Minister of Forestry (New Zealand)
Appearance
Minister of Forestry of New Zealand | |
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Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 1 May 1893 |
First holder | John McKenzie |
Salary | $288,900[1] |
Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
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The Minister of Forestry is a ministerial portfolio in the government of New Zealand. The position was created in 1893 as Commissioner of Forests, being re-named Commissioner of State Forests in 1922 before finally having the title altered from Commissioner to Minister in 1949.
The present Minister is Shane Jones, a member of the New Zealand First party.[2]
List of Ministers
The following ministers held the office of Minister of Forestry.[3]
- Key
Liberal Reform United Labour National Progressive NZ First
See also
Notes
- ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 72–98.
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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