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Minister for Courts 
Summary
The Minister for Courts (or Minister of Courts) is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the support and administration of the courts system. It was split from the Justice portfolio in 1995.[2]
| Minister of Courts of New Zealand | |
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| 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 |
| Formation | 1 July 1995 |
| First holder | Doug Graham |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
List of ministers edit
- Key
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Graham | 
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1 July 1995 | 8 December 1997 | Bolger | ||
| 2 | Wyatt Creech | 
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8 December 1997 | 31 August 1998 | Shipley | ||
| 3 | Georgina te Heuheu | 
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31 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| 4 | Matt Robson |
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10 December 1999 | 15 August 2002 | Clark | ||
| 5 | Margaret Wilson | 
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15 August 2002 | 19 May 2003 | |||
| 6 | Rick Barker | 
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19 May 2003 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| (3) | Georgina te Heuheu |
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19 November 2008 | 14 December 2011 | Key | ||
| 7 | Chester Borrows | 
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14 December 2011 | 8 October 2014 | |||
| 8 | Amy Adams | 
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8 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | |||
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| 9 | Andrew Little | 
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26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | ||
| 10 | William Sio | 
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6 November 2020 | 1 February 2023 | |||
| Hipkins | |||||||
| 11 | Rino Tirikatene | 
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1 February 2023 | 27 November 2023 | |||
| 12 | Nicole McKee | 
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27 November 2023 | present | Luxon | ||
References edit
- ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Ministerial Portfolio – Courts". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 18 June 2020.