Minister of Trade and Industry (New Zealand)

Last updated January 15, 2026

The Minister of Trade and Industry in New Zealand is a former cabinet position (existing from 1972 to 1989) appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of matters of industrial and commercial growth and trade. In 1972 it was created, superseding the precious office of Minister of Industries and Commerce, but was distinct from the separate post of Minister of Overseas Trade. In 1989 the Trade and Industry portfolio was absorbed by the Minister of Commerce.

List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Trade and Industry.^[1]

Key

National Labour

	Name	Term of Office
1	Brian Talboys	24 October 1972	8 December 1972	Marshall
2	Warren Freer	8 December 1972	12 December 1975	Kirk
2	Warren Freer	8 December 1972	12 December 1975	Rowling
3	Lance Adams-Schneider	12 December 1975	11 December 1981	Muldoon
4	Hugh Templeton	11 December 1981	26 July 1984	Muldoon
5	David Caygill	26 July 1984	10 October 1988	Lange
6	David Butcher	10 October 1988	11 July 1989	Lange

Notes

↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 89–97.

References

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

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[FOOTNOTEWilson198589–97-1] Wilson 1985, pp. 89–97.

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Current Government

Minister of Trade and Industry (New Zealand)

Contents

List of ministers

Notes

References