Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology

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Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology
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Incumbent
Shane Reti
since 24 January 2025
Ministry of Science and Innovation
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
Formation1 September 1926
First holder Gordon Coates
Salary$288,900 [1]
Website www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology is a minister in the New Zealand Government. The minister's responsibilities include leading the science and innovation system and setting the direction for government investment. [2]

Contents

The minister has oversight of the Crown Research Institutes, Callaghan Innovation, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, the Marsden Fund Council and the Royal Society of New Zealand. The portfolio is serviced by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. [2]

The current minister is Shane Reti. [3]

History

The portfolio was established in 1926, partway through the final term of the Reform government, as Minister in Charge of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. The first minister was the prime minister, Gordon Coates. The establishment of the portfolio accompanied the creation of the eponymous department.

The portfolio title has changed several times since its establishment. In 1963, the portfolio was renamed Minister of Science. [4] A subsequent name change to Minister of Science and Technology occurred in 1975. [5] The title Minister of Research, Science and Technology was used from 1989 to 2011, [6] when the portfolio became Minister of Science and Innovation to align with the short-lived Ministry of Science and Innovation.

The title Minister of Research, Science and Innovation commenced from 2017 until 2023 when changed to Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology.

List of ministers

The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Research, Science and Innovation. [7]

Key

   Reform    Independent    United    Labour    National

No.NamePortraitTerm of officePrime Minister
1 Gordon Coates Joseph Gordon Coates, 1931.jpg 1 September 192610 December 1928 Coates
2 Harry Atmore Harry Atmore, 1911.jpg 10 December 192828 May 1930 Ward
3 George Forbes George William Forbes.jpg 28 May 19306 December 1935 Forbes
4 Dan Sullivan Daniel Giles Sullivan (1941).jpg 6 December 19358 April 1947 Savage
Fraser
5 Arnold Nordmeyer Arnold Nordmeyer (1950).jpg 29 May 194718 October 1947
6 Terry McCombs Terry McCombs, 1950.jpg 18 October 194713 December 1949
7 Keith Holyoake Keith Holyoake (crop).jpg 13 December 194926 June 1951 Holland
8 Clifton Webb Clifton Webb.jpg 26 June 195125 September 1951
9 Ronald Algie Ronald Algie, 1950.jpg 25 September 195112 December 1957
Holyoake
10 Phil Holloway Phil Holloway, 1951 (1).jpg 12 December 195712 December 1960 Nash
11 Blair Tennent Blair Tennent, 1954.jpg 12 December 196020 December 1963 Holyoake
12 Brian Talboys Brian Talboys.jpg 20 December 19639 February 1972
13 Les Gandar Les Gandar.jpg 9 February 19728 December 1972 Marshall
14 Colin Moyle Colin Moyle, 1968 II.jpg 8 December 197212 December 1975 Kirk
Rowling
(13) Les Gandar Les Gandar.jpg 12 December 197513 December 1978 Muldoon
15 Bill Birch Bill Birch.jpg 13 December 197812 February 1981
16 Ian Shearer No image.png 12 February 198126 July 1984
17 Bob Tizard Bob Tizard, 1968.jpg 26 July 19849 February 1990 Lange
Palmer
18 Margaret Austin Margaret Austin 2012.jpg 9 February 19902 November 1990
Moore
19 Simon Upton Simon Upton 01 crop.jpg 2 November 199016 December 1996 Bolger
20 Maurice Williamson Maurice Williamson at the NZ Open Source Awards, 2007.jpg 16 December 199610 December 1999
Shipley
21 Pete Hodgson Pete Hodgson XMediaLab 2008.jpg 10 December 199921 December 2004 Clark
22 Steve Maharey Steve Maharey, 2008.jpg 21 December 200431 October 2007
(21) Pete Hodgson Pete Hodgson XMediaLab 2008.jpg 5 November 200719 November 2008
23 Wayne Mapp Wayne Mapp (Office).jpg 19 November 200830 November 2011 Key
24 Steven Joyce Steven Joyce crop.jpg 30 November 201120 December 2016
25 Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith.jpg 20 December 201626 October 2017 English
Minister for Research, Science and Innovation
26 Megan Woods Profile--meganwoods-390x2-UNC.jpg 26 October 201714 June 2022 Ardern
27 Ayesha Verrall Dr Ayesha Verrall - Labour List Candidate.jpg 14 June 202227 November 2023
Hipkins
Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology
28 Judith Collins Judith Collins (cropped).png 27 November 202324 January 2025 Luxon
29 Shane Reti Shane Reti (cropped).png 24 January 2025present

Notes

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Research, Science and Innovation". Research, Science and Innovation. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Wood, G. A. (1996). Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2nd ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. p. 51. ISBN   1-877133-00-0.
  5. ↑ Wood, G. A. (1996). Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2nd ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. p. 60. ISBN   1-877133-00-0.
  6. ↑ Wood, G. A. (1996). Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2nd ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. p. 72. ISBN   1-877133-00-0.
  7. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 90–97.

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