Minister for Economic Growth
{{Short description|New Zealand minister of the Crown}}
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| incumbent = Nicola Willis
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The Minister for Economic Growth, previously the Minister for Economic Development, is a minister in the New Zealand Government with the responsibility of promoting development of New Zealand's economy, and is in charge of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The position was established in 1999.
The present minister is Nicola Willis.
History
At its establishment, the Minister for Economic Development was the lead minister for the Ministry of Economic Development, which was established out of the former Ministry of Commerce as part of the Labour-Alliance coalition agreement.{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=123667|title=Editorial: What's in a new name?|publisher=New Zealand Herald|date=30 June 2000|accessdate=29 January 2017}}
From 1 July 2012, the Minister assumed responsibility for the new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment following the merger of the Ministry of Economic Development with several other government agencies.{{cite press release| url=http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mbie-proceed-1-july| title=MBIE to proceed from 1 July| date=24 April 2012|accessdate=29 January 2017| first1=Steven| last1=Joyce| first2=Jonathan| last2=Coleman}}
The position was briefly renamed Minister for Economic and Regional Development after being merged with the standalone Regional Economic Development in 2020. In early 2023 the portfolio was split back into two, and its name reverted back to Minister for Economic Development.
Similar ministerial roles under previous governments include the Minister for Enterprise and Commerce (1998–1999), the Minister of Trade and Industry (1972–1988) and the Minister of Industries and Commerce (1894–1972).
List of ministers
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| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2|No.
!Name !Portrait !colspan=2|Term of office !colspan=2|Prime Minister |
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| colspan="8" |As Minister for Economic Development |
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! rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | Jim Anderton | rowspan=2 | 75px | rowspan=2 | 10 December 1999 | rowspan=2 | 19 October 2005 | rowspan=4 width=1 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"| | rowspan=4|Clark |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Jim Anderton's Progressive Party}}"| |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|
! 2 | 75px | 19 October 2005 | 2 November 2007 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|
! 3 | 75px | 2 November 2007 | 19 November 2008 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|
! 4 | 75px | 19 November 2008 | 13 December 2011{{ref|Chch1|[A]}} | 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}}"|
! - | David Carter | 75px | 24 February 2011 | 13 December 2011 |
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! 5 | 75px | 14 December 2011 | 20 December 2016 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|
! 6 | 75px | 20 December 2016 | 26 October 2017 ! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"| | English |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|
! 7 | 75px | 26 October 2017 | 27 June 2019 | rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"| | rowspan=3|Ardern |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|
! 8 | 75px | 27 June 2019 | 6 November 2020 |
| height=40 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|
! rowspan=2|9 | rowspan=2|Stuart Nash | rowspan=2|75px | rowspan=2|6 November 2020 | rowspan=2|28 March 2023{{ref|Chch2|[B]}} |
| height=40 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|
| rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"| | rowspan="3" |Hipkins |
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! – | 75px | 28 March 2023 | 12 April 2023 |
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! 10 | 75px | 12 April 2023 | 27 November 2023 |
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! 11 | 75px | 27 November 2023 | 24 January 2025 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"| | Luxon |
| colspan="8" |As Minister for Economic Growth |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"|
! 12 | 75px | 24 January 2025 | Incumbent | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}"| | Luxon |
:A.{{Note|Chch1}}Carter was appointed as Acting Minister of Economic Development following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Brownlee's increased workload as Minister for Christchurch Earthquake Recovery (to which he had been appointed in September 2010 after the 2010 Christchurch earthquake).{{cite web|title=PM reallocates portfolios to put focus on quake|url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/pm-reallocates-portfolios-put-focus-quake|publisher=Beehive.govt.nz|date=25 February 2011|accessdate=2 December 2017}} However, Brownlee retained his warrant as Minister of Economic Development until after the 2011 general election.{{cite web|title=Brownlee, Gerry|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/members-of-parliament/brownlee-gerry|publisher=New Zealand Parliament|accessdate=2 December 2017}}
:B.{{Note|Chch2}}Stylised as Minister for Economic and Regional Development from 6 November 2020 to 1 February 2023.
References
External links
- [http://www.mbie.govt.nz/ New Zealand Ministry for Business, Employment and Innovation]
{{NZ ministerial portfolios}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minister for Economic Development}}