Minister_of_Railways_(New_Zealand) Knowpia

Minister of Railways of New Zealand
Minister of Railways of New Zealand
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Formation	24 November 1895
Abolished	16 December 1996

The Minister of Railways was the minister in the government responsible for the New Zealand Railways Department 1895–1981, the New Zealand Railways Corporation 1981–1993, and New Zealand Rail Limited 1990–1993. The portfolio was established in 1895, 15 years after the Railways Department was formed, and was abolished in 1993, when New Zealand Rail Limited was privatised. Today, KiwiRail is answerable to both the Minister of State Owned Enterprises, and the Minister of Transport.

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Plaque next to main entrance of Hamilton Railway Station – opened by Hon Ron Bailey, 1975

The following MPs have held the office of Minister of Railways:^[1]^[2]

Key

Liberal Reform United Labour National

	Name	Term of Office
1	Alfred Cadman	1 January 1895	21 December 1899	Seddon
2	Joseph Ward	5 January 1900	6 August 1906	Seddon
2	Joseph Ward	5 January 1900	6 August 1906	Hall-Jones
3	William Hall-Jones	6 August 1906	30 November 1908	Ward
4	John A. Millar	6 January 1909	28 March 1912	Ward
5	Arthur Myers	28 March 1912	10 July 1912	Mackenzie
6	William Herries	10 July 1912	3 September 1919	Massey
7	William Massey	3 September 1919	16 May 1922
8	David Guthrie	16 May 1922	6 June 1923
9	Gordon Coates	6 June 1923	10 December 1928
				Bell
				Coates
10	William Taverner	10 December 1928	28 May 1930	Ward
11	Bill Veitch	28 May 1930	22 September 1931	Forbes
12	George Forbes	22 September 1931	6 December 1935	Forbes
13	Dan Sullivan	6 December 1935	12 December 1941	Savage
13	Dan Sullivan	6 December 1935	12 December 1941	Fraser
14	Bob Semple	12 December 1941	12 December 1949	Fraser
15	Stan Goosman	13 December 1949	26 November 1954	Holland
16	John McAlpine	26 November 1954	12 December 1957	Holland
16	John McAlpine	26 November 1954	12 December 1957	Holyoake
17	Mick Moohan	12 December 1957	12 December 1960	Nash
(16)	John McAlpine	12 December 1960	12 December 1966	Holyoake
17	Peter Gordon	12 December 1966	8 December 1972	Holyoake
17	Peter Gordon	12 December 1966	8 December 1972	Marshall
18	Tom McGuigan	8 December 1972	10 September 1974	Kirk
19	Ron Bailey	10 September 1974	12 December 1975	Rowling
20	Colin McLachlan	12 December 1975	11 December 1981	Muldoon
21	George Gair	11 December 1981	26 July 1984	Muldoon
22	Richard Prebble	26 July 1984	4 November 1988	Lange
23	David Lange	4 November 1988	8 November 1988
24	Stan Rodger	8 November 1988	9 February 1990
24	Stan Rodger	8 November 1988	9 February 1990	Palmer
(22)	Richard Prebble	9 February 1990	2 November 1990	Palmer
(22)	Richard Prebble	9 February 1990	2 November 1990	Moore
25	Doug Kidd	2 November 1990	3 October 1991	Bolger
26	Maurice McTigue	3 October 1991	1 July 1993
27	Wyatt Creech	1 July 1993	21 December 1993
28	Philip Burdon	21 December 1993	16 December 1996

References edit

^ Wilson 1985, pp. 72–97.
^ Leitch & Stott 1988, Appendix two – Ministers of Railways 1895–1988.

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