Minister of Tourism (New Zealand)

The Minister of Tourism is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of Tourism New Zealand. The current Minister of Tourism is Matt Doocey.[2]

Minister of Tourism
Incumbent
Matt Doocey
since 27 November 2023
Tourism New Zealand
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation6 August 1906
First holderSir Joseph Ward
(as Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts)
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

Background

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The office was established in 1906 as the Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts. In 1935, the post was renamed Minister for Tourist and Publicity, and later became Minister of Tourism in 1963. By 1966, it had evolved into a full cabinet-level portfolio.[3] Historically, the Minister of Tourism held the lowest-ranking position in the cabinet during the 1960s and 1970s. However, its prominence has increased in recent years, with Kelvin Davis currently ranked 3rd in cabinet and serving as the deputy leader of the governing Labour Party.

List of ministers

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The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Tourism.[4]

Key

  Liberal   Reform   United   Labour   National

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
As Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts
1 Joseph Ward   6 August 1906 6 January 1909 Ward
2 Thomas Mackenzie   6 January 1909 10 July 1912
Mackenzie
3 Heaton Rhodes   10 July 1912 12 August 1915 Massey
4 Robert McNab   12 August 1915 3 February 1917
5 William MacDonald   17 February 1917 22 August 1919
6 William Nosworthy   4 September 1919 10 December 1928
Bell
Coates
(1) Joseph Ward   10 December 1928 28 May 1930 Ward
7 Philip De La Perrelle   28 May 1930 22 September 1931 Forbes
8 Adam Hamilton   22 September 1931 6 December 1935
As Minister for Tourist and Publicity
9 Frank Langstone   6 December 1935 18 October 1943 Savage
Fraser
10 Bill Parry   18 October 1943 13 December 1949
11 Frederick Doidge   13 December 1949 13 September 1951 Holland
12 William Bodkin   13 September 1951 26 November 1954
13 Eric Halstead   26 November 1954 23 March 1956
14 Dean Eyre   23 March 1956 12 December 1957
Holyoake
15 John Mathison   12 December 1957 12 December 1960 Nash
As Minister of Tourism
16 Tom Shand   12 December 1960 15 May 1961 Holyoake
(14) Dean Eyre   15 May 1961 12 December 1966
17 Robert Muldoon   15 February 1967 4 March 1967
18 David Thomson   4 March 1967 12 December 1969
19 Bert Walker   12 December 1969 8 December 1972
Marshall
20 Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan   8 December 1972 12 December 1975 Kirk
Rowling
21 Harry Lapwood   12 December 1975 13 December 1978 Muldoon
22 Warren Cooper   13 December 1978 12 February 1981
23 Derek Quigley   12 February 1981 11 December 1981
24 Rob Talbot   11 December 1981 26 July 1984
25 Mike Moore   26 July 1984 24 August 1987 Lange
26 Phil Goff   24 August 1987 10 January 1988
27 Jonathan Hunt   10 January 1988 8 August 1989
28 Fran Wilde   8 August 1989 2 November 1990 Palmer
Moore
29 John Banks   2 November 1990 1 November 1996 Bolger
30 Murray McCully   1 November 1996 27 April 1999
Shipley
31 Lockwood Smith   27 April 1999 10 December 1999
32 Mark Burton   10 December 1999 19 October 2005 Clark
33 Damien O'Connor   19 October 2005 19 November 2008
34 John Key   19 November 2008 12 December 2016 Key
35 Paula Bennett   12 December 2016 26 October 2017 English
36 Kelvin Davis   26 October 2017 6 November 2020 Ardern
37 Stuart Nash   6 November 2020 1 February 2023
Hipkins
38 Peeni Henare   1 February 2023 27 November 2023
As Minister of Tourism and Hospitality
39 Matt Doocey   27 November 2023 present Luxon

Notes

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 132.
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 90–97, 132.

References

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