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Minister for Seniors
Coat of Arms of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Incumbent
Hon Tracey Martin
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
Inaugural holderMargaret Shields
Formation24 July 1990
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.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

  Labour   National   NZ First

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 Margaret Shields 24 July 1990 2 November 1990 width=1 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Palmer
style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Moore
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 2 Graeme Lee 2 November 1990 3 October 1991 rowspan="4" style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Bolger
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 3 Wyatt Creech 3 October 1991 29 November 1993
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 4 Peter Gresham 29 November 1993 16 December 1996
style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand First/meta/color"| 5 Robyn McDonald 16 December 1996 31 August 1998
style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand First/meta/color"| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Shipley
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 6 David Carter 31 August 1998 10 December 1999
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 7 Lianne Dalziel 10 December 1999 28 January 2003 rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Clark
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 8 Ruth Dyson 28 January 2003 19 November 2008
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 9 John Carter 8 November 2008 8 June 2011 rowspan="4" style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Key
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 10 Craig Foss File:Craig Foss.jpg 8 June 2011 14 December 2011
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 11 Jo Goodhew 14 December 2011 8 October 2014
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 12 Maggie Barry 8 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 First/meta/color"| 13 Tracey Martin 26 October 2017 present style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Ardern

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf
  2. ^ a b Wood 1996, p. 91.

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