Minister of Immigration (New Zealand)
| Minister of Immigration of New Zealand | |
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| Immigration New Zealand | |
| Style | The Honourable |
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| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 30 April 1940 |
| First holder | David Wilson |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
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The Minister of Immigration was established by the First Labour Government in 1940. Note that while Martin has the first minister (in 1946) as Angus McLagan ,[2] Wilson and Wood have David Wilson and Paddy Webb preceding him (from 1940).
The current minister is Iain Lees-Galloway while the Associate Minister of Immigration is Kris Faafoi.[3]
Functions and responsibilities
The Minister of Immigration is responsible for leading the policy and strategic direction of the New Zealand immigration system and setting the rules and criteria for the granting of visas and entry permission, and making decisions in individual cases. The Minister of Immigration receives operational support from Immigration New Zealand, which is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). MBIE's Immigration Policy Team advises the Minister on policy matters. The Immigration Minister also has jurisdiction over both the Immigration Advisers Authority, which provides licenses to service people who provide immigration advice to prospective immigrants, and the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal. The Minister of Immigration is regulated by the Immigration Act 2009 and the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act.[4]
List of ministers
The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Immigration.[5]
| Party key | bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color | | Labour |
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| bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color | | National | |
| bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color | | NZ First |
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Notes
- ^ https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf
- ^ Martin 1996, p. 365.
- ^ "Ministerial List". DPMC. 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Ministerial Portfolio: Immigration". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Wood 1996, pp. 35–7, 40, 43, 48–9, 51–2, 54–5, 57–8, 60, 63, 66, 68, 74, 78, 84.
References
- Martin, John E (1996). Holding the Balance: A History of New Zealand’s Department of Labour 1891-1995. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p. 365. ISBN 0-908812-62-0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V R Ward, Government Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- 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.
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