Minister for Pacific Peoples

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Minister for Pacific Peoples of New Zealand
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Incumbent
Barbara Edmonds
since 1 February 2023
Ministry for Pacific Peoples
Style The Honourable
Member of
Reports to Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation26 July 1984
First holder Richard Prebble
Salary$288,900 [1]
Website www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Pacific Peoples is a ministerial portfolio in the government of New Zealand with responsibility over the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. The role was established in 1984 as Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, prior to which, Pacific Island affairs had been within the purview of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The position was renamed Minister for Pacific Peoples on 22 December 2015.

Contents

The current minister is Barbara Edmonds. [2]

List of ministers

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Pacific Peoples. [3]

Key

   Labour    National    Te Tawharau

No.NamePortraitTerm of officePrime Minister
1 Richard Prebble Richard Prebble.jpg 1 August 198725 August 1988 Lange
2 Russell Marshall Russell Marshall.jpg 6 September 198812 December 1989
Palmer
(1) Richard Prebble Richard Prebble.jpg 4 February 19902 November 1990
Moore
3 Bill Birch Bill Birch.jpg 2 November 199022 August 1991 Bolger
4 Don McKinnon Don McKinnon 2012.jpg 24 September 199113 August 1998
Shipley
5 Tuariki Delamere No image.png 18 August 199810 December 1999
6 Mark Gosche Mark Gosche.jpg 10 December 199912 May 2003 Clark
7 Phil Goff Phil Goff, 2003.jpg 19 May 20035 November 2007
8 Winnie Laban Luamanuvao Winnie Laban.jpg 5 November 200719 November 2008
9 Georgina te Heuheu Georgina te Heuheu.jpg 19 November 200814 December 2011 Key
10 Hekia Parata Min. of Ed.jpg 14 December 201127 January 2014
11 Sam Lotu-Iiga Sam Lotu-Iiga, 2009.jpg 28 January 201420 December 2016
12 Alfred Ngaro Alfred Ngaro 2013.jpg 20 December 201626 October 2017
English
13 William Sio William Sio 2019 (cropped).jpg 26 October 20171 February 2023 Ardern
Hipkins
14 Barbara Edmonds Barbara Edmonds.jpg 1 February 2023present

See also

Notes

  1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. Wilson 1985, pp. 97.

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