Ministerial List for Announcement on 12 December 2011
Note: Portfolios are listed in the left hand column. Other responsibilities assigned by the Prime Minister are listed in the right hand column.
THE CABINET
Portfolios Other responsibilities 1 Rt Hon John Key
Prime Minister Minister Responsible for Ministerial Minister of Tourism Services Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service Minister Responsible for the GCSB 2 Hon Bill English
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance1
3 Hon Gerry Brownlee
Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Leader of the House Minister of Transport Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission 4 Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development Associate Minister of Finance Minister of Science and Innovation Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment 5 Hon Judith Collins
Minister of Justice2 Minister for ACC Minister for Ethnic Affairs
1 The Finance portfolio incorporates the responsibilities formerly included in the Infrastructure portfolio. 2 The Justice portfolio includes responsibility for the Law Commission.
6 Hon Tony Ryall
Minister of Health Minister for State Owned Enterprises 7 Hon Hekia Parata
Minister of Education3 Minister of Pacific Island Affairs 8 Hon Christopher Finlayson
Attorney-General Associate Minister of Maori Affairs Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage 9 Hon Paula Bennett
Minister for Social Development Minister of Youth Affairs
10 Hon Dr Nick Smith
Minister for the Environment Minister for Climate Change Issues Minister of Local Government
11 Hon David Carter
Minister for Primary Industries4
12 Hon Murray McCully
Minister of Foreign Affairs5 Minister for Sport and Recreation
13 Hon Anne Tolley
Minister of Police Deputy Leader of the House Minister of Corrections
3 The Education portfolio includes responsibility for the Education Review Office. 4 The new Primary Industries portfolio incorporates the responsibilities formerly included in the Agriculture, Biosecurity, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Forestry portfolios. 5 The Foreign Affairs portfolio incorporates the responsibilities formerly included in the Disarmament and Arms Control portfolio.
14 Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman
Minister of Defence Associate Minister of Finance Minister of State Services
15 Hon Tim Groser
Minister of Trade Minister Responsible for International Climate Change Negotiations Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs 16 Hon Phil Heatley
Minister of Energy and Resources Minister of Housing
17 Hon Kate Wilkinson
Minister of Conservation Associate Minister of Immigration Minister of Labour Minister for Food Safety 18 Hon Nathan Guy
Minister of Immigration Associate Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Racing Minister of Veterans’ Affairs 19 Hon Craig Foss
Minister of Commerce Associate Minister for ACC Minister of Broadcasting Associate Minister of Education 20 Amy Adams
Minister of Internal Affairs6 Associate Minister for Canterbury Minister for Communications and Information Earthquake Recovery Technology
6 The Internal Affairs portfolio includes responsibility for Archives New Zealand and the New Zealand National Library.
MINISTERS OUTSIDE CABINET
21 Hon Maurice Williamson
Minister for Building and Construction Minister of Customs Minister for Land Information Minister of Statistics
Minister of Civil Defence Associate Minister of Tourism Minister of Consumer Affairs Associate Minister of Transport
23 Jo Goodhew
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Associate Minister of Health Sector Minister for Senior Citizens Minister of Women’s Affairs
Minister of Courts Associate Minister of Justice Associate Minister of Social Development
SUPPORT PARTY MINISTERS
Hon Peter Dunne
Minister of Revenue Associate Minister of Conservation Associate Minister of Health Hon John Banks Minister for Regulatory Reform Associate Minister of Commerce Minister for Small Business Associate Minister of Education Hon Dr Pita Sharples Minister of Maori Affairs Associate Minister of Corrections Associate Minister of Education Hon Tariana Turia Minister for Whanau Ora Associate Minister of Health Minister for Disability Issues Associate Minister of Housing Associate Minister for Social Development Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment7
7 The delegated responsibilities in this portfolio will specifically relate to the Employment area.