Minister for Seniors

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Minister for Seniors
Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg
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Casey Costello (crop).jpg
Incumbent
Casey Costello
since 27 November 2023
Ministry of Social Development
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
Inaugural holder Margaret Shields
Formation24 July 1990
Salary$288,900 [1]
Website www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Seniors is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of senior citizens.

Contents

The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 24 July 1990. [2] It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio.

History

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Seniors. [2]

Key

   Labour    National    NZ First

No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister
1 Margaret Shields Margaret Shields DCNZM (cropped).jpg 24 July 19902 November 1990 Palmer
Moore
2 Graeme Lee Graeme Lee crop.jpg 2 November 19903 October 1991 Bolger
3 Wyatt Creech Wyatt Creech, 1998.jpg 3 October 199129 November 1993
4 Peter Gresham No image.png 29 November 199316 December 1996
5 Robyn McDonald No image.png 16 December 199631 August 1998
Shipley
6 David Carter David Carter 2014.jpg 31 August 199810 December 1999
7 Lianne Dalziel Lianne Dalziel.jpg 10 December 199928 January 2003 Clark
8 Ruth Dyson Ruth Dyson, 2011.jpg 28 January 200319 November 2008
9 John Carter John.Carter.Kerikeri.2016.JPG 19 November 20088 June 2011 Key
10 Craig Foss 8 June 201114 December 2011
11 Jo Goodhew Jo Goodhew.jpg 14 December 20118 October 2014
12 Maggie Barry Maggie Barry crop.png 8 October 201426 October 2017
English
13 Tracey Martin Tracey Martin.jpg 26 October 20176 November 2020 Ardern
14 Ayesha Verrall Dr Ayesha Verrall - Labour List Candidate.jpg 6 November 20201 February 2023
Hipkins
15 Ginny Andersen Ginny Andersen.jpg 1 February 202327 November 2023
16 Casey Costello Casey Costello (crop).jpg 27 November 2023present Luxon

Notes

  1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Wood 1996, p. 91.

References