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The following ministers held the office of Minister of Trade and Industry. [1]
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Talboys |  | 24 October 1972 | 8 December 1972 | Marshall | ||
| 2 | Warren Freer |  | 8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Kirk | ||
| Rowling | |||||||
| 3 | Lance Adams-Schneider |  | 12 December 1975 | 11 December 1981 | Muldoon | ||
| 4 | Hugh Templeton |  | 11 December 1981 | 26 July 1984 | |||
| 5 | David Caygill |  | 26 July 1984 | 10 October 1988 | Lange | ||
| 6 | David Butcher |  | 10 October 1988 | 11 July 1989 | |||
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