Andrew Robertson

Andrew Geoffrey Robertson is an Australian public health doctor. He was Chief Health Officer of Western Australia from 2019 to 2026.

Career Robertson served for the Royal Australian Navy from 1984 to 2003. During this time, he took part in three tours to Iraq as a Biological Weapons Chief Inspector for the United Nations Special Commission. Since then, he has been in the Navy's reserves, taking on the position of Director General Navy Health Reserves between July 2015 and December 2019.

Robertson was a prominent person in Western Australia's COVID-19 response, doing daily press conferences alongside Health Minister Roger Cook and Premier Mark McGowan. He was replaced by deputy chief health officer Clare Huppatz.

Awards and honours Conspicuous Service Cross, 1999, "for outstanding achievement in the field of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence while serving with the Office of the Surgeon General." Public Service Medal in the 2013 Australia Day Honours, "for outstanding public service as Director, Disaster Management and Preparedness within WA Health."