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Minister for Courts

{{short description|New Zealand minister of the Crown}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister of Courts

| body = New Zealand

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| flag = Flag of New Zealand.svg

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| flagcaption = Flag of New Zealand

| insignia = 120px

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| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of New Zealand

| image = Nicole McKee (crop).jpg

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| incumbent = Nicole McKee

| incumbentsince = 27 November 2023

| type =

| status =

| department = Ministry of Justice

| style = The Honourable

| member_of =

| reports_to = Prime Minister of New Zealand

| residence =

| seat =

| nominator =

| appointer = Governor-General of New Zealand

| appointer_qualified =

| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

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| precursor =

| formation = 1 July 1995

| first = Doug Graham

| last =

| abolished =

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| salary = $288,900{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf |title=Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016 |website=Parliament.nz |accessdate=2017-02-28}}

| website = [https://www.beehive.govt.nz/portfolio/Courts www.beehive.govt.nz]

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/portfolios/courts |title=Ministerial Portfolio – Courts |website=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |accessdate=18 June 2020 }}

List of ministers

;Key

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class="wikitable"
colspan=2|No.

!Name

!Portrait

!colspan=2|Term of office

!colspan=2|Prime Minister

style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 1

| Doug Graham

| 75px

| 1 July 1995

| 8 December 1997

| width=1 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}};"|

| Bolger

style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 2

| Wyatt Creech

| 75px

| 8 December 1997

| 31 August 1998

| rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}};"|

| rowspan=2|Shipley

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}};"|

! 3

| Georgina te Heuheu

| 75px

| 31 August 1998

| 10 December 1999

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Alliance (New Zealand political party)}}"|

! 4

| Matt Robson

| 75px

| 10 December 1999

| 15 August 2002

| rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=3 | Clark

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 5

| Margaret Wilson

| 75px

| 15 August 2002

| 19 May 2003

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 6

| Rick Barker

| 75px

| 19 May 2003

| 19 November 2008

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! (3)

| Georgina te Heuheu

| 75px

| 19 November 2008

| 14 December 2011

| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}" |

| rowspan="3" | Key

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

! 7

| Chester Borrows

| 75px

| 14 December 2011

| 8 October 2014

height="15" style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}" |

! rowspan="2" | 8

| rowspan="2" |Amy Adams

| rowspan="2" |75px

| rowspan="2" | 8 October 2014

| rowspan="2" | 26 October 2017

height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| English

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! 9

| Andrew Little

| 75px

| 26 October 2017

| 6 November 2020

| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=2 | Ardern

height=70 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! rowspan=2|10

| rowspan=2|William Sio

| rowspan=2|75px

| rowspan=2|6 November 2020

| rowspan=2|1 February 2023

height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=2|Hipkins

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! 11

| Rino Tirikatene

| 75px

| 1 February 2023

| 27 November 2023

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|ACT New Zealand}}"|

! 12

| Nicole McKee

| 75px

| 27 November 2023

| present

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|

| Luxon

References

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{{NZ ministerial portfolios}}

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