Greg Hunt to ‘quit politics’ after 20 years and the Covid pandemic

Greg Hunt will quit politics at the election, according to the Australian Financial Review. 

Liberal party figures told the newspaper that he will announce his intention to retire on Thursday, the last parliament sitting day of the year.

Mr Hunt has been the MP for Flinders in Victoria since 2001 and played a major role in the Federal Government’s response to Covid as Health Minister.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg paid tribute to his ‘friend’ and fellow Victorian in a press conference on Wednesday morning.  

‘Greg is my closest friend in this place. I am the godfather to his beautiful daughter and he is the godfather to my daughter. 

‘We are very dear friends and he has been an outstanding Health Minister through this crisis. 

‘The fact that Australia has one of the lowest mortality rates in the world and the fact that we have one of the highest vaccination rates in the world is in due to no small part to the incredible work that all health professionals have done across Australia, and Greg as the Health Minister on this once in a century pandemic has been outstanding,’ he said. 

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Hunt’s office for comment.