Ministerial List 26 October 2017
Notes: 1. All Ministers are members of the Executive Council. 2. The Parliamentary Under-Secretaries are part of executive government, but are not members of the Executive Council. 3. Portfolios are listed in the left-hand column. Other responsibilities assigned by the Prime Minister are listed in the right-hand column.
CABINET MINISTERS
Portfolios Other responsibilities 1 Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister Minister for Child Poverty Reduction Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister for National Security and Intelligence
2 Rt Hon Winston Peters
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for State Owned Enterprises Minister for Racing
3 Hon Kelvin Davis
Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Associate Minister of Education (Māori Minister of Corrections Education) Minister of Tourism
4 Hon Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance1 Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Minister for Sport and Recreation Heritage
1 The Finance portfolio includes the responsibilities formerly included within the Regulatory Reform portfolio.
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CABINET MINISTERS
Portfolios Other responsibilities 5 Hon Phil Twyford
Minister of Housing and Urban Development2 Minister of Transport
6 Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration Commission Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
7 Hon Chris Hipkins
Minister of Education3 Leader of the House Minister of State Services Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
8 Hon Andrew Little
Minister of Justice Minister Responsible for Pike River Minister for Courts Re-entry Minister Responsible for the GCSB Minister Responsible for the NZSIS Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
9 Hon Carmel Sepuloni
Minister for Social Development4 Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Minister for Disability Issues Heritage Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples
2 The Housing and Urban Development portfolio includes all housing-related matters (other than regulation of the building and construction sector) and incorporates the responsibilities formerly included within the Social Housing and HCNZ portfolios. 3 The Education portfolio also incorporates responsibility for the tertiary education and skills components formerly included within the Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment portfolio. 4 The Social Development portfolio includes responsibility for the Social Investment Agency and Board.
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CABINET MINISTERS
Portfolios Other responsibilities
10 Hon Dr David Clark
Minister of Health Associate Minister of Finance
11 Hon David Parker
Attorney-General Associate Minister of Finance Minister for Economic Development Minister for the Environment Minister for Trade and Export Growth
12 Hon Nanaia Mahuta
Minister for Māori Development Associate Minister for the Environment Minister of Local Government
13 Hon Stuart Nash
Minister of Police Minister of Fisheries Minister of Revenue Minister for Small Business
14 Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Deputy Leader of the House Minister of Immigration Minister for ACC
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CABINET MINISTERS
Portfolios Other responsibilities 15 Hon Jenny Salesa
Minister for Building and Construction Associate Minister of Education Minister for Ethnic Communities Associate Minister of Health Associate Minister of Housing and Urban Development
16 Hon Damien O’Connor
Minister of Agriculture Associate Minister for Trade and Export Minister for Biosecurity Growth Minister for Food Safety Minister for Rural Communities
17 Hon Clare Curran
Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Associate Minister for ACC Digital Media Associate Minister of State Services Minister for Government Digital Services (Open Government)
Hon Ron Mark
Minister of Defence Minister for Veterans
Hon Tracey Martin Minister for Children Associate Minister of Education Minister of Internal Affairs Minister for Seniors
Hon Shane Jones
Minister of Forestry Associate Minister of Finance Minister for Infrastructure Associate Minister of Transport Minister for Regional Economic Development
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MINISTERS OUTSIDE CABINET
Portfolios Other responsibilities Hon Kris Faafoi
Minister of Civil Defence Associate Minister of Immigration Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hon Peeni Henare
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Associate Minister for Social Sector Development Minister for Whānau Ora Minister for Youth
Hon Willie Jackson
Minister of Employment5 Associate Minister for Māori Development
Hon Aupito William Sio Minister for Pacific Peoples Associate Minister for Courts Associate Minister of Justice
Hon Meka Whaitiri
Minister of Customs Associate Minister of Agriculture Associate Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Associate Minister of Local Government
5 The Employment portfolio includes employment components of the Social Development portfolio and the former Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment portfolio.
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SUPPORT PARTY MINISTERS
Portfolios Other responsibilities Hon James Shaw Minister for Climate Change Associate Minister of Finance Minister of Statistics
Minister for Women Associate Minister of Health Associate Minister of Transport
Hon Eugenie Sage Minister of Conservation Associate Minister for the Environment Minister for Land Information
PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES
Michael Wood MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Ethnic Communities
Fletcher Tabuteau MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for Regional Economic Development
Jan Logie MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues)
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