Minister of Fisheries (New Zealand)

The Minister of Fisheries in New Zealand is a current cabinet member appointed by the Prime Minister to be responsible for New Zealand's aquaculture and fishing industries and to oversee the Ministry of Fisheries. Similar duties were performed previously by the Minister of Marine.

Minister of Fisheries
Incumbent
Stuart Nash

since 26 October 2017
Ministry of Fisheries
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation8 March 1977
First holderJim Bolger
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The present Minister is Stuart Nash, a member of the Labour Party.[2]

List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Fisheries.[3]

Key

  Labour   National   Progressive

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
1 Jim Bolger 8 March 1977 13 December 1978 Muldoon
2 Duncan MacIntyre 13 December 1978 26 July 1984
3 Colin Moyle 26 July 1984 9 February 1990 Lange
Palmer
4 Ken Shirley 9 February 1990 2 November 1990
Moore
5 Doug Kidd 2 November 1990 16 December 1996 Bolger
6 John Luxton 16 December 1996 10 December 1999
Shipley
7 Pete Hodgson 10 December 1999 26 February 2004 Clark
8 David Benson-Pope 26 February 2004 19 October 2005
9 Jim Anderton 19 October 2005 19 November 2008
10 Phil Heatley 19 November 2008 14 December 2011 Key
2011-2017: No separate appointments
11 Stuart Nash 26 October 2017 present Ardern
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See also

Notes

  1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. Wilson 1985, pp. 94–98.

References

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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