Minister for Infrastructure (New Zealand)

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|incumbentsince = 27 November 2023

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|formation = 19 November 2008

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The Minister for Infrastructure is a ministerial post created in November 2008 by the New Zealand Government, in accordance with the National party's pre-election policy.{{cite web|title=Key Names English to New Zealand Infrastructure Role |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aMbxywBSg5pg&refer=australia|publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |first=Tracy |last=Withers |date=16 November 2008 |accessdate=2 August 2013}}

Conception

National leader Don Brash announced his intention to create the office on 18 August 2005 in the campaign for the 2005 New Zealand general election. He cited the rewriting of the Resource Management Act 1991–which he described as a "major impediment" to fast decisions– as a major task for the future minister,{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10389848 |title=Government all talk on climate change, Brash says |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=5 July 2006 |accessdate=2 August 2013}} who would also work with ministers in the areas of transport, energy, communications, building and the environment.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10341365 |title=Nats plan 'infrastructure minister' |work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media |date=18 August 2005 |accessdate= 2 August 2013 |author=New Zealand Press Association |author-link=New Zealand Press Association }} The creation of the portfolio was one of the National Party's election pledges for the 2005 general election.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10344100 |title=Nats confirm Auckland roading pledge |author=New Zealand Press Association |author-link=New Zealand Press Association |date=5 September 2005 |accessdate=2 August 2013 |work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media}}

History

The Minister of Infrastructure post was tipped by some media for Steven Joyce but was given to Bill English,{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/710623/Major-reforms-in-first-100-days |title=Major reforms in first 100 days |newspaper=The Press |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |date=9 November 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022061209/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/710623/Major-reforms-in-first-100-days |archivedate=22 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/732037/i-Fibre-to-the-home-still-on-agenda-i |title=Fibre-to-the-home still on agenda |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |date=24 November 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126212550/http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/732037/i-Fibre-to-the-home-still-on-agenda-i |archivedate=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead }} who held the position for the first term of the Fifth National Government of New Zealand, and was sworn in on 19 November 2008.{{cite news |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/John-Key-and-ministers-sworn-in/tabid/423/articleID/80553/Default.aspx |title=John Key and ministers sworn in |author=New Zealand Press Association |author-link=New Zealand Press Association |work=3 News |publisher=MediaWorks New Zealand |date=19 November 2008 |accessdate=2 August 2013}} Joyce was appointed Associate Minister.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10743808 |title=Private capital needed to bridge the infrastructure gap |first=Liam |last=Dann |work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media |date=9 August 2011 |accessdate=2 August 2013}} The portfolio was absorbed into the Minister of Finance portfolio on 14 December 2011 {{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6141050/Ministers-sworn-in-a-cuppa-then-back-to-work |title=Ministers sworn in, a cuppa, then back to work |first=John |last=Hartevelt |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |date=15 December 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720101038/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6141050/Ministers-sworn-in-a-cuppa-then-back-to-work |archivedate=20 July 2012 |url-status=dead }} as Key formed his Cabinet after the 2011 New Zealand general election.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772717 |title=Boost for women in new Cabinet |first=Amelia |last=Romanos |work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media |date=12 December 2011 |accessdate=2 August 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/6124827/Parata-big-winner-in-Cabinet-reshuffle |title=Parata big winner in Cabinet reshuffle |work=The Dominion Post |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |date=12 December 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229081515/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/6124827/Parata-big-winner-in-Cabinet-reshuffle |archivedate=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}

The position was re-created on 20 December 2016, when Prime Minister Bill English named his Cabinet on 18 December 2016. Steven Joyce was named to the post, as well as Minister of Finance.{{Cite web |url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/all/files/Ministerial%20List.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 December 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220145819/https://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/all/files/Ministerial%20List.pdf |url-status=dead }}

List of ministers

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colspan=2\|No. !Name !Portrait !colspan=2\|Term of office !colspan=2\|Prime Minister
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|New Zealand National Party}}"\| ! 1 \| Bill English \| 75px \| 19 November 2008 \| 14 December 2011 \| width=1 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|New Zealand National Party}}"\| \| Key
colspan="8" \|Absorbed into the Minister of Finance portfolio
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|New Zealand National Party}}"\| ! 2 \| Steven Joyce \| 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 First}}"\| ! 3 \| Shane Jones \| 75px \| 26 October 2017 \| 6 November 2020 \| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|New Zealand Labour Party}}"\| \| rowspan="2" \| Ardern
height="75" style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color\|New Zealand Labour Party}}"\| ! rowspan="2" \| 4 \| rowspan="2" \| Grant Robertson \| 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}}"\| ! 5 \| Megan Woods \| 75px \| 1 February 2023 \| 27 November 2023
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|New Zealand National Party}}"\| ! 6 \| Chris Bishop \| 75px \| 27 November 2023 \| present \| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|New Zealand National Party}}"\| \| Luxon

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| Bill English

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| 19 November 2008

| 14 December 2011