Hon Meredith Hammat BA MIR MLA

Meredith Hammat is the Minister for Health and Mental Health, and the Member for Girrawheen.

Meredith was elected to the Parliament of Western Australia in 2021.

She was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests in 2022.  In 2023, she was additionally made the Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Transport and Tourism.

Prior to entering Parliament, Meredith spent more than 20 years advocating for working people in various roles in the union movement including serving as President and later Secretary of UnionsWA between 2008 and 2020.

She has held a number of positions on Boards and Government advisory committees, including the State Training Board, My Leave (the Construction Industry Long Service Leave Fund), the Sustainable Health Review and Triathlon WA.

Meredith has a Bachelor degree and a Masters degree from the University of WA.

She grew up on a farm in the Great Southern region of WA and now lives in Perth with her husband, two adult sons and their schnauzer named Zoey.