Minister of Transport (New Zealand)

Minister of Transport of New Zealand
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Incumbent Chris Bishop since 24 January 2025
Ministry of Transport
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of New Zealand Executive Council
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	10 December 1928
First holder	Bill Veitch

The Minister of Transport is a minister in the New Zealand Government responsible for investment in transport infrastructure and services, regulation, and developing the transport system to maximise economic and social benefits while minimising harm. ^[1]

Ministers of Transport

The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Transport. ^[2]

Key

   United    Reform    Labour    National

No.		Name	Portrait	Term of Office		Prime Minister
	1	Bill Veitch		10 December 1928	28 May 1930		Ward
	2	William Taverner		28 May 1930	22 September 1931		Forbes
	3	Gordon Coates		22 September 1931	6 December 1935
	4	Bob Semple		6 December 1935	9 December 1942		Savage
							Fraser
	5	James O'Brien		9 December 1942	28 September 1947†
	6	Fred Hackett		18 October 1947	13 December 1949
	7	Stan Goosman		13 December 1949	12 December 1957		Holland
							Holyoake
	8	John Mathison		12 December 1957	12 December 1960		Nash
	9	John McAlpine		12 December 1960	12 December 1966		Holyoake
	10	Peter Gordon		12 December 1966	8 December 1972
							Marshall
	11	Sir Basil Arthur		8 December 1972	12 December 1975		Kirk
							Rowling
	12	Colin McLachlan		12 December 1975	11 December 1981		Muldoon
	13	George Gair		11 December 1981	26 July 1984
	14	Richard Prebble		26 July 1984	24 August 1987		Lange
	15	Bill Jeffries		24 August 1987	2 November 1990
							Palmer
							Moore
	16	Rob Storey		2 November 1990	29 November 1993		Bolger
	17	Maurice Williamson		29 November 1993	16 December 1996
	18	Jenny Shipley		16 December 1996	8 December 1997
	(17)	Maurice Williamson		8 December 1997	10 December 1999		Shipley
	19	Mark Gosche		10 December 1999	27 July 2002		Clark
	20	Paul Swain		27 July 2002	26 February 2004
	21	Pete Hodgson		26 February 2004	19 October 2005
	22	David Parker		19 October 2005	21 March 2006
	23	Annette King		21 March 2006	19 November 2008
	24	Steven Joyce		19 November 2008	12 December 2011		Key
	25	Gerry Brownlee		12 December 2011	6 October 2014
	26	Simon Bridges		6 October 2014	26 October 2017
							English
	27	Phil Twyford		26 October 2017	6 November 2020		Ardern
	28	Michael Wood		6 November 2020	21 June 2023
							Hipkins
	(22)	David Parker		21 June 2023	27 November 2023
	29	Simeon Brown		27 November 2023	24 January 2025		Luxon
	30	Chris Bishop		24 January 2025	present

References

1. "Ministerial portfolio Transport". www.dpmc.govt.nz. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985). New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. pp. 80–97. OCLC   154283103.