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Minister for Racing (New Zealand)

{{Short description|New Zealand political office}}

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| incumbent = Winston Peters

| incumbentsince = 27 November 2023

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| department = New Zealand Racing Board
Totalisator Agency Board

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| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

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| formation = 2 November 1990

| first = John Falloon

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| salary = $288,900{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf|format=PDF|title=Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016|website=Parliament.nz|access-date=27 July 2019}}

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

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The Minister for Racing is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the regulation of the racing industry and betting services. The minister is also responsible for the New Zealand Racing Board, Racing Industry Transition Agency and Totalisator Agency Board (TAB).{{cite web |title=Ministerial Portfolio - Racing |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/portfolios/racing |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=12 April 2020 }}

The current minister is Winston Peters, the leader of New Zealand First.{{cite web|title=Ministerial List|url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/cabinet-office/ministers-and-their-portfolios/ministerial-list|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|access-date=14 June 2022}} He has held the office on three occasions.

List of ministers for racing

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Racing.

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! colspan="2" | No.

! Name

! Portrait

! colspan="2" | Term of office

! colspan="2" | Prime Minister

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! 1

| John Falloon

| 93x93px

| 2 November 1990

| 8 November 1996

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| rowspan=3 | Bolger

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! 2

| Denis Marshall

| 75px

| 8 November 1996

| 16 December 1996

height=50 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand First}}"|

! rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | Tau Henare

| rowspan=2 | 98x98px

| rowspan=2 | 16 December 1996

| rowspan=2 | 31 August 1998

height=50 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Mauri Pacific}}"|

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

| rowspan=2 | Shipley

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! 4

| Clem Simich

| 75px

| 31 August 1998

| 10 December 1999

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! 5

| Annette King

| 75px

| 10 December 1999

| 15 August 2002

| rowspan=4 style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=4 | Clark

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! 6

| Mark Gosche

| 75px

| 15 August 2002

| 12 May 2003

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! 7

| Damien O'Connor

| 75px

| 12 May 2003

| 19 October 2005

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! 8

| Winston Peters

| 75px

| 19 October 2005

| 19 November 2008

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! 9

| John Carter

| 75px

| 19 November 2008

| 8 June 2011

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| rowspan="3" | Key

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! 10

| Craig Foss

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| 8 June 2011

| 13 December 2011

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! rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | Nathan Guy

| rowspan=2 | 75px

| rowspan=2 | 13 December 2011

| rowspan=2 | 2 May 2017

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

| rowspan=2 | English

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! 12

| David Bennett

| 75px

| 2 May 2017

| 26 October 2017

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! (8)

| Winston Peters

| 75px

| 26 October 2017

| 6 November 2020

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| rowspan=3 | Ardern

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! 13

| Grant Robertson

| 75px

| 6 November 2020

| 14 June 2022

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! rowspan="2" | 14

| rowspan="2" | Kieran McAnulty

| rowspan="2" | 75px

| rowspan="2" | 14 June 2022

| rowspan="2" | 27 November 2023

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| Hipkins

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! (8)

| Winston Peters

| 75px

| 27 November 2023

| Incumbent

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| rowspan=3 | Luxon

See also

Notes

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References

  • {{cite book |last=Temple |first=Philip |title=Temple’s Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament |year=1994 |publisher=McIndoe Publishers |location=Dunedin |isbn=0 86868 159 8 }}
  • {{cite book |last=Wood |first=G. A. |title=Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament |edition=2nd |orig-year=1987 |year=1996 |publisher=University of Otago Press |location=Dunedin |isbn=1-877133-00-0 }}

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Racing

Category:Horse racing in New Zealand