Gregor Coster

Professor Gregor Coster was appointed Chairman of the Counties Manukau District Health Board in 2007, providing healthcare for 485,000 people in South Auckland, many of them with high needs. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Auckland having recently retired as Dean of Graduate Studies. He has had extensive experience in health as a general practitioner, academic, and in governance roles within the public sector. He had 15 years of full-time general practice experience before joining The University of Auckland as Head of the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care.

He is Deputy Chairman of Health Workforce New Zealand, the government agency responsible for the postgraduate development of the health workforce across a wide range of professions. He was a member of the Pharmaceutical Management Agency board for nine years including three years as Deputy Chairman. He was Chairman of the West Coast District Health Board for 4½ years until November 2007.

He was Chairman of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners from 1995-97 and was awarded the Gold Medal of the College for services to the College, and subsequently became a Distinguished Fellow. He holds a PhD degree in public policy and has published widely in a range of research areas related to general practice and health services research and policy. He was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2007 for services to public health.

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