Minister of Mines (New Zealand)

The Minister of Mines in New Zealand was a former cabinet member appointed by the Prime Minister to be responsible for New Zealand's mining industries. The portfolio was abolished in 1977 and its responsibilities were assumed by the Minister of Energy.

List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Mines. ^[1]

Key

   Independent    Liberal    Reform    United    Labour    National

No.		Name	Portrait	Term of Office		Prime Minister
	1	William Gisborne		5 July 1879	8 October 1879		Grey
	2	William Rolleston		15 December 1880	16 August 1884		Hall
							Whitaker
							Atkinson
	3	James Macandrew		16 August 1884	28 August 1884		Stout
	4	William Larnach		5 January 1885	8 October 1887
	5	George Richardson		8 October 1887	17 October 1889		Atkinson
	6	Thomas Fergus		17 October 1889	24 January 1891
	7	Richard Seddon		24 January 1891	6 September 1893		Ballance
							Seddon
	8	Alfred Cadman		6 September 1893	21 December 1899
	9	James McGowan		21 December 1899	6 January 1909
							Hall-Jones
							Ward
	10	Roderick McKenzie		6 January 1909	28 March 1912
	11	James Colvin		28 March 1912	10 July 1912		Mackenzie
	12	William Fraser		10 July 1912	12 August 1915		Massey
	13	William MacDonald		12 August 1915	22 August 1919
	(12)	William Fraser		4 September 1919	27 July 1920
	14	William Massey		3 April 1920	15 April 1921
	15	George Anderson		15 April 1921	28 November 1928
							Bell
							Coates
	16	Gordon Coates		28 November 1928	10 December 1928
	17	Bill Veitch		10 December 1928	28 May 1930		Ward
	18	Alfred Murdoch		28 May 1930	22 September 1931		Forbes
	19	David Jones		22 September 1931	8 January 1932
	20	Charles Macmillan		8 January 1932	6 December 1935
	21	Paddy Webb		6 December 1935	27 June 1946		Savage
							Fraser
	22	James O'Brien		27 June 1946	19 December 1946
	23	Angus McLagan		19 December 1946	13 December 1949
	24	Bill Sullivan		13 December 1949	13 February 1957		Holland
	25	John McAlpine		13 February 1957	12 December 1957
							Holyoake
	26	Fred Hackett		12 December 1957	12 December 1960		Nash
	27	Tom Shand		12 December 1960	11 December 1969		Holyoake
	28	Norman Shelton		22 December 1969	7 February 1972
	29	Les Gandar		7 February 1972	8 December 1972		Marshall
	30	Fraser Colman		8 December 1972	12 December 1975		Kirk
							Rowling
	31	Eric Holland		12 December 1975	8 March 1977		Muldoon
	32	George Gair		8 March 1977	6 October 1977

See also

• Mining in New Zealand

Notes

1. Wilson 1985, pp. 63–98.

References

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