CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Ministers in the New Zealand Government - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"9522538c-6887-4c20-849e-3e7c126b8fad","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government","wgTitle":"Ministers in the New Zealand Government","wgCurRevisionId":1258608797,"wgRevisionId":1258608797,"wgArticleId":1107448,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Use dmy dates from November 2020","Articles containing Māori-language text","Articles containing potentially dated statements from November 2023","All articles containing potentially dated statements","Constitution of New Zealand","Public office-holders in New Zealand"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government", "wgRelevantArticleId":1107448,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q6866528","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform", "platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.tablesorter.styles":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","ext.scribunto.logs","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.tablesorter","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp", "ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cjquery.tablesorter.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/1200px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="912"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/800px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="608"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/640px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="487"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Ministers in the New Zealand Government - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government rootpage-Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Ministers+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Ministers+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Ministers+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Ministers+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Terminology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Terminology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Terminology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Terminology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Appointment_and_dismissal" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Appointment_and_dismissal"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Appointment and dismissal</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Appointment_and_dismissal-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Responsibilities_and_powers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Responsibilities_and_powers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Responsibilities and powers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Responsibilities_and_powers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ranking" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ranking"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Ranking</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ranking-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Prominent_ministerial_positions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Prominent_ministerial_positions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Prominent ministerial positions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Prominent_ministerial_positions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List_of_current_portfolios" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_current_portfolios"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>List of current portfolios</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-List_of_current_portfolios-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>Citations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministers in the New Zealand Government</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="This article exist only in this language. Add the article for other languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-0" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Add languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="uls-after-portlet-link"></span><span class="wb-langlinks-add wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6866528#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Add interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Add links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&oldid=1258608797" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&id=1258608797&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMinisters_in_the_New_Zealand_Government"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMinisters_in_the_New_Zealand_Government"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6866528" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_(1941).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/280px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/420px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg/560px-Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5758" data-file-height="4378" /></a><figcaption>Ministers of <a href="/wiki/First_Labour_Government_of_New_Zealand#War_cabinet" title="First Labour Government of New Zealand">Peter Fraser's war cabinet</a>, 1941<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1246091330">.mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:22em;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.2em;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:table!important;float:right!important;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em!important}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-subgroup{width:100%;margin:0;border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-none{float:none;clear:both;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-outer-title{padding:0 0.4em 0.2em;font-size:125%;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-image{padding:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-caption,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle-with-top-image,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-caption{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle{padding:0.4em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.2em 0.8em;font-size:145%;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-image{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-heading{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content{padding:0 0.5em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content-with-subgroup{padding:0.1em 0.4em 0.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-below{padding:0.3em 0.8em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-below{border-top:1px solid #aaa;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-navbar{text-align:right;font-size:115%;padding:0 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;font-size:105%}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title-c{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:640px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .sidebar a>img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile vcard" style="width:20em;"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title"><div class="adr"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_New_Zealand" title="Politics of New Zealand">Politics of New Zealand</a></div></th></tr><tr><th><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/125px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/188px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/250px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="725" data-file-height="699" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0.5em;"> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_New_Zealand" title="Constitution of New Zealand">Constitution</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">The Crown</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">Monarch</a> <dl><dd>King <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></span></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_governors-general_of_New_Zealand" title="List of governors-general of New Zealand">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Cindy_Kiro" title="Cindy Kiro">Cindy Kiro</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Realm_of_New_Zealand" title="Realm of New Zealand">Realm of New Zealand</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Government" title="New Zealand Government">Executive Government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_governments" title="List of New Zealand governments">List of governments</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sixth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Sixth National Government of New Zealand">current</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_New_Zealand" title="Cabinet of New Zealand">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ministers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_New_Zealand" title="List of prime ministers of New Zealand">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" title="Christopher Luxon">Christopher Luxon</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_New_Zealand" title="Executive Council of New Zealand">Executive Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_sector_organisations_in_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Public sector organisations in New Zealand">State services departments</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/54th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="54th New Zealand Parliament">54th New Zealand Parliament</a></div> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King-in-Parliament" title="King-in-Parliament">King-in-Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Official Opposition (New Zealand)">Official Opposition</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_New_Zealand" title="Elections in New Zealand">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_New_Zealand" title="List of political parties in New Zealand">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_electorates" title="New Zealand electorates">Electorates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system_of_New_Zealand" title="Electoral system of New Zealand">Electoral system</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_reform_in_New_Zealand" title="Electoral reform in New Zealand">Electoral reform</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)" title="Electoral Commission (New Zealand)">Electoral Commission</a></li> <li>Recent elections: <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>General: <a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2020_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2020 New Zealand general election">2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2023_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2023 New Zealand general election">2023</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Local: <a href="/wiki/2013_New_Zealand_local_elections" title="2013 New Zealand local elections">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_New_Zealand_local_elections" title="2016 New Zealand local elections">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_New_Zealand_local_elections" title="2019 New Zealand local elections">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_New_Zealand_local_elections" title="2022 New Zealand local elections">2022</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_New_Zealand" title="Referendums in New Zealand">Referendums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_funding_in_New_Zealand" title="Political funding in New Zealand">Political funding and election expenses</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_New_Zealand" title="Judiciary of New Zealand">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="Supreme Court of New Zealand">Supreme Court</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_New_Zealand" title="Chief Justice of New Zealand">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Helen_Winkelmann" title="Helen Winkelmann">Helen Winkelmann</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_of_New_Zealand" title="Court of Appeal of New Zealand">Court of Appeal</a> <dl><dd>President: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Cooper_(judge)" title="Mark Cooper (judge)">Mark Cooper</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="High Court of New Zealand">High Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="District Court of New Zealand">District Court</a></li> <li>Other courts: <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Employment_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="Employment Court of New Zealand">Employment</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Environment_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="Environment Court of New Zealand">Environment</a></li></ul></div> <div class="hlist"><ul><li>Courts Martial Appeal</li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="white-space:nowrap;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Land_Court" title="Māori Land Court">Māori Land</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Waitangi_Tribunal" title="Waitangi Tribunal">Waitangi Tribunal</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_New_Zealand" title="Law of New Zealand">Law of New Zealand</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_New_Zealand" title="Local government in New Zealand">Local government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_New_Zealand" title="Regions of New Zealand">Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_authorities_of_New_Zealand" title="Territorial authorities of New Zealand">Territorial authorities</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayors_in_New_Zealand" title="Mayors in New Zealand">Mayors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_boards_in_New_Zealand" title="Community boards in New Zealand">Community boards</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_New_Zealand" title="Foreign relations of New Zealand">Foreign relations</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Trade_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister</a>: <a href="/wiki/Winston_Peters" title="Winston Peters">Winston Peters</a></dd></dl></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_New_Zealand" title="List of diplomatic missions of New Zealand">Diplomatic missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_New_Zealand" title="List of diplomatic missions in New Zealand">in New Zealand</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_nationality_law" title="New Zealand nationality law">Nationality law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_passport" title="New Zealand passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_New_Zealand_citizens" title="Visa requirements for New Zealand citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_New_Zealand" title="Visa policy of New Zealand">Visa policy</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_and_the_United_Nations" title="New Zealand and the United Nations">New Zealand and the United Nations</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Ideology</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"><div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anarchism_in_New_Zealand" title="Anarchism in New Zealand">Anarchism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_politics_in_New_Zealand" title="Christian politics in New Zealand">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_conservatism_in_New_Zealand" title="Historic conservatism in New Zealand">Conservatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_movement_in_New_Zealand" title="Environmental movement in New Zealand">Environmentalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fascism_in_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Fascism in New Zealand">Fascism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feminism_in_New_Zealand" title="Feminism in New Zealand">Feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_liberalism_in_New_Zealand" title="Historic liberalism in New Zealand">Liberalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Populism_in_New_Zealand" title="Populism in New Zealand">Populism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_New_Zealand" title="Republicanism in New Zealand">Republicanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialism_in_New_Zealand" title="Socialism in New Zealand">Socialism</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">History</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Political_history_of_New_Zealand" title="Political history of New Zealand">Political history of New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_voting_in_New_Zealand" title="History of voting in New Zealand">History of voting in New Zealand</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed plainlist"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Related topics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;;text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_politics" title="Māori politics">Māori politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_nuclear-free_zone" title="New Zealand nuclear-free zone">Nuclear-free zone</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/32px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/48px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/64px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:New_Zealand" title="Portal:New Zealand">New Zealand portal</a> <div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_political_science#Politics_by_region" title="Outline of political science">Other countries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_New_Zealand" title="Template:Politics of New Zealand"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_New_Zealand" title="Template talk:Politics of New Zealand"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_New_Zealand" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of New Zealand"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Ministers (<a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" title="Māori language">Māori</a>: <i lang="mi">nga minita</i>) in the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Government" title="New Zealand Government">New Zealand Government</a> are <a href="/wiki/Members_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of Parliament">members of Parliament</a> (MPs) who hold ministerial warrants from <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">the Crown</a> to perform certain functions of government. This includes formulating and implementing <a href="/wiki/Public_policy" title="Public policy">policies</a> and advising the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">governor-general</a>. Ministers collectively make up the <a href="/wiki/Executive_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive branch">executive branch</a> of the New Zealand state. The governor-general is obliged to follow the <a href="/wiki/Advice_(constitutional_law)" title="Advice (constitutional law)">advice</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">prime minister</a> on the appointment and dismissal of ministers. </p><p>Most ministers are members of <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_New_Zealand" title="Cabinet of New Zealand">Cabinet</a>, and all ministers, including those outside Cabinet, serve concurrently as councillors of the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_New_Zealand" title="Executive Council of New Zealand">Executive Council of New Zealand</a>. These executives are also formally titled "<a href="/wiki/Ministers_of_the_Crown" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministers of the Crown">ministers of the Crown</a>", as in other <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realms</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terminology">Terminology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Terminology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Minister of the Crown" (Māori: <i lang="mi">minita o te Karauna</i>) is the formal title used in Commonwealth realms to describe a minister of the reigning <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">sovereign</a> or governor-general. The legal term "the Crown" vaguely refers to both the sovereign and the <a href="/wiki/State_(polity)" title="State (polity)">state</a>, the latter encompassing the branches of government.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In New Zealand, an adviser to the sovereign or governor-general is also referred to simply as "minister", but the formal title is used in the New Zealand <i><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Manual_(New_Zealand)" title="Cabinet Manual (New Zealand)">Cabinet Manual</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointment_and_dismissal">Appointment and dismissal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Appointment and dismissal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p><i>"I, [name], being chosen and admitted of the Executive Council of New Zealand, swear that I will to the best of my judgement, at all times, when thereto required, freely give my counsel and advice to the Governor-General for the time being, for the good management of the affairs of New Zealand. That I will not directly nor indirectly reveal such matters as shall be debated in Council and committed to my secrecy, but that I will in all things be a true and faithful Councillor. So help me God".</i> </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Executive councillor's oath</cite></p> </div> <p>The appointment of an MP as a minister is formally made by the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">governor-general</a>, who must sign a ministerial warrant before it officially comes into effect.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor-general appoints the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">prime minister</a> (head of government) on the basis of whether they are able to command the <a href="/wiki/Confidence_and_supply" title="Confidence and supply">confidence</a> of Parliament. The prime minister will <a href="/wiki/Advice_(constitutional)" class="mw-redirect" title="Advice (constitutional)">advise</a> the governor-general on the appointment or dismissal of other ministers.<sup id="cite_ref-ministers1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ministers1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first appointments are made whenever a new <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_governments" title="List of New Zealand governments">government</a> takes office, and thereafter whenever a vacancy arises (due to a minister being dismissed or resigning). Each minister takes an <a href="/wiki/Oath_of_Allegiance_(New_Zealand)" title="Oath of Allegiance (New Zealand)">oath (or affirmation) of office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The recommendations that the prime minister chooses to give are theoretically their own affair, but the <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a> (or parties) behind them will almost certainly have views on the matter, and most recommendations are made only after negotiation and bargaining. Different parties have different mechanisms for this – the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a>, for example, has provision for its parliamentary <a href="/wiki/Caucus" title="Caucus">caucus</a> to select ministers, while the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> allows the prime minister to select ministers at their discretion.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibilities_and_powers">Responsibilities and powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Responsibilities and powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The formal powers of the executive are exercised through the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_New_Zealand" title="Executive Council of New Zealand">Executive Council</a>, which consists of all ministers, and is headed by the governor-general. When the Executive Council resolves to issue an <a href="/wiki/Order_in_Council" title="Order in Council">order</a>, and the order is signed by the governor-general, it becomes legally binding.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the same time as they are appointed to the Executive Council, a minister is generally charged with supervising a particular aspect of the government's activities, known as a "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/portfolio#English" class="extiw" title="wikt:portfolio">portfolio</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-ministers1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ministers1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as the provision of health services (<a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Health (New Zealand)">minister of health</a>) or the upkeep of law enforcement (<a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Police_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Police (New Zealand)">minister of police</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-portfolios_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-portfolios-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A minister with portfolio is also responsible for a corresponding <a href="/wiki/Public_sector_organisations_in_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Public sector organisations in New Zealand">public sector organisation</a>, usually known as a <a href="/wiki/Ministry_(government_department)" title="Ministry (government department)">department or ministry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-portfolios_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-portfolios-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jerry_Mateparae_signs_warrants_for_new_Ministers_of_the_Crown_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Jerry_Mateparae_signs_warrants_for_new_Ministers_of_the_Crown_2013.jpg/220px-Jerry_Mateparae_signs_warrants_for_new_Ministers_of_the_Crown_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Jerry_Mateparae_signs_warrants_for_new_Ministers_of_the_Crown_2013.jpg/330px-Jerry_Mateparae_signs_warrants_for_new_Ministers_of_the_Crown_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Jerry_Mateparae_signs_warrants_for_new_Ministers_of_the_Crown_2013.jpg/440px-Jerry_Mateparae_signs_warrants_for_new_Ministers_of_the_Crown_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1936" data-file-height="1296" /></a><figcaption>The Governor-General, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mateparae" title="Jerry Mateparae">Sir Jerry Mateparae</a>, signs the warrants for new ministers of the Crown, January 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>A "warrant" from the Crown is a formal written authority that is granted by the governor-general to a minister. The warrant sets out the minister's responsibilities, powers, and duties within their portfolio. It is essentially a legal document that gives a minister the authority to carry out their duties, and is necessary for them to be able to exercise the powers and functions of their portfolio.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio" title="Minister without portfolio">Ministers without portfolio</a> are MPs appointed as minister without a specific role. Such appointments have become rare today, although sometimes an MP may be appointed to a <a href="/wiki/Sinecure" title="Sinecure">sinecure</a> portfolio such as "<a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State#New_Zealand" title="Minister of State">minister of state</a>" for similar purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Individual_ministerial_responsibility" title="Individual ministerial responsibility">Individual ministerial responsibility</a> is a constitutional convention that a minister is ultimately responsible for the decisions and actions (and the consequences that follow) of individuals and organisations for which they have ministerial responsibility.<sup id="cite_ref-ministers1_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ministers1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Individual ministerial responsibility is not the same as <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_collective_responsibility" title="Cabinet collective responsibility">cabinet collective responsibility</a>, which states members of Cabinet must approve publicly of its collective decisions or resign.<sup id="cite_ref-collective_responsibility_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collective_responsibility-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Crown#History" title="Minister of the Crown">Minister of the Crown § History</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NZ_Coalition_Cabinet_of_1931.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/NZ_Coalition_Cabinet_of_1931.jpg/280px-NZ_Coalition_Cabinet_of_1931.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/NZ_Coalition_Cabinet_of_1931.jpg/420px-NZ_Coalition_Cabinet_of_1931.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/NZ_Coalition_Cabinet_of_1931.jpg/560px-NZ_Coalition_Cabinet_of_1931.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3784" data-file-height="2483" /></a><figcaption>Ministers of the <a href="/wiki/United%E2%80%93Reform_Coalition" title="United–Reform Coalition">Coalition</a> Cabinet, 1931<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Originally, the Executive Council functioned as an advisory group to the governor, and ministerial functions were performed by appointed officials, not politicians. The various "ministers" serving on the Council, such as the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Secretary_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Secretary (New Zealand)">Colonial Secretary</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andrew_Sinclair_(botanist)" title="Andrew Sinclair (botanist)">Andrew Sinclair</a> from 1844) and the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Colonial Treasurer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alexander_Shepherd_(public_servant)" title="Alexander Shepherd (public servant)">Alexander Shepherd</a> from 1842), reported to the Governor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield195027_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield195027-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">Parliament</a> was established, however, many believed that they would soon replace these appointed officials, with ministerial positions being given to members of Parliament instead. The Acting Governor, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Wynyard" title="Robert Wynyard">Robert Wynyard</a>, did not agree, however, saying that the levers of government could not be turned over to Parliament without approval from <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a>. The issue was controversial, and ended with the Acting Governor attempting (with only partial success) to suspend the <a href="/wiki/1st_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="1st New Zealand Parliament">1st New Zealand Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later, in the <a href="/wiki/2nd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="2nd New Zealand Parliament">2nd New Zealand Parliament</a>, Parliament was victorious, and the first political ministers were appointed in the <a href="/wiki/Sewell_Ministry,_1856" class="mw-redirect" title="Sewell Ministry, 1856">1856 Sewell Ministry</a>. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Sewell" title="Henry Sewell">Henry Sewell</a> became Colonial Secretary, <a href="/wiki/Dillon_Bell" title="Dillon Bell">Dillon Bell</a> became Colonial Treasurer, <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Whitaker" title="Frederick Whitaker">Frederick Whitaker</a> became Attorney-General, and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Tancred_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Henry Tancred (New Zealand politician)">Henry Tancred</a> became a minister without portfolio. Since then, all ministers have been appointed from among the ranks of Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield195031_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield195031-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later, Parliament made further gains, with the convention being established that the governor-general's actions in the Executive Council were bound by the advice that ministers gave. Today, the Executive Council is not used for deliberation—rather, <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_New_Zealand" title="Cabinet of New Zealand">Cabinet</a> is the forum for debate. The Executive Council formally advises the governor-general on decisions already agreed by Cabinet. Individual ministers must obtain collective agreement from Cabinet to bring items to the Executive Council.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranking">Ranking</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ranking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The prime minister ranks the Cabinet ministers to determine seniority, or the "pecking order".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This ranking depends on factors such as length of service, the relative prominence of a portfolio, and "personal standing with the prime minister".<sup id="cite_ref-ministers1_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ministers1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lists of ministers are often ordered according to each individual minister's ranking.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prominent_ministerial_positions">Prominent ministerial positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Prominent ministerial positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand">Deputy Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Agriculture (New Zealand)">Minister of Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Conservation (New Zealand)">Minister of Conservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Defence (New Zealand)">Minister of Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Education (New Zealand)">Minister of Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Minister of Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Health (New Zealand)">Minister of Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Internal_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister of Internal Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Justice (New Zealand)">Minister of Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_M%C4%81ori_Development" title="Minister for Māori Development">Minister for Māori Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Social_Development_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister for Social Development (New Zealand)">Minister of Social Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Transport_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Transport (New Zealand)">Minister of Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attorney-General_(New_Zealand)" title="Attorney-General (New Zealand)">Attorney-General</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_current_portfolios">List of current portfolios</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of current portfolios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 27 November 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> the following ministerial portfolios exist.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many ministers hold multiple positions. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand">Deputy Prime Minister</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the House (New Zealand)">Leader of the House</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Deputy Leader of the House </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Accident_Compensation_Corporation#List_of_Ministers" title="Accident Compensation Corporation">Minister for ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Agriculture (New Zealand)">Minister of Agriculture</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Arts,_Culture_and_Heritage" title="Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage">Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Attorney-General_(New_Zealand)" title="Attorney-General (New Zealand)">Attorney-General</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Auckland" title="Minister for Auckland">Minister for Auckland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Biosecurity" title="Minister for Biosecurity">Minister for Biosecurity</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Building_and_Construction_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister for Building and Construction (New Zealand)">Minister for Building and Construction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Child_Poverty_Reduction" title="Minister for Child Poverty Reduction">Minister for Child Poverty Reduction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Children#List_of_ministers_for_children" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry for Children">Minister for Children</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Climate_Change_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Climate Change (New Zealand)">Minister for Climate Change</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Commerce_and_Consumer_Affairs" title="Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs">Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Office_for_the_Community_%26_Voluntary_Sector" title="New Zealand Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector">Minister for the Community & Voluntary Sector</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Conservation (New Zealand)">Minister of Conservation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Corrections_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Corrections (New Zealand)">Minister of Corrections</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Courts" title="Minister for Courts">Minister for Courts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Customs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Customs (New Zealand)">Minister of Customs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Defence (New Zealand)">Minister of Defence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Digitising_Government" title="Minister for Digitising Government">Minister for Digitising Government</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Disability Issues </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Economic_and_Regional_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Economic and Regional Development">Minister for Economic Development</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Education (New Zealand)">Minister of Education</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Emergency_Management_Agency_(New_Zealand)#List_of_Ministers_for_Emergency_Management" title="National Emergency Management Agency (New Zealand)">Minister for Emergency Management & Recovery</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Energy_and_Resources_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Energy and Resources (New Zealand)">Minister of Energy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_the_Environment_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand)">Minister for the Environment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Ethnic_Communities" title="Minister for Ethnic Communities">Minister for Ethnic Communities</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Minister of Finance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Food Safety </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Forestry_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Forestry (New Zealand)">Minister of Forestry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister Responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Government_Communications_Security_Bureau" title="Government Communications Security Bureau">GCSB</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s <br /> Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into <br /> the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Health (New Zealand)">Minister of Health</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Housing (New Zealand)">Minister of Housing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Hunting and Fishing </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Immigration_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Immigration (New Zealand)">Minister of Immigration</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Infrastructure_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Infrastructure (New Zealand)">Minister of Infrastructure</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Internal_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister of Internal Affairs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Justice (New Zealand)">Minister of Justice</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Land_Information_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister for Land Information (New Zealand)">Minister for Land Information</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Local_Government_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Local Government (New Zealand)">Minister of Local Government</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_M%C4%81ori%E2%80%93Crown_Relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Māori–Crown Relations">Minister for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_M%C4%81ori_Development" title="Minister for Māori Development">Minister for Māori Development</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Broadcasting_and_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Broadcasting and Media">Minister for Media and Communications</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Mental_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister for Mental Health (New Zealand)">Minister for Mental Health</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_National_Security_and_Intelligence_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of National Security and Intelligence (New Zealand)">Minister for National Security and Intelligence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister Responsible for the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Security_Intelligence_Service" title="New Zealand Security Intelligence Service">NZSIS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Fisheries_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Fisheries (New Zealand)">Minister for Oceans and Fisheries</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Pacific_Peoples" title="Minister for Pacific Peoples">Minister for Pacific Peoples</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Police_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Police (New Zealand)">Minister of Police</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Prevention_of_Family_and_Sexual_Violence" title="Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence">Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/State_Services_Commission#Ministers_of_State_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="State Services Commission">Minister for the Public Service</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Racing_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister for Racing (New Zealand)">Minister of Racing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Regional Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Regulation" title="Minister for Regulation">Minister for Regulation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Resources </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Revenue_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Revenue (New Zealand)">Minister of Revenue</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister Responsible for <a href="/wiki/Resource_Management_Act_1991" title="Resource Management Act 1991">RMA</a> Reform </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Rural Communities </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Research,_Science_and_Innovation" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Research, Science and Innovation">Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Seniors" title="Minister for Seniors">Minister for Seniors</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Small_Business_and_Manufacturing" title="Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing">Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Social_Development_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister for Social Development (New Zealand)">Minister for Social Development and Employment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Social Investment </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Space" title="Minister for Space">Minister for Space</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Sport_and_Recreation" title="Minister for Sport and Recreation">Minister for Sport and Recreation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_Owned_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State Owned Enterprises">Minister for State Owned Enterprises</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Statistics_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Statistics (New Zealand)">Minister of Statistics</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Tourism_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Tourism (New Zealand)">Minister of Tourism and Hospitality</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Trade_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Trade (New Zealand)">Minister for Trade</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_(New_Zealand)#Ministers_of_Transport" title="Ministry of Transport (New Zealand)">Minister of Transport</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Treaty_of_Waitangi_Negotiations" title="Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations">Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Veterans_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister for Veterans (New Zealand)">Minister for Veterans</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wh%C4%81nau_Ora#Ministerial_oversight" title="Whānau Ora">Minister for Whānau Ora</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Women#Ministers_for_Women" title="Ministry for Women">Minister for Women</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Workplace_Relations_and_Safety" title="Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety">Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Youth_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister for Youth (New Zealand)">Minister for Youth</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_under-secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary under-secretary">Parliamentary under-secretary</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Showing from left to right: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Hamilton" title="Adam Hamilton">Adam Hamilton</a>; <a href="/wiki/Walter_Nash" title="Walter Nash">Walter Nash</a>, Minister of Finance; British politician <a href="/wiki/Duff_Cooper" title="Duff Cooper">Duff Cooper</a>; Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Peter_Fraser" title="Peter Fraser">Peter Fraser</a>; <a href="/wiki/Dan_Sullivan_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Dan Sullivan (New Zealand politician)">Dan Sullivan</a>, Minister of Supply; <a href="/wiki/Fred_Jones_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Fred Jones (New Zealand politician)">Fred Jones</a>, Minister of Defence; <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Coates" title="Gordon Coates">Gordon Coates</a>, Minister of Armed Forces and War Co-ordination.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Historically most ministers swore an <a href="/wiki/Oath" title="Oath">oath</a> on the Bible, but now many choose to affirm their intent, without reference to God.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the front row are (left to right): <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ransom" title="Alfred Ransom">Alfred Ransom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Coates" title="Gordon Coates">Gordon Coates</a>, Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Forbes (New Zealand politician)">George Forbes</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Downie_Stewart_Sr" title="William Downie Stewart Sr">William Downie Stewart Sr</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C4%80pirana_Ngata" title="Āpirana Ngata">Āpirana Ngata</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Young_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Alexander Young (New Zealand politician)">Alexander Young</a>. In the back row are (left to right): <a href="/wiki/David_Jones_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="David Jones (New Zealand politician)">David Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Cobbe" title="John Cobbe">John Cobbe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Hamilton" title="Adam Hamilton">Adam Hamilton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Masters_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Robert Masters (New Zealand politician)">Robert Masters</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJackson2013" class="citation book cs1">Jackson, D. Michael (2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcIf46DzpfUC&pg=Pnto"><i>The Crown and Canadian Federalism</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4597-0989-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4597-0989-8"><bdi>978-1-4597-0989-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Crown+and+Canadian+Federalism&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-1-4597-0989-8&rft.aulast=Jackson&rft.aufirst=D.+Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DZcIf46DzpfUC%26pg%3DPnto&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPalmerElias" class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Palmer_(politician)" title="Geoffrey Palmer (politician)">Palmer, Geoffrey</a>; <a href="/wiki/Sian_Elias" title="Sian Elias">Elias, Sian</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu/korero/what-is-the-crown"><i>What is the Crown?</i></a>. <i>natlib.govt.nz</i>. He Tohu<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 December</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=What+is+the+Crown%3F&rft.pub=He+Tohu&rft.aulast=Palmer&rft.aufirst=Geoffrey&rft.au=Elias%2C+Sian&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnatlib.govt.nz%2Fhe-tohu%2Fkorero%2Fwhat-is-the-crown&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/cabinet-office/supporting-work-cabinet/cabinet-manual/2-ministers-crown">"Ministers of the Crown: Appointment, Role, and Conduct"</a>. <i>Cabinet Manual</i>. <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet_(New_Zealand)" title="Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)">The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet</a>. 24 June 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 May</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Cabinet+Manual&rft.atitle=Ministers+of+the+Crown%3A+Appointment%2C+Role%2C+and+Conduct&rft.date=2017-06-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdpmc.govt.nz%2Four-business-units%2Fcabinet-office%2Fsupporting-work-cabinet%2Fcabinet-manual%2F2-ministers-crown&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEichbaum" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Eichbaum, Chris. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/cabinet-government/page-1">"Cabinet government – What is cabinet?"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Te_Ara:_The_Encyclopedia_of_New_Zealand" title="Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand">Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 March</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Cabinet+government+%E2%80%93+What+is+cabinet%3F&rft.btitle=Te+Ara%3A+The+Encyclopedia+of+New+Zealand&rft.aulast=Eichbaum&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fteara.govt.nz%2Fen%2Fcabinet-government%2Fpage-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ministers1-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ministers1_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ministers1_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ministers1_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ministers1_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEichbaum" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Eichbaum, Chris. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/cabinet-government/page-6">"Cabinet government – Ministers and prime ministers in cabinet"</a>. <i>Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 November</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Cabinet+government+%E2%80%93+Ministers+and+prime+ministers+in+cabinet&rft.btitle=Te+Ara%3A+The+Encyclopedia+of+New+Zealand&rft.aulast=Eichbaum&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fteara.govt.nz%2Fen%2Fcabinet-government%2Fpage-6&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFYoung2000" class="citation news cs1">Young, Audrey (30 June 2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=105159">"Only two choose to swear on 'Bible'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Zealand_Herald" title="The New Zealand Herald">The New Zealand Herald</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+Zealand+Herald&rft.atitle=Only+two+choose+to+swear+on+%27Bible%27&rft.date=2000-06-30&rft.aulast=Young&rft.aufirst=Audrey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fnz%2Fnews%2Farticle.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1%26objectid%3D105159&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDowdingDumont2014" class="citation book cs1">Dowding, Keith; Dumont, Patrick (2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=UStHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27"><i>The Selection of Ministers around the World</i></a>. Routledge. p. 27. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781317634454" title="Special:BookSources/9781317634454"><bdi>9781317634454</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 September</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Selection+of+Ministers+around+the+World&rft.pages=27&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=9781317634454&rft.aulast=Dowding&rft.aufirst=Keith&rft.au=Dumont%2C+Patrick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DUStHBAAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA27&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/cabinet-office/supporting-work-cabinet/cabinet-manual/1-sovereign-governor-5">"Sovereign, Governor-General, and Executive Council: Meetings of the Executive Council"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Manual_(New_Zealand)" title="Cabinet Manual (New Zealand)">Cabinet Manual</a></i>. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 23 June 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Cabinet+Manual&rft.atitle=Sovereign%2C+Governor-General%2C+and+Executive+Council%3A+Meetings+of+the+Executive+Council&rft.date=2017-06-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdpmc.govt.nz%2Four-business-units%2Fcabinet-office%2Fsupporting-work-cabinet%2Fcabinet-manual%2F1-sovereign-governor-5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-portfolios-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-portfolios_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-portfolios_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/cabinet-office/ministers-and-their-portfolios/ministerial-portfolios">"Ministerial portfolios"</a>. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 November</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ministerial+portfolios&rft.pub=The+Department+of+the+Prime+Minister+and+Cabinet&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdpmc.govt.nz%2Four-business-units%2Fcabinet-office%2Fministers-and-their-portfolios%2Fministerial-portfolios&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/cabinet-office/supporting-work-cabinet/cabinet-manual/2-ministers-crown-3">"Ministers"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Manual_(New_Zealand)" title="Cabinet Manual (New Zealand)">Cabinet Manual</a></i>. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 February</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Cabinet+Manual&rft.atitle=Ministers&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdpmc.govt.nz%2Four-business-units%2Fcabinet-office%2Fsupporting-work-cabinet%2Fcabinet-manual%2F2-ministers-crown-3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For example: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/keith-holyoake">"Keith Holyoake"</a>. <i>NZHistory</i>. <a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Culture_and_Heritage" title="Ministry for Culture and Heritage">Ministry for Culture and Heritage</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 November</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NZHistory&rft.atitle=Keith+Holyoake&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnzhistory.govt.nz%2Fpeople%2Fkeith-holyoake&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-collective_responsibility-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-collective_responsibility_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEichbaum" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Eichbaum, Chris. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/cabinet-government/page-4">"Cabinet government – Collective responsibility"</a>. <i>Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 November</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Cabinet+government+%E2%80%93+Collective+responsibility&rft.btitle=Te+Ara%3A+The+Encyclopedia+of+New+Zealand&rft.aulast=Eichbaum&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fteara.govt.nz%2Fen%2Fcabinet-government%2Fpage-4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield195027-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield195027_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFScholefield1950">Scholefield 1950</a>, p. 27.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d4-d2.html">"General Robert Henry Wynyard"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cyclopedia_of_New_Zealand" title="The Cyclopedia of New Zealand">The Cyclopedia of New Zealand</a></i>. Victoria University of Wellington<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 September</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Cyclopedia+of+New+Zealand&rft.atitle=General+Robert+Henry+Wynyard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnzetc.victoria.ac.nz%2Ftm%2Fscholarly%2Ftei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d4-d2.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield195031-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield195031_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFScholefield1950">Scholefield 1950</a>, p. 31.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">"5.38". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/cabinet-office/supporting-work-cabinet/cabinet-manual/5-cabinet-decision-3"><i><span></span></i>Principles of Cabinet decision-making<i><span></span></i></a>. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 19 April 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 February</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=5.38&rft.btitle=Principles+of+Cabinet+decision-making&rft.pub=Department+of+the+Prime+Minister+and+Cabinet&rft.date=2023-04-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dpmc.govt.nz%2Four-business-units%2Fcabinet-office%2Fsupporting-work-cabinet%2Fcabinet-manual%2F5-cabinet-decision-3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHennessy2000" class="citation book cs1">Hennessy, Peter (2000). <i>The Prime Minister: The Office and its Holders Since 1945</i>. <a href="/wiki/Penguin_Group" title="Penguin Group">Penguin Group</a>. p. 63. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0713993405" title="Special:BookSources/0713993405"><bdi>0713993405</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Prime+Minister%3A+The+Office+and+its+Holders+Since+1945&rft.pages=63&rft.pub=Penguin+Group&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=0713993405&rft.aulast=Hennessy&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dpmc.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2020-11/ministerial-list-2-nov-2020.pdf">"Ministerial List"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 November 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 November</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ministerial+List&rft.pub=Department+of+the+Prime+Minister+and+Cabinet&rft.date=2020-11-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdpmc.govt.nz%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2020-11%2Fministerial-list-2-nov-2020.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.beehive.govt.nz/portfolios">"Portfolios"</a>. <i>Beehive.govt.nz</i>. New Zealand Government<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 February</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Beehive.govt.nz&rft.atitle=Portfolios&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehive.govt.nz%2Fportfolios&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScholefield1950" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Guy_Scholefield" title="Guy Scholefield">Scholefield, Guy</a> (1950) [1st ed. published 1913]. <i>New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949</i> (3rd ed.). Wellington, New Zealand: Govt. Printer.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=New+Zealand+Parliamentary+Record%2C+1840%E2%80%931949&rft.place=Wellington%2C+New+Zealand&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Govt.+Printer&rft.date=1950&rft.aulast=Scholefield&rft.aufirst=Guy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinisters+in+the+New+Zealand+Government" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="New_Zealand_public_service_departments" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NZ_Public_Service_Departments" title="Template:NZ Public Service Departments"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NZ_Public_Service_Departments" title="Template talk:NZ Public Service Departments"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NZ_Public_Service_Departments" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NZ Public Service Departments"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="New_Zealand_public_service_departments" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">New Zealand public service departments</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Part of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_public_sector_organisations_in_New_Zealand" title="List of public sector organisations in New Zealand">public sector organisations in New Zealand</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Departments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Law_Office_(New_Zealand)" title="Crown Law Office (New Zealand)">Crown Law Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand)" title="Department of Conservation (New Zealand)">Department of Conservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Corrections_(New_Zealand)" title="Department of Corrections (New Zealand)">Department of Corrections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Internal_Affairs" title="Department of Internal Affairs">Department of Internal Affairs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archives_New_Zealand" title="Archives New Zealand">Archives New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_New_Zealand" title="National Library of New Zealand">National Library of New Zealand</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet_(New_Zealand)" title="Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)">Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_Review_Office_(New_Zealand)" title="Education Review Office (New Zealand)">Education Review Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Ethnic_Communities" title="Ministry for Ethnic Communities">Ministry for Ethnic Communities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Communications_Security_Bureau" title="Government Communications Security Bureau">Government Communications Security Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inland_Revenue_Department_(New_Zealand)" title="Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)">Inland Revenue Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Information_New_Zealand" title="Land Information New Zealand">Land Information New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Culture_and_Heritage" title="Ministry for Culture and Heritage">Ministry for Culture and Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Pacific_Peoples" title="Ministry for Pacific Peoples">Ministry for Pacific Peoples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Primary_Industries" title="Ministry for Primary Industries">Ministry for Primary Industries</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Food_Safety" title="New Zealand Food Safety">New Zealand Food Safety</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_the_Environment_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand)">Ministry for the Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Women" title="Ministry for Women">Ministry for Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Business,_Innovation_and_Employment" title="Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment">Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_New_Zealand" title="Immigration New Zealand">Immigration New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Space_Agency" title="New Zealand Space Agency">New Zealand Space Agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Education (New Zealand)">Ministry of Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Defence (New Zealand)">Ministry of Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Trade_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Health (New Zealand)">Ministry of Health</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Public_Health_Agency_(New_Zealand)" title="Public Health Agency (New Zealand)">Public Health Agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Development">Ministry of Housing and Urban Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)">Ministry of Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Puni_K%C5%8Dkiri" title="Te Puni Kōkiri">Ministry of Māori Development–Te Puni Kōkiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Regulation" title="Ministry for Regulation">Ministry for Regulation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Development_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand)">Ministry of Social Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Transport (New Zealand)">Ministry of Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Customs_Service" title="New Zealand Customs Service">New Zealand Customs Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Security_Intelligence_Service" title="New Zealand Security Intelligence Service">New Zealand Security Intelligence Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oranga_Tamariki" title="Oranga Tamariki">Oranga Tamariki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Service_Commission_(New_Zealand)" title="Public Service Commission (New Zealand)">Public Service Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serious_Fraud_Office_(New_Zealand)" title="Serious Fraud Office (New Zealand)">Serious Fraud Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statistics_New_Zealand" title="Statistics New Zealand">Statistics New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Treasury" title="New Zealand Treasury">The Treasury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Departmental agencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cancer_Control_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cancer Control Agency (page does not exist)">Cancer Control Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Children%27s_Monitor" title="Independent Children's Monitor">Independent Children's Monitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Emergency_Management_Agency_(New_Zealand)" title="National Emergency Management Agency (New Zealand)">National Emergency Management Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whaikaha_-_Ministry_of_Disabled_People" title="Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People">Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Ethnic_Communities" title="Ministry for Ethnic Communities">Ministry for Ethnic Communities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Arawhiti" title="Te Arawhiti">Office for Māori Crown Relations–Te Arawhiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Investment_Agency" title="Social Investment Agency">Social Investment Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Interdepartmental executive boards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Executive_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Executive Board">Border Executive Board</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Family_Violence_Executive_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Family Violence Executive Board (page does not exist)">Family Violence Executive Board</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_Planning_Reform_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Strategic Planning Reform Board (page does not exist)">Strategic Planning Reform Board</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>See also: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ministers in the New Zealand Government</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Parliament_of_New_Zealand" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Parliament_of_NZ" title="Template:Parliament of NZ"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Parliament_of_NZ" title="Template talk:Parliament of NZ"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Parliament_of_NZ" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Parliament of NZ"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Parliament_of_New_Zealand" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">Parliament of New Zealand</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">Monarch</a> (represented by the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Legislative_Council_(1841%E2%80%931853)" title="New Zealand Legislative Council (1841–1853)">Legislative Council</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(1841–1853)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Legislative_Council" title="New Zealand Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(1853–1950)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg/200px-Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="725" data-file-height="699" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Representatives_crest.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/House_of_Representatives_crest.png/100px-House_of_Representatives_crest.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/House_of_Representatives_crest.png/150px-House_of_Representatives_crest.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/House_of_Representatives_crest.png/200px-House_of_Representatives_crest.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parliamentary<br />officers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislative Council</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_New_Zealand_Legislative_Council" title="List of speakers of the New Zealand Legislative Council">Speaker of the Legislative Council</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(defunct)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_Committees_(New_Zealand_Legislative_Council)" title="Chairman of Committees (New Zealand Legislative Council)">Chairman of Committees</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(defunct)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Legislative_Council" title="Leader of the Legislative Council">Leader of the Legislative Council</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(defunct)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">House of<br />Representatives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives">Speaker of the House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_Committees_(New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives)" title="Chairman of Committees (New Zealand House of Representatives)">Chairman of Committees</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(defunct)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Clerk_of_the_House_of_Representatives" title="Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives">Clerk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the House (New Zealand)">Leader of the House</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ministers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Official Opposition (New Zealand)">Shadow Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Leader_of_the_House_(New_Zealand)" title="Shadow Leader of the House (New Zealand)">Shadow Leader of the House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_whip_(New_Zealand)" title="Party whip (New Zealand)">Whips</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislative Council</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Suicide_squad_(New_Zealand)" title="Suicide squad (New Zealand)">Abolition of the Legislative Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_New_Zealand_Legislative_Council" title="List of members of the New Zealand Legislative Council">Members of the Legislative Council</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">House of<br />Representatives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/54th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="54th New Zealand Parliament">Current</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/53rd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="53rd New Zealand Parliament">previous</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_longest-serving_members_of_the_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="List of longest-serving members of the New Zealand Parliament">30+ years</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Father_of_the_House_(New_Zealand)" title="Father of the House (New Zealand)">Father or Mother of the House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baby_of_the_House#New_Zealand" title="Baby of the House">Baby of the House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Procedure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speech_from_the_throne" title="Speech from the throne">Speech from the throne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Question_time#New_Zealand" title="Question time">Question Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading_(legislature)" title="Reading (legislature)">Readings of bills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Private_member%27s_bill#New_Zealand" title="Private member's bill">Members' bills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives_committees" title="New Zealand House of Representatives committees">Committees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Consent" title="King's Consent">King's Consent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">Royal assent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_New_Zealand" title="Elections in New Zealand">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2023 New Zealand general election">Previous</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_New_Zealand_general_election" title="Next New Zealand general election">Next</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_parliaments_of_New_Zealand" title="List of parliaments of New Zealand">List</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system_of_New_Zealand" title="Electoral system of New Zealand">Electoral system</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mixed-member_proportional_representation" title="Mixed-member proportional representation">Mixed-member proportional</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(current)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">First-past-the-post</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(previously)</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_electorates" title="New Zealand electorates">Electorates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_by-elections" title="List of New Zealand by-elections">By-elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_appointments_to_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="List of appointments to the New Zealand House of Representatives">Appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Supplementary elections</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(defunct)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caretaker_government" title="Caretaker government">Caretaker government</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_House" title="General Assembly House">General Assembly House</a>, Auckland <span style="font-size:90%;">(demolished)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_House,_Wellington" title="Parliament House, Wellington">Parliament House, Wellington</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(current)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beehive_(New_Zealand)" title="Beehive (New Zealand)">Beehive</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(current executive wing)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliamentary_Library" title="New Zealand Parliamentary Library">Parliamentary Library</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(current)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowen_House" title="Bowen House">Bowen House</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(current)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Parliamentary_Association" title="Commonwealth Parliamentary Association">Commonwealth Parliamentary Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislature_broadcasters_in_New_Zealand" title="Legislature broadcasters in New Zealand">Legislature broadcasters in New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Debates_(Hansard)" title="Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)"><i>Parliamentary Debates</i> (Hansard)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waka-jumping" title="Waka-jumping">Waka-jumping</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&oldid=1258608797">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&oldid=1258608797</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Constitution_of_New_Zealand" title="Category:Constitution of New Zealand">Constitution of New Zealand</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Public_office-holders_in_New_Zealand" title="Category:Public office-holders in New Zealand">Public office-holders in New Zealand</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_November_2020" title="Category:Use dmy dates from November 2020">Use dmy dates from November 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_M%C4%81ori-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Māori-language text">Articles containing Māori-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_potentially_dated_statements_from_November_2023" title="Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from November 2023">Articles containing potentially dated statements from November 2023</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_containing_potentially_dated_statements" title="Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements">All articles containing potentially dated statements</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 20 November 2024, at 17:14<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-6b7f745dd4-69f2j","wgBackendResponseTime":165,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.563","walltime":"0.683","ppvisitednodes":{"value":2787,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":110922,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":3482,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":23,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":5,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":126038,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 573.799 1 -total"," 29.25% 167.857 2 Template:Reflist"," 21.72% 124.638 1 Template:Politics_of_New_Zealand"," 21.31% 122.269 1 Template:Sidebar_with_collapsible_lists"," 17.57% 100.811 4 Template:Cite_book"," 15.63% 89.698 2 Template:Langx"," 7.19% 41.274 4 Template:Navbox"," 6.53% 37.488 5 Template:Hlist"," 5.35% 30.686 1 Template:NZ_Public_Service_Departments"," 5.02% 28.804 2 Template:Sfn"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.343","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":14601667,"limit":52428800},"limitreport-logs":"table#1 {\n}\nanchor_id_list = table#1 {\n [\"CITEREFDowdingDumont2014\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFEichbaum\"] = 3,\n [\"CITEREFHennessy2000\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFJackson2013\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFPalmerElias\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFScholefield1950\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFYoung2000\"] = 1,\n}\ntemplate_list = table#1 {\n [\"-\"] = 1,\n [\"As of\"] = 1,\n [\"Cite book\"] = 4,\n [\"Cite encyclopedia\"] = 3,\n [\"Cite news\"] = 1,\n [\"Cite video\"] = 1,\n [\"Cite web\"] = 8,\n [\"Cite work\"] = 1,\n [\"Langx\"] = 2,\n [\"NZ Public Service Departments\"] = 1,\n [\"NoteFoot\"] = 1,\n [\"NoteTag\"] = 3,\n [\"Parliament of NZ\"] = 1,\n [\"Politics of New Zealand\"] = 1,\n [\"Quote box\"] = 1,\n [\"Refbegin\"] = 1,\n [\"Refend\"] = 1,\n [\"Reflist\"] = 1,\n [\"See also\"] = 1,\n [\"Sfn\"] = 2,\n [\"Use dmy dates\"] = 1,\n}\narticle_whitelist = table#1 {\n}\n"},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-6b7f745dd4-zrk7h","timestamp":"20241125110731","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Ministers in the New Zealand Government","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ministers_in_the_New_Zealand_Government","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6866528","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6866528","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2004-10-27T06:48:03Z","dateModified":"2024-11-20T17:14:37Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/72\/Group_of_NZ_cabinet_ministers_%281941%29.jpg"}</script> </body> </html>