Minister of Local Government (New Zealand)

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Minister of Local Government
Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg
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Incumbent
Simon Watts
since 24 January 2025
Local Government Commission
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
Formation9 February 1972
First holder Allan Highet
Salary$288,900 [1]
Website www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister of Local Government is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for supporting and overseeing New Zealand's local government system.

Contents

The current minister is Simon Watts.

History

The position also has a role supporting the relationship between central government and local government, oversight of the Local Government Commission, and acts as the territorial authority for the 11 islands that are not part of a local authority's district and as the harbour authority for Lake Taupō.

The portfolio was established in 1972, prior to which, local government had been within the purview of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Notwithstanding the separation of those responsibilities, the offices of Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Local Government were held by the same person for the first twelve years that a separate local government portfolio existed. The Minister of Local Government is still supported by the Department of Internal Affairs.

List of ministers

The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Local Government. [2]

Key

   Labour    National    Mauri Pacific    Alliance    ACT

No.NamePortraitTerm of officePrime Minister
1 Allan Highet EP-NZ Obits-H-Highet Allan-tn.jpg 9 February 19728 December 1972 Marshall
2 Henry May Henry May.jpg 25 November 197229 November 1975 Kirk
Rowling
(1) Allan Highet EP-NZ Obits-H-Highet Allan-tn.jpg 29 November 197526 July 1984 Muldoon
3 Michael Bassett Michael Bassett, 1969.jpg 26 July 19849 February 1990 Lange
Palmer
4 Philip Woollaston No image.png 9 February 19902 November 1990
Moore
5 Warren Cooper Warren Cooper 1983.jpg 2 November 19902 March 1994 Bolger
5 John Banks John Banks.jpg 2 March 199416 December 1996
6 Christine Fletcher No image.png 16 December 199612 September 1997
7 Maurice Williamson Maurice Williamson at the NZ Open Source Awards, 2007.jpg 12 September 199731 August 1998
8 Tony Ryall Tony Ryall.jpg 31 August 19989 August 1999
Shipley
9 Jack Elder No image.png 9 August 199910 December 1999
10 Sandra Lee Sandra Lee 1990's.jpg 10 December 199915 August 2002 Clark
11 Chris Carter Chris Carter, 2008.jpg 15 August 200219 October 2005
12 Mark Burton Mark Burton.jpg 19 October 20055 November 2007
13 Nanaia Mahuta Nanaia Mahuta.jpg 5 November 200719 November 2008
14 Rodney Hide Rodney Hide at parliament.JPG 19 November 200814 December 2011 Key
15 Nick Smith Nick Smith (cropped).jpg 14 December 20113 August 2012
16 David Carter David Carter 2014.jpg 3 August 201231 January 2013
17 Chris Tremain Chris Tremain.jpg 31 January 201328 January 2014
18 Paula Bennett Paula Bennett Official.png 28 January 201414 December 2015
19 Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga Sam Lotu-Iiga, 2009.jpg 14 December 201520 December 2016
20 Anne Tolley TEU Annual Conference 2009 (4095716643).jpg 20 December 201626 October 2017 English
(13) Nanaia Mahuta Nanaia Mahuta (cropped).jpg 26 October 20171 February 2023 Ardern
Hipkins
21 Kieran McAnulty Kieran McAnulty.jpg 1 February 202327 November 2023
22 Simeon Brown Simeon Brown (cropped).png 27 November 202324 January 2025 Luxon
23 Simon Watts WATTS, Simon - North Shore (cropped).png 24 January 2025present

See also

Notes

  1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. Wilson 1985, pp. 92–98.

References