Minister of Education (New Zealand)

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Minister of Education
Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Erica Stanford (cropped).png
Incumbent
Erica Stanford
since 27 November 2023
Ministry of Education
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
Formation12 January 1878
First holder John Ballance
Salary$288,900 [1]
Website www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister of Education is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the country's schools, and is in charge of the Ministry of Education.

Contents

The present Minister is Erica Stanford, a member of the National Party.

History

The first minister was appointed in 1878, shortly after the abolition of the Provinces allowed the central government to assume responsibility for education. It has existed without major interruption since then. The size of the portfolio has meant that, particularly since the Fourth Labour Government, additional associate ministers of education, and at times one or more ministers responsible for tertiary education, have been established.

List of Education Ministers

Key

   Independent    Liberal    Reform    United    Labour    National

No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister
1 John Ballance John Ballance 1880.jpg 12 January 18781 July 1879 Grey
2 William Rolleston William Rolleston (cropped).jpg 8 October 187915 December 1880 Hall
3 Thomas Dick Thomas Dick, 1882.jpg 15 December 188016 August 1884
Whitaker
Atkinson
4 William Montgomery William Montgomery 01.jpg 16 August 188428 August 1884 Stout
5 Robert Stout Robert Stout, 1885.jpg 8 January 18858 October 1887
6 George Fisher George Fisher, ca 1890s.jpg 8 October 18878 April 1889 Atkinson
7 Harry Atkinson Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, ca 1885.jpg 8 April 18899 July 1889
8 Thomas William Hislop Thomas Hislop Sr, 1878 (crop).jpg 9 July 188924 January 1891
9 William Pember Reeves William Pember Reeves (crop).jpg 24 January 189110 January 1896 Ballance
Seddon
10 William Campbell Walker William Campbell Walker, ca 1890s.jpg 11 March 189622 June 1903
11 Richard Seddon Richard Seddon, 1906.jpg 22 June 190310 June 1906
12 William Hall-Jones William Hall-Jones 2.jpg 10 June 19066 August 1906 Hall-Jones
13 George Fowlds George Fowlds, ca 1910.jpg 6 August 19064 September 1911 Ward
14 Josiah Hanan Josiah Alfred Hanan, ca 1908.jpg 28 March 191210 July 1912 Mackenzie
15 James Allen James Allen portrait.jpg 10 July 191212 August 1915 Massey
(14) Josiah Hanan Josiah Alfred Hanan, ca 1908.jpg 12 August 191525 August 1919
16 Francis Bell Francis Bell.jpg 4 September 19193 April 1920
17 James Parr James Parr.jpg 3 April 192024 May 1926
Bell
Coates
18 Robert Wright Robert Alexander Wright.jpg 24 May 192610 December 1928
19 Harry Atmore Harry Atmore, 1911.jpg 10 December 192822 September 1931 Ward
Forbes
20 Robert Masters Robert Masters, 1922.jpg 22 September 193122 November 1934
21 Sydney Smith Sydney George Smith, year unknown.jpg 22 November 19346 December 1935
22 Peter Fraser Peter Fraser.jpg 6 December 193530 April 1940 Savage
Fraser
23 Rex Mason Rex Mason.jpg 30 April 194018 October 1947
24 Terry McCombs Terry McCombs, 1950.jpg 18 October 194713 December 1949
25 Ronald Algie Ronald Algie, 1950.jpg 13 December 194912 December 1957 Holland
Holyoake
26 Philip Skoglund Philip Skoglund, 1960.jpg 12 December 195712 December 1960 Nash
27 Blair Tennent Blair Tennent, 1954.jpg 12 December 196020 December 1963 Holyoake
28 Arthur Kinsella Arthur Kinsella, 1961.jpg 20 December 196322 December 1969
29 Brian Talboys Brian Talboys.jpg 22 December 19699 February 1972
30 Lorrie Pickering No image.png 9 February 19728 December 1972 Marshall
31 Phil Amos Phil Amos, 1968.jpg 8 December 197212 December 1975 Kirk
Rowling
32 Les Gandar Les Gandar.jpg 12 December 197513 December 1978 Muldoon
33 Merv Wellington No image.png 13 December 197826 July 1984
34 Russell Marshall Russell Marshall.jpg 26 July 198424 August 1987 Lange
35 David Lange David Lange (cropped).jpg 24 August 19878 August 1989
36 Geoffrey Palmer Geoffrey Palmer.jpg 8 August 198914 August 1989 Palmer
37 Phil Goff Phil Goff, 1989.jpg 14 August 19892 November 1990
Moore
38 Lockwood Smith Lockwood Smith (cropped).jpg 2 November 19901 March 1996 Bolger
39 Wyatt Creech Wyatt Creech, 1998.jpg 1 March 199631 January 1999
Shipley
40 Nick Smith Nick Smith (cropped).jpg 31 January 199910 December 1999
41 Trevor Mallard Trevor Mallard 2 (cropped).jpg 10 December 199919 October 2005 Clark
42 Steve Maharey Steve Maharey, 2008.jpg 19 October 200531 October 2007
43 Chris Carter Chris Carter, 2008.jpg 31 October 200719 November 2008
44 Anne Tolley TEU Annual Conference 2009 (4095716643).jpg 19 November 200812 December 2011 Key
45 Hekia Parata Min. of Ed.jpg 12 December 20112 May 2017
English
46 Nikki Kaye Nikki Kaye NZgovt cropped.jpg 2 May 201726 October 2017
47 Chris Hipkins Chris Hipkins NZ Labour (2).jpg 26 October 201725 January 2023 Ardern
48 Jan Tinetti Jan Tinetti.jpg 1 February 202327 November 2023 Hipkins
49 Erica Stanford Erica Stanford (cropped).png 27 November 2023Incumbent Luxon

References

  1. "Radware Page" (PDF). www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2025.