Former New South Wales Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Health Minister, Dr Andrew Refshauge has been appointed as the new Chair of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) for a three-year term.

He will replace the outgoing Chair, Peter Collins.

Acting Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler also announced the appointment of three new members of the AIHW board—Mr James Moore, Ms Samantha Page and Ms Jessica Cumming.

The AIHW is an independent statutory authority established by the Australian Government in 1987 to provide information and statistics on Australia's health and welfare.