a Million Americans |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/world/australia/covid-deaths.html |access-date=2022-05-17 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517090944/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/world/australia/covid-deaths.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hunt also conducted national press briefings<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Cox|first1=Lisa|last2=Rachwani|first2=Mostafa|last3=Boseley|first3=Matilda|last4=Visontay (earlier)|first4=Elias|last5=Livingstone|first5=Helen|date=2021-05-28|title=Greg Hunt says record number of people vaccinated – as it happened|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/may/28/australia-coronavirus-live-update-victoria-lockdown-begins-as-calls-mount-for-more-business-support-melbourne-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca-cases-restrictions-scott-morrison-brittany-higgins|access-date=2021-06-02|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215552/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/may/28/australia-coronavirus-live-update-victoria-lockdown-begins-as-calls-mount-for-more-business-support-melbourne-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca-cases-restrictions-scott-morrison-brittany-higgins|url-status=live}}</ref> and has been prominent in the country's [[COVID-19 vaccination in Australia|vaccination deployment]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-31|title=Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-31/vic-covid-outbreak-aged-care-vaccine-mandatory-consider-rollout/100178812|access-date=2021-06-02|work=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603071221/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-31/vic-covid-outbreak-aged-care-vaccine-mandatory-consider-rollout/100178812|url-status=live}}</ref> Hunt's ban on foreign travel for Australians during the pandemic has faced legal challenges but was upheld in court.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Heath|first=Ryan|title=Hermit nation: Australia locks out its citizens in extreme new Covid policy|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/03/australia-covid-lockdown-485255|access-date=2021-06-02|work=POLITICO|language=en|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214810/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/03/australia-covid-lockdown-485255|url-status=live}}</ref> His handling of the country’s vaccination program has drawn sharp criticism for delays and examples of mis-management, particularly in the aged care sector.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rudd|first=Kevin|date=2021-07-04|title=Greg Hunt has failed to vaccinate the nation and must go|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/greg-hunt-has-failed-to-vaccinate-the-nation-and-must-go-20210703-p586jq.html|access-date=2021-07-06|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en-AU|archive-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706213537/https://www.smh.com.au/national/greg-hunt-has-failed-to-vaccinate-the-nation-and-must-go-20210703-p586jq.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The pace of national vaccination program brought the word strollout  to the national vernacular. A blend of ''rollout'' and ''stroll'', the word refers to the "perceived lack of speed" in Australia's vaccine rollout.  On November 17, Canberra's Australian National Dictionary Centre announced ''strollout'' as its pick for the word of the year, Two Australian dictionaries — and, in one poll, the Australian public — have chosen ''strollout'' as their word of the year for 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-11-29|title=Australia's word of the year is phonetically satisfying — and very frustrating|language=en-AU|work=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/covid-vaccine-strollout-macquarie-dictionary-word-year-australia/100659388|access-date=2021-11-29|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129233008/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/covid-vaccine-strollout-macquarie-dictionary-word-year-australia/100659388|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-11-17|title=2021's Word of the Year alludes to a uniquely Australian problem|language=en-AU|work=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-17/australian-word-of-the-year-is-strollout-referencing-vaccines/100626698|access-date=2021-11-29|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129233001/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-17/australian-word-of-the-year-is-strollout-referencing-vaccines/100626698|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2020 Hunt announced that he would ask the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General in Council]] to make regulations from 1 July 2020 prohibiting the importation of [[Electronic cigarette|e-cigarettes]] containing vaporizer [[nicotine]] and nicotine-containing refills unless on prescription from a doctor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=gail.bird|date=2020-06-18|title=Australian Government proposes strengthening its stance against e-cigarettes containing vaporiser nicotine|url=https://www.odc.gov.au/news-media/news/australian-government-proposes-strengthening-its-stance-against-e-cigarettes|access-date=2020-06-26|website=odc.gov.au|language=en|archive-date=27 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627070654/https://www.odc.gov.au/news-media/news/australian-government-proposes-strengthening-its-stance-against-e-cigarettes|url-status=live}}</ref> Hunt stated on [[Twitter]] that the Australian Government committed to shutting down the importation of vaping products on 1 July. By 27 July a petition endorsed by Senator [[Matt Canavan|Matthew Canavan]] and [[George Christensen]] and other backbenchers was signed by over 70,000 people, causing Hunt to extend this deadline.<ref name="Harris">{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Fergus Hunter, Rob|date=2020-06-25|title=Greg Hunt faces backbench revolt over vaping import ban|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/greg-hunt-faces-backbench-revolt-over-vaping-import-ban-20200625-p5569k.html|access-date=2020-06-26|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626141701/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/greg-hunt-faces-backbench-revolt-over-vaping-import-ban-20200625-p5569k.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Hunt stated in a media release that he will now ask the Governor-General in Council to sign off on these regulations on 1 January 2021 to allow time for a more streamlined process for patients obtaining nicotine through their GP.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Health|first=Australian Government Department of|date=2020-06-26|title=Prescription Nicotine Based Vaping|url=https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/prescription-nicotine-based-vaping|access-date=2020-06-26|website=Australian Government Department of Health|language=en|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626151049/https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/prescription-nicotine-based-vaping|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 2 December 2021, Hunt announced his intention to retire from politics in the [[2022 Australian federal election|2022 federal election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-02/health-minister-greg-hunt-to-retire-at-2022-federal-election/100624148|title=Health Minister Greg Hunt to retire from politics at 2022 federal election|publisher=ABC News|date=2 December 2021|access-date=2 December 2021|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202044059/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-02/health-minister-greg-hunt-to-retire-at-2022-federal-election/100624148|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2022, [[Monash University, Clayton campus|Monash University]] announced the appointment of Hunt as the foundation Chair of the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health’s Advisory Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hon Greg Hunt appointed Turner Institute Advisory Council Chair |url=https://www.monash.edu/turner-institute/news-and-events/latest-news/2022-articles/the-hon-greg-hunt-appointed-turner-institute-advisory-council-chair |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health |date=31 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=10 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510153458/https://www.monash.edu/turner-institute/news-and-events/latest-news/2022-articles/the-hon-greg-hunt-appointed-turner-institute-advisory-council-chair |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Hunt office.jpg|thumb|Greg Hunt's electoral office in [[Somerville, Victoria|Somerville]]]]

==Political positions==
Hunt was described in 2017 as a "'small-l liberal' from the party's progressive wing".<ref name=knott/> In 2012 he was described as "a moderate who is part of [[Tony Abbott]]'s inner circle, and arguably the pre-eminent federal Liberal from Victoria".<ref name=green/> However, according to [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] in 2021, Hunt is a member of the centre-right faction of the Liberal Party.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |title=Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 March 2021 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322020317/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hunt voted for removing the ban on the abortion drug [[RU-486]] and supported the legalisation of [[Same-sex marriage in Australia|same-sex marriage]].<ref name=knott/>

In 2006 Hunt and three other Liberal MPs put forward a proposal to fund full-time [[chaplain]]s in state schools, in what eventually became the [[National School Chaplaincy Programme]]. He reportedly described state schools as "anti-religious" and said there was "a clear need in our schools for the mentoring and personal development, counselling and crisis management, the opportunity for values-based guidance and religious education that a chaplain could provide".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/state-school-chaplains-push-20060611-ge2hxt.html|title=State-school chaplains push|first=Jason|last=Koutsoukis|date=11 June 2006|access-date=7 April 2021|newspaper=The Age|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412071715/https://www.theage.com.au/national/state-school-chaplains-push-20060611-ge2hxt.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Hunt lives in [[Mount Martha, Victoria]]. He has two children from his marriage to Paula Lindsey, a former [[nurse educator]]. His first marriage "to a university sweetheart, ended amicably during his 20s".<ref name=snow/>

Hunt is a qualified recreational diver.<ref name=snow/> He had completed seven marathons as of 2012,<ref name=green/> and in 2020, it was reported that he runs {{convert|6|km}} a day.<ref name=snow/> In March 2021, he was hospitalised for several days with [[cellulitis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-11/greg-hunt-cellulitis-what-is-it-how-do-you-contract-it/13235598|title=Greg Hunt has been hospitalised with cellulitis. So what is it? And how serious is it?|publisher=ABC News|date=11 March 2021|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413124558/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-11/greg-hunt-cellulitis-what-is-it-how-do-you-contract-it/13235598|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{Official website|http://www.greghunt.com.au/}}
* {{OpenAustralia}}

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