Ministry for Primary Industries
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2012 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, Wellington WELLINGTON 6011 |
| Annual budget | Vote Primary Industries and Food Safety Total budget for 2017/18  $991,899,000[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) (Māori: Manatū Ahu Matua) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with overseeing, managing and regulating the farming, fishing, food, animal welfare, biosecurity, and forestry sectors of New Zealand's primary industries. In December 2017, Agriculture, Food Safety and Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor announced that the Ministry of Primary Industries would be reorganised into four entities: Fisheries New Zealand, Forestry New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand and New Zealand Food Safety, existing within the one ministry.[2]
History
Formed in April 2012, MPI is a merger of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), the Ministry of Fisheries (MFish), and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).[3]
Ministers
The Ministry serves 6 portfolios and 4 ministers.
| OFFICEHOLDER | PORTFOLIO(S) | OTHER RESPONSIBILITY(IES) |
|---|---|---|
| Hon Damien O'Connor | Lead Minister (Ministry for Primary Industries) Minister of Agriculture Minister for Biosecurity Minister for Food Safety Minister for Rural Communities |
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| Hon Stuart Nash | Minister of Fisheries | |
| Hon Shane Jones | Minister of Forestry | |
| Hon Meka Whaitiri | Associate Minister of Agriculture |
List of Ministers for Primary Industries
| Colour key (for political parties) |
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| National |
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | |||
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| style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| | 1 | David Carter | 
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14 December 2011 | 28 January 2013 | 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"| | 2 | Nathan Guy | 
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28 January 2013 | 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 | |||||
See also
- Biosecurity in New Zealand
- Public sector organisations in New Zealand
- Regulation of animal research in New Zealand
References
- ^ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2017. The Treasury.
- ^ https://pro.newsroom.co.nz/articles/2333-o-connor-keeps-mpi-as-one-ministry-but-with-4-entities
- ^ Carter, David (6 March 2012). "MAF to become Ministry for Primary Industries" (Press release). New Zealand Government.
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