Minister for Pacific Peoples of New Zealand
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Flag of New Zealand
Incumbent
Shane Reti
since 27 November 2023
Ministry for Pacific Peoples
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation26 July 1984
First holderRichard Prebble
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Pacific Peoples is a ministerial portfolio in the government of New Zealand with responsibility over the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. The role was established in 1984 as Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, prior to which, Pacific Island affairs had been within the purview of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The position was renamed Minister for Pacific Peoples on 22 December 2015.

The current minister is Shane Reti.[2]

List of ministers

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Pacific Peoples.[3]

Key

  Labour   National   Te Tawharau

No. Name Portrait Term of office Prime Minister
1 Richard Prebble 1 August 1987 25 August 1988 Lange
2 Russell Marshall 6 September 1988 12 December 1989
Palmer
(1) Richard Prebble 4 February 1990 2 November 1990
Moore
3 Bill Birch 2 November 1990 22 August 1991 Bolger
4 Don McKinnon 24 September 1991 13 August 1998
Shipley
5 Tuariki Delamere 18 August 1998 10 December 1999
6 Mark Gosche 10 December 1999 12 May 2003 Clark
7 Phil Goff 19 May 2003 5 November 2007
8 Winnie Laban 5 November 2007 19 November 2008
9 Georgina te Heuheu 19 November 2008 14 December 2011 Key
10 Hekia Parata 14 December 2011 27 January 2014
11 Sam Lotu-Iiga 28 January 2014 20 December 2016
12 Alfred Ngaro 20 December 2016 26 October 2017
English
13 William Sio 26 October 2017 1 February 2023 Ardern
Hipkins
14 Barbara Edmonds 1 February 2023 27 November 2023
15 Shane Reti 27 November 2023 present Luxon

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 97.

References

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