Minister for Rail
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| Minister of Railways of New Zealand | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Formation | 24 November 1895 |
| Abolished | 19 October 1993 |
The Minister of Railways was the minister in the government responsible for the New Zealand Railways Department 1895–1981, the New Zealand Railways Corporation 1981–1993, and New Zealand Rail Limited 1990–1993. The portfolio was established in 1895, 15 years after the Railways Department was formed, and was abolished in 1993, when New Zealand Rail Limited was privatised. Today, KiwiRail is answerable to both the Minister of State Owned Enterprises, and the Minister of Transport.
Office-holders
The following 25 MPs have held the office of Minister of Railways:[1]
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | |
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| 1 | Alfred Cadman | 24 November 1895 | 28 April 1899 | Liberal |
| 2 | Joseph Ward | 17 May 1900 | 13 January 1906 | Liberal |
| 3 | William Hall-Jones | 18 June 1906 | 24 May 1908 | Liberal |
| 4 | John A. Millar | 24 May 1908 | 24 August 1912 | Liberal |
| 5 | Arthur Myers | 25 August 1912 | 10 December 1912 | Liberal |
| 6 | William Herries | 10 December 1912 | 28 May 1919 | Reform |
| 7 | William Massey | 28 May 1919 | 6 December 1922 | Reform |
| 8 | David Guthrie | 6 December 1922 | 27 March 1923 | Reform |
| 9 | Gordon Coates | 1 April 1923 | 21 December 1928 | Reform |
| 10 | William Taverner | 7 July 1928 | 13 December 1930 | United (Liberal) |
| 11 | Bill Veitch | 13 December 1930 | 31 August 1931 | United |
| 12 | George Forbes | 19 September 1931 | 26 November 1935 | United |
| 13 | Dan Sullivan | 26 November 1935 | 12 December 1941 | Labour |
| 14 | Bob Semple | 12 December 1941 | 12 December 1949 | Labour |
| 15 | William Goosman | 12 December 1949 | 7 February 1954 | National |
| 16 | John McAlpine | 7 February 1954 | 8 December 1957 | National |
| 17 | Michael Moohan | 8 December 1957 | 31 August 1960 | Labour |
| 18 | John McAlpine | 6 September 1960 | 12 December 1966 | National |
| 19 | Peter Gordon | 12 December 1966 | 11 December 1972 | National |
| 20 | Tom McGuigan | 11 December 1972 | 10 September 1974[2] | Labour |
| 21 | Ron Bailey | 10 September 1974[2] | 12 December 1975[2] | Labour |
| 22 | Colin McLachlan | 12 December 1975[3] | 11 December 1981[3] | National |
| 23 | George Gair | 11 December 1981[4] | 26 July 1984[4] | National |
| 24 | Richard Prebble | 26 July 1984[5] | 5 December 1990 | Labour |
| 25 | Roger Sowry | 5 December 1990 | 19 October 1993 | National |
See also
Notes
- ^ Leitch & Stott 1988, Appendix two - Ministers of Railways 1895 - 1988.
- ^ a b c Wilson 1985, p. 93.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 95.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 94.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 97.
References
- Leitch, David Bruce; Stott, Bob (1988). New Zealand Railways - The First 125 Years. Birkenhead, Auckland: Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0000-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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