Minister of Transport (New Zealand)
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| Style | The Honourable |
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| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 10 December 1928 |
| First holder | Bill Veitch |
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The Minister of Transport is a minister in the New Zealand Government responsible for investment in transport infrastructure and services, regulation, and developing the transport system to maximise economic and social benefits while minimising harm.[1]
Ministers of Transport
[edit]The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Transport.[2]
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| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
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| 1 | Bill Veitch | 
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10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 | Ward | ||
| 2 | William Taverner | 
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28 May 1930 | 22 September 1931 | Forbes | ||
| 3 | Gordon Coates | 
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22 September 1931 | 6 December 1935 | |||
| 4 | Bob Semple | 
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6 December 1935 | 9 December 1942 | Savage | ||
| Fraser | |||||||
| 5 | James O'Brien | 
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9 December 1942 | 28 September 1947† | |||
| 6 | Fred Hackett | 
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18 October 1947 | 13 December 1949 | |||
| 7 | Stan Goosman | 
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13 December 1949 | 12 December 1957 | Holland | ||
| Holyoake | |||||||
| 8 | John Mathison | 
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12 December 1957 | 12 December 1960 | Nash | ||
| 9 | John McAlpine | 
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12 December 1960 | 12 December 1966 | Holyoake | ||
| 10 | Peter Gordon | 
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12 December 1966 | 8 December 1972 | |||
| Marshall | |||||||
| 11 | Sir Basil Arthur | 
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8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Kirk | ||
| Rowling | |||||||
| 12 | Colin McLachlan |
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12 December 1975 | 11 December 1981 | Muldoon | ||
| 13 | George Gair | 
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11 December 1981 | 26 July 1984 | |||
| 14 | Richard Prebble | .jpg)
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26 July 1984 | 24 August 1987 | Lange | ||
| 15 | Bill Jeffries | 
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24 August 1987 | 2 November 1990 | |||
| Palmer | |||||||
| Moore | |||||||
| 16 | Rob Storey |
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2 November 1990 | 29 November 1993 | Bolger | ||
| 17 | Maurice Williamson | 
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29 November 1993 | 16 December 1996 | |||
| 18 | Jenny Shipley | .jpg)
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16 December 1996 | 8 December 1997 | |||
| (17) | Maurice Williamson |
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8 December 1997 | 10 December 1999 | Shipley | ||
| 19 | Mark Gosche | 
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10 December 1999 | 27 July 2002 | Clark | ||
| 20 | Paul Swain | .jpg)
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27 July 2002 | 26 February 2004 | |||
| 21 | Pete Hodgson | 
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26 February 2004 | 19 October 2005 | |||
| 22 | David Parker | 
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19 October 2005 | 21 March 2006 | |||
| 23 | Annette King | 
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21 March 2006 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| 24 | Steven Joyce | 
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19 November 2008 | 12 December 2011 | Key | ||
| 25 | Gerry Brownlee | 
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12 December 2011 | 6 October 2014 | |||
| 26 | Simon Bridges | 
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6 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | |||
| English | |||||||
| 27 | Phil Twyford | 
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26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | ||
| 28 | Michael Wood | 
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6 November 2020 | 21 June 2023 | |||
| Hipkins | |||||||
| (22) | David Parker | 
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21 June 2023 | 27 November 2023 | |||
| 29 | Simeon Brown | .png)
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27 November 2023 | present | Luxon | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ministerial portfolio Transport". www.dpmc.govt.nz. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985). New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. pp. 80–97. OCLC 154283103.
