Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)

Minister of Internal Affairs of New Zealand
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Incumbent Brooke van Velden since 27 November 2023
Department of Internal Affairs
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of New Zealand Executive Council
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	6 January 1909
First holder	John Findlay
Salary	$288,900 [1]
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister of Internal Affairs is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility over the Department of Internal Affairs. The position of Minister of Internal Affairs has existed since the Department of Internal Affairs replaced the Colonial Secretary's office from 19 November 1907. ^[2] The responsibilities of the office have been progressively reduced as other ministerial roles have been spun-off from the Department of Internal Affairs. Today his or her remit includes internal security and administering applications for citizenship.

List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Internal Affairs. ^[3]

Key

   Liberal    Reform    United    Labour    National    United
   New Zealand First    Mauri Pacific    United Future    ACT

No.		Name	Portrait	Term of Office		Prime Minister
	1	John Findlay		19 November 1907	6 January 1909		Ward
	2	David Buddo		6 January 1909	28 March 1912
	3	George Russell		28 March 1912	10 July 1912		Mackenzie
	4	Francis Bell		10 July 1912	12 August 1915		Massey
	(3)	George Russell		12 August 1915	25 August 1919
	5	John Bird Hine		4 September 1919	17 January 1920
	(4)	Francis Bell		17 January 1920	14 May 1920
	6	George James Anderson		17 May 1920	1 March 1921
	7	William Downie Stewart Jr		1 March 1921	27 June 1923
	8	Richard Bollard		27 June 1923	25 August 1927
							Bell
							Coates
	9	Māui Pōmare		25 August 1927	10 December 1928
	10	Philip De La Perrelle		10 December 1928	22 September 1931		Ward
							Forbes
	11	Adam Hamilton		22 September 1931	28 January 1933
	12	Alexander Young		28 January 1933	6 December 1935
	13	Bill Parry		6 December 1935	13 December 1949		Savage
							Fraser
	14	William Bodkin		13 December 1949	26 November 1954		Holland
	15	Sid Smith		26 November 1954	12 December 1957
							Holyoake
	16	Bill Anderton		12 December 1957	12 December 1960		Nash
	17	Leon Götz		12 December 1960	20 December 1963		Holyoake
	18	David Seath		20 December 1963	9 February 1972
	19	Allan Highet		9 February 1972	8 December 1972		Marshall
	20	Henry May		8 December 1972	12 December 1975		Kirk
							Rowling
	(19)	Allan Highet		12 December 1975	26 July 1984		Muldoon
	21	Peter Tapsell		26 July 1984	24 July 1987		Lange
	22	Michael Bassett		24 July 1987	9 February 1990
							Palmer
	23	Margaret Austin [4]		9 February 1990	2 November 1990
							Moore
	24	Graeme Lee		2 November 1990	28 November 1993		Bolger
	25	Warren Cooper [5]		28 November 1993	29 February 1996
	26	Peter Dunne		29 February 1996	16 December 1996
	27	Jack Elder		16 December 1996	10 December 1999
							Shipley
	28	Mark Burton		10 December 1999	13 November 2000		Clark
	29	George Hawkins		13 November 2000	19 October 2005
	30	Rick Barker		19 October 2005	19 November 2008
	31	Richard Worth		19 November 2008	2 June 2009		Key
	32	Nathan Guy [6]		16 June 2009	13 December 2011
	33	Amy Adams [7]		14 December 2011	2 April 2012
	34	Chris Tremain		3 April 2012	27 January 2014
	(26)	Peter Dunne [8]		28 January 2014	21 October 2017
							English
	35	Tracey Martin		26 October 2017	6 November 2020		Ardern
	36	Jan Tinetti		6 November 2020	1 February 2023
							Hipkins
	37	Barbara Edmonds		1 February 2023	27 November 2023
	38	Brooke van Velden		27 November 2023	present		Luxon

Notes

1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
2. "Ministries, etc". Rulers.org. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
3. Wilson 1985, pp. 74–98.
4. Bassett, Michael (1997). The Mother of All Departments: The History of the Department of Internal Affairs. Auckland University Press. p. 194. ISBN   9781869401757 . Retrieved 30 January 2014. Margaret Austin [...] succeeded [Michael Bassett] as Minister of Internal Affairs in February 1990 [...]
5. Bassett, Michael (1997). The Mother of All Departments: The History of the Department of Internal Affairs. Auckland University Press. p. 270. ISBN   9781869401757 . Retrieved 31 January 2014. After [Warren] Cooper's election to the [Queenstown] mayoralty [in October 1995] Bolger announced that he expected him to stand down as Minister of Internal Affairs in the New Year. Reluctantly, Cooper obliged.
6. "Nathan Guy appointed as a Minister". Stuff.co.nz. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2014. National's senior whip Nathan Guy has been appointed as Internal Affairs Minister to replace Richard Worth, Prime Minister John Key said today.
7. "Key brings new faces to front bench". Radio New Zealand. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2014. [...A]fter a Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister John Key [... t]here are four new ministers in the lineup. Selwyn MP and former Finance select committee chairperson, Amy Adams, is ranked 20 and is inside Cabinet. She will be Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
8. "PM prepared to deal with NZ First". Radio New Zealand News. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014. The Prime Minister [...] reinstated Peter Dunne as a minister. [...] Peter Dunne will be the Minister of Internal Affairs, Associate Health Minister and Associate Minister of Conservation outside of Cabinet. [...] The changes take effect from 28 January.

References

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC   154283103.