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Minister for Social Development
Coat of arms of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
since 26 October 2017
Ministry of Social Development
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation13 December 1938
First holderWalter Nash
(as Minister for Social Security)
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Social Development is a minister in the government of New Zealand with responsibility promoting social development and welfare, and is in charge of the Ministry of Social Development. The position was established in 1938 after the passing of the Social Security Act 1938.

The present Minister is Carmel Sepuloni.[2]

List of Ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Social Development:[3]

Key

  Labour   National

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 1 Walter Nash 13 December 1938 30 April 1940 width=1 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color;"| Savage
height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color;"| Fraser
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 2 Bill Parry 30 April 1940 13 December 1949
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 3 Jack Watts 13 December 1949 19 December 1950 rowspan=5 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Holland
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 4 William Bodkin 19 December 1950 26 November 1954
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 5 Eric Halstead 26 November 1954 23 March 1956
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 6 Dean Eyre 23 March 1956 13 February 1957
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 7 Geoff Gerard 13 February 1957 26 September 1957
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Holyoake
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 8 Hilda Ross 26 September 1957 12 December 1957
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 9 Mabel Howard 12 December 1957 12 December 1960 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Nash
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 10 Norman Shelton 12 December 1960 24 January 1962 rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Holyoake
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 11 Don McKay 24 January 1962 9 February 1972
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 12 Lance Adams-Schneider 9 February 1972 8 December 1972 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Marshall
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 13 Norman King 8 December 1972 12 December 1975 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Kirk
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Rowling
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 14 Bert Walker 12 December 1975 13 December 1978 rowspan=3 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Muldoon
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 15 George Gair 13 December 1978 12 February 1981
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 16 Venn Young 12 February 1981 26 July 1984
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 17 Ann Hercus 26 July 1984 24 August 1987 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Lange
rowspan=3 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 18 Michael Cullen 24 August 1987 2 November 1990 height=36 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"|
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Palmer
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Moore
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 19 Jenny Shipley 2 November 1990 12 October 1996 rowspan="2" style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Bolger
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 20 Roger Sowry 12 October 1996 5 December 1999
style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Shipley
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 21 Steve Maharey 5 December 1999 19 October 2005 rowspan=4 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Clark
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 22 David Benson-Pope 19 October 2005 27 July 2007
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| (21) Steve Maharey
(acting) 		27 July 2007 31 October 2007
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 23 Ruth Dyson 31 October 2007 19 November 2008
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 24 Paula Bennett 19 November 2008 6 October 2014 rowspan="2" style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Key
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 25 Anne Tolley 6 October 2014 26 October 2017
style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| English
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 26 Carmel Sepuloni 26 October 2017 Incumbent style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Ardern

Notes

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 63–98, 130.

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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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