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Minister for Youth (New Zealand)

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Minister for Youth
since 06 November 2020
Ministry of Social Development and Employment
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderPhil Goff
Formation24 August 1987
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Youth is the government minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of young people.

The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 24 August 1987.[2] It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio.

History

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Youth.[2]

Key

  Labour   National   NZ First   Alliance

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 1 Phil Goff 24 August 1987 14 August 1989 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Lange
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 2 Annette King 14 August 1989 2 November 1990 width=1 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Palmer
style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Moore
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 3 Roger McClay 2 November 1990 8 November 1996 rowspan=3 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Bolger
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 4 Katherine O'Regan 8 November 1996 18 December 1996
style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand First/meta/color"| 5 Deborah Morris 18 December 1996 31 August 1998
style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand First/meta/color"| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Shipley
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 6 Tony Ryall 31 August 1998 10 December 1999
style="background:Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color"| 7 Laila Harré 10 December 1999 15 August 2002 rowspan=5 style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| Clark
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 8 John Tamihere 15 August 2002 15 October 2004
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 9 Rick Barker 3 November 2004 21 December 2004
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 10 Steve Maharey 21 December 2004 19 October 2005
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 11 Nanaia Mahuta 19 October 2005 19 November 2008
style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 12 Paula Bennett 19 November 2008 30 January 2013 rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| Key
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| 13 Nikki Kaye 31 January 2013 26 October 2017
style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| style="background:Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color"| English
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 14 Peeni Henare 26 October 2017 06 November 2020 rowspan="2" style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color" | Ardern
style="background:Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color"| 15 Priyanca Radhakrishnan 06 November 2020 present

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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)