Cabinet of New Zealand - Members and Other Ministers

Members and Other Ministers

The tables below list New Zealand's cabinet ministers and ministers outside Cabinet.

Cabinet ministers

Incumbent Portfolios and responsibilities
John Key

(National)
  • Prime Minister
  • Minister of Tourism
  • Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
  • Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service
  • Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB)
Bill English

(National)
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Minister of Finance (now encompassing the responsibilities of Infrastructure portfolio)
Gerry Brownlee

(National)
  • Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
  • Minister of Transport
  • Minister of Local Government
  • Leader of the House
  • Minister Responsible for the EarthquakeCommission
Steven Joyce

(National)
  • Minister for Economic Development
  • Associate Minister of Finance
  • Minister of Science and Innovation
  • Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Judith Collins

(National)
  • Minister of Justice (now including responsibility for the Law Commission)
  • Minister for ACC
  • Minister for Ethnic Affairs
Tony Ryall

(National)
  • Minister of Health
  • Minister for State-Owned Enterprises
Hekia Parata, Lady Gardiner

(National)
  • Minister of Education (now including responsibility for the Education Review Office)
  • Minister of Pacific Island Affairs
Chris Finlayson

(National)
  • Attorney General (includes responsibility for the Serious Fraud Office)
  • Minister for the Environment
  • Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
  • Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
  • Associate Minister of Maori Affairs
Paula Bennett

(National)
  • Minister for Social Development
  • Minister of Youth Affairs
David Carter

(National)
  • Minister for Primary Industries (now includes the responsibilities formerly included in the Agriculture, Biosecurity, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Forestry portfolios)
Murray McCully

(National)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (now encompassing the responsibilities of the Disarmament and Arms Control portfolio)
  • Minister for Sport and Recreation
Anne Tolley

(National)
  • Minister of Police
  • Deputy Leader of the House
  • Minister of Corrections
Dr Jonathan Coleman

(National)
  • Minister of Defence
  • Associate Minister of Finance
  • Minister of State Services
Tim Groser

(National)
  • Minister of Trade
  • Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Minister Responsible for International Climate Change Negotiations
Phil Heatley

(National)
  • Minister of Energy and Resources
  • Minister of Housing
Kate Wilkinson

(National)
  • Minister of Labour
  • Minister for Food Safety
  • Minister of Conservation
  • Associate Minister of Immigration
Nathan Guy

(National)
  • Minister of Immigration
  • Minister for Racing
  • Associate Minister for Primary Industries
  • Minister of Veterans’ Affairs
Craig Foss

(National)
  • Minister of Commerce
  • Minister of Broadcasting
  • Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues
  • Associate Minister for ACC
  • Associate Minister of Education
Amy Adams

(National)
  • Minister of Internal Affairs (includes responsibility for Archives New Zealand and the New Zealand National Library)
  • Minister for Communications and Information Technology
  • Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Ministers outside Cabinet

Incumbent Portfolios and responsibilities
Maurice Williamson

(National)
  • Minister of Customs
  • Minister for Building and Construction
  • Minister of Statistics
  • Minister for Land Information
Chris Tremain

(National)
  • Minister of Civil Defence
  • Minister of Consumer Affairs
  • Associate Minister of Tourism
  • Associate Minister of Transport
Jo Goodhew

(National)
  • Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
  • Associate Minister of Health
  • Minister for Senior Citizens
  • Minister of Women’s Affairs
Chester Borrows

(National)
  • Minister of Courts
  • Associate Minister of Justice
  • Associate Minister of Social Development

Ministers outside Cabinet from other parties with confidence and supply agreements

Incumbent Portfolios and responsibilities
Peter Dunne

(United Future)
  • Minister of Revenue
  • Associate Minister of Health
  • Associate Minister of Conservation
John Banks

(ACT)
  • Minister for Regulatory Reform
  • Associate Minister of Commerce
  • Minister for Small Business
  • Associate Minister of Education
Dr Pita Sharples

(Māori Party)
  • Minister of Māori Affairs
  • Associate Minister of Corrections
  • Associate Minister of Education
Tariana Turia

(Māori Party)
  • Minister for Disability Issues
  • Minister for Whanau Ora
  • Associate Minister of Health
  • Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment
  • Associate Minister of Housing
  • Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

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