Profile on NMHS Board member Angela Komninos

Introducing Board member Angela Komninos who is also Deputy State Solicitor. With a wealth of experience, Angela joined the Board as part of her passion for improving healthcare outcomes in Western Australia.

The daughter of migrant parents, Angela Komninos finished school unsure what career path to pursue.

Initially choosing architecture, Angela swapped to science, then commerce and finally found her calling in law.

Angela now has 30 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer and is the Deputy State Solicitor (Commercial) at the State Solicitor’s Office.

Her parents, a seamstress and truck driver, wanted a better life for their children after moving from Greece to Australia, and instilled the belief that university was not an option, it was a necessity, and it paid off.

Angela specialises in large-scale social and economic infrastructure projects and is expertly skilled in navigating the complexities of public and private partnerships.

She has been a key adviser to government on numerous health projects, such as the St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital acquisition, Mount Hospital (Bethesda Health Care) project and the Midland Health Campus expansion project.

Angela said a lot of my projects have become more and more related to the health sector, and I found they were the best projects; I found them interesting because they were real, affecting our everyday lives.

“I’m in a very privileged position in my office (State Solicitor’s Office), we’re not just lawyers we’re part of the project control group, part of the steering committee and close to decision-makers in Government," she said.

The mum of two adult children joined the North Metropolitan Health Service Board in April 2024.

With extensive experience in providing advice to health service providers on a range of matters, coupled with her knowledge and experience, she provides valuable strategic input as a member of the Board.

“I can see how simple changes to a model can make changes to outcomes. I really find it the most interesting part of my work because healthcare is relevant to us all. We, our ageing parents or our children all rely on hospital care at some stage,” Angela said.