Summary
The Minister for Women is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of the country's female citizens. It has been a post in all New Zealand governments since 1984.[2] The Minister leads the Ministry for Women.
| Minister for Women | |
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| Ministry for Women | |
| 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 | Ann Hercus |
| Formation | 26 July 1984 |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 26 July 1984 preceding the creation of the ministry. It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio after a recommendation from Advisory Committee on Women's Affairs.[3] Holders of the post were known as the Minister for Women's Affairs until December 2014, with the department known as the Ministry of Women's Affairs.[4] There had been a previous ministerial post from 1949 to 1972 adjunct to the Social Security portfolio titled Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children with a similar brief.[5]
Ministers for Women edit
The following ministers have held the office:
- Key
Labour National Alliance Green
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children (1949–72)[5] | |||||||
| 1 | Hilda Ross | 
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13 December 1949 | 12 December 1957 | Holland | ||
| Holyoake | |||||||
| 2 | Mabel Howard | 
|
12 December 1957 | 2 June 1959 | Nash | ||
| - | Philip Skoglund Acting Minister |
|
2 June 1959 | 25 August 1959 | |||
| (2) | Mabel Howard |
|
25 August 1959 | 12 December 1960 | |||
| 3 | Norman Shelton | 
|
12 December 1960 | 24 January 1962 | Holyoake | ||
| 4 | Don McKay[6] | 
|
24 January 1962 | 9 February 1972 | |||
| Minister for Women (1984–present) | |||||||
| 1 | Ann Hercus[7] | 
|
26 July 1984 | 24 August 1987 | Lange | ||
| 2 | Margaret Shields[8] | 
|
24 August 1987 | 2 November 1990 | |||
| Palmer | |||||||
| Moore | |||||||
| 3 | Jenny Shipley[9] | 
|
2 November 1990 | 12 December 1996 | Bolger | ||
| 4 | Christine Fletcher[10] | 
|
12 December 1996 | 11 September 1997 | |||
| (3) | Jenny Shipley |
|
11 September 1997 | 26 August 1998 | |||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 5 | Georgina te Heuheu | 
|
26 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| 6 | Laila Harré | 
|
10 December 1999 | 15 August 2002 | Clark | ||
| 7 | Ruth Dyson | 
|
15 August 2002 | 19 October 2005 | |||
| 8 | Lianne Dalziel | 
|
19 October 2005 | 5 November 2007 | |||
| 9 | Stephanie Chadwick | 
|
5 November 2007 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| 10 | Pansy Wong | 
|
19 November 2008 | 12 November 2010 | Key | ||
| (5) | Georgina te Heuheu acting
|
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12 November 2010 | 8 December 2010 | |||
| 11 | Hekia Parata | 
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8 December 2010 | 13 December 2011 | |||
| 12 | Jo Goodhew | 
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13 December 2011 | 8 October 2014 | |||
| 13 | Louise Upston[11] | 
|
8 October 2014 | 20 December 2016 | |||
| 14 | Paula Bennett | 
|
20 December 2016 | 26 October 2017 | English | ||
| 15 | Julie Anne Genter | 
|
26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | ||
| 16 | Jan Tinetti | 
|
6 November 2020 | 27 November 2023 | |||
| Hipkins | |||||||
| 17 | Nicola Grigg | 
|
27 November 2023 | present | Luxon | ||
Notes edit
- ^ https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Minister of Women's Affairs — Ministry of Women's Affairs". mwa.govt.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Senior Woman Takes on Heavy Load". The New Zealand Herald. 31 July 1984. p. 20.
- ^ "Ministry for Women". 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 133.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates: House of Representatives. New Zealand Parliament. p. 3532. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
The Hon. Don McKay has served for 18 years as a member, and has been Minister of Health, Minister of Social Security, Minister in Charge of the Child Welfare Division, and Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children.
- ^ Wood 1996, p. 66.
- ^ Wood 1996, pp. 68, 73.
- ^ Wood 1996, pp. 77, 80.
- ^ Wood 1996, pp. 78, 81.
- ^ "Ministerial List". DPMC. 14 December 2015.
References edit
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- 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.