Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

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Workplace Relations and Safety of New Zealand
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Incumbent
Brooke van Velden
since 27 November 2023
WorkSafe New Zealand
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
Formation8 October 2014
First holder Michael Woodhouse
Salary$288,900 [1]
Website www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is a minister in the government of New Zealand. The minister has responsibility for WorkSafe New Zealand and acts as chair of the Industrial Relations Foundation. It was preceded by the Minister of Labour.

Contents

The current minister is Carmel Sepuloni. [2]

Overview

The minister oversees the health and safety at work regulatory system, employment relations and standards regulatory system including the overarching employment relations framework and prescribed minimum standards, such as the minimum wage and holiday entitlements. [3]

List of ministers

Key

   Labour    National    ACT

No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister
1 Michael Woodhouse Michael Woodhouse 2013 (cropped).jpg 8 October 201426 October 2017 Key
English
2 Iain Lees-Galloway Iain Lees-Galloway.jpg 26 October 201722 July 2020 Ardern
3 Andrew Little Andrew Little 2019 (cropped).jpg 22 July 20206 November 2020
4 Michael Wood Michael Wood, 2020.jpg 6 November 202021 June 2023
Hipkins
5 Carmel Sepuloni Carmel Sepuloni.jpg 21 June 202327 November 2023
6 Brooke van Velden Brooke van Velden (crop).jpg 27 November 2023present Luxon

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References

  1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. Hipkins, Chris (21 June 2023). "Statement on Michael Wood". New Zealand Parliament . Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. "Ministerial Portfolio – Courts". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Retrieved 18 June 2020.