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Medical Council appointments and reappointments
Medical Council of New Zealand appointments and reappointments
The Medical Council of New Zealand has four new members.
Dr Curtis Walker, Council’s chairperson said today, the Hon Dr David Clark, the Minister of Health, made the appointments late last week which are effective from Wednesday, 2 October 2019.
The Minister also reappointed three current members for further terms.
Welcoming the new members to Council, Dr Walker said, ‘Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā mema hou. The new members bring a wide breadth of experience and skills to Council that will be invaluable in assuring public health and safety.’
‘At the same time, I am delighted to see the reappointment of experienced and knowledgeable members.’
‘We look forward to welcoming the new Council members at our November meeting, and to working together in the years ahead on behalf of the people of Aotearoa.’
The new medical practitioner members of
Council are:
• Dr Stephen Child, an Auckland
specialist in the fields of general medicine and respiratory
medicine; and
• Dr Charles Hornabrook, a
Wellington psychiatrist.
The two new lay members
are:
• Mr Richard Aston, a former CEO with a
strong business and non-profit background from Auckland;
and
• Ms Giselle McLachlan, from Central Otago,
who has an extensive legal and business background.
Both
have been appointed for a 3-year term.
The following
Council members were reappointed by the Minister:
•
Dr Lu’isa Fonua-Faeamani was reappointed for a 3-year term
of office. Dr Fonua-Faeamani is a general practitioner
working in Auckland.
• Ms Susan Hughes QC, a
New Plymouth based lawyer, has been reappointed as a
layperson for a 2-year term. She is currently deputy chair
of Council.
• Ms Kim Ngārimu is a director of
a consulting company specialising in the provision of public
policy and management advice, and is a member of a number of
statutory boards. She is a layperson, and has been
reappointed for a 2-year term.
Other members of
Council are:
• Dr Curtis Walker, chair
•
Ms Kath Fox, layperson
• Dr Ainsley
Goodman
• Dr Pamela Hale
• Dr Paul
Hutchison
• Professor John
Nacey.
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