Mike Horan notes his disappointments and details the toll that working as Health Minister took on both his role as member for Toowoomba South and on his family.
Mike Horan discusses his relationship with the public service when he was minister and the complex requirements of being both a minister and a member. He notes the importance of having a good director general as well as having a good relationship with them. He notes the importance of transitioning from being a shadow minister into a responsible minister.
Mike Horan details his relationship with the public service when he was a Shadow Minister. He describes his relationship with Robert Stable, and the agreement they struck prior to the 1995 election of appointing him Director General. He outlines removing levels of bureaucracy when he became Health Minister, and the importance of Robert Stable.
Mike Horan describes his role after the 1992 election as Shadow Health Minister. As Health Minister he describes revamping the project management team at Queensland Health.
Lesley Clark describes her time as a parliamentary secretary in Health and then in Premier and Cabinet. She discusses the Smart Women, Smart State Strategy. She also discusses some of the local issues she was involved with, such as land zoning and environmental issues. She talks about the difficulties associated with dealing with public disenchantment.
Peter Beattie talks about taking up the Health ministry, his reforms to the structure of the health service, and the difficulty of finding the right director general to head up a department.
