Minister for Seniors
New Zealand minister of the Crown
Minister for Seniors | |
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![]() Incumbent since 27 November 2023Casey Costello | |
Ministry of Social Development | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Margaret Shields |
Formation | 24 July 1990 |
Salary | $288,900[1] |
Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The Minister for Seniors is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of senior citizens.
The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 24 July 1990.[2] It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio.
History
The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Seniors.[2]
- Key
No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
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1 | Margaret Shields | ![]() | 24 July 1990 | 2 November 1990 | Palmer | ||
Moore | |||||||
2 | Graeme Lee | ![]() | 2 November 1990 | 3 October 1991 | Bolger | ||
3 | Wyatt Creech | ![]() | 3 October 1991 | 29 November 1993 | |||
4 | Peter Gresham | ![]() | 29 November 1993 | 16 December 1996 | |||
5 | Robyn McDonald | ![]() | 16 December 1996 | 31 August 1998 | |||
Shipley | |||||||
6 | David Carter | ![]() | 31 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | |||
7 | Lianne Dalziel | ![]() | 10 December 1999 | 28 January 2003 | Clark | ||
8 | Ruth Dyson | ![]() | 28 January 2003 | 19 November 2008 | |||
9 | John Carter | 19 November 2008 | 8 June 2011 | Key | |||
10 | Craig Foss | 8 June 2011 | 14 December 2011 | ||||
11 | Jo Goodhew | ![]() | 14 December 2011 | 8 October 2014 | |||
12 | Maggie Barry | ![]() | 8 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | |||
English | |||||||
13 | Tracey Martin | ![]() | 26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | ||
14 | Ayesha Verrall | ![]() | 6 November 2020 | 1 February 2023 | |||
Hipkins | |||||||
15 | Ginny Andersen | ![]() | 1 February 2023 | 27 November 2023 | |||
16 | Casey Costello | ![]() | 27 November 2023 | present | Luxon |
Notes
References
- Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1-877133-00-0.
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