Minister for Seniors
| Minister for Seniors | |
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| Ministry of Social Development | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Margaret Shields |
| Formation | 24 July 1990 |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The Minister for Seniors is the government minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of senior citizens.
The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 24 July 1990.[2] It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio.
History
The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Seniors.[2]
- Key
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
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| 1 | Margaret Shields | .jpg)
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24 July 1990 | 2 November 1990 | Palmer | ||
| Moore | |||||||
| 2 | Graeme Lee | 
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2 November 1990 | 3 October 1991 | Bolger | ||
| 3 | Wyatt Creech | 
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3 October 1991 | 29 November 1993 | |||
| 4 | Peter Gresham | 
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29 November 1993 | 16 December 1996 | |||
| 5 | Robyn McDonald |
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16 December 1996 | 31 August 1998 | |||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 6 | David Carter | 
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31 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| 7 | Lianne Dalziel | 
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10 December 1999 | 28 January 2003 | Clark | ||
| 8 | Ruth Dyson | 
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28 January 2003 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| 9 | John Carter | 
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19 November 2008 | 8 June 2011 | Key | ||
| 10 | Craig Foss | File:Craig Foss.jpg | 8 June 2011 | 14 December 2011 | |||
| 11 | Jo Goodhew | 
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14 December 2011 | 8 October 2014 | |||
| 12 | Maggie Barry | 
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8 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | |||
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| 13 | Tracey Martin | 
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26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | ||
| 14 | Ayesha Verrall | 
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6 November 2020 | 1 February 2023 | |||
| Hipkins | |||||||
| 15 | Ginny Andersen |
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1 February 2023 | Present | |||
Notes
References
- Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1-877133-00-0.
