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Minister for Seniors

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

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

{{for|the Canadian cabinet position|Minister of Seniors}}

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

{{Infobox official post

|post = Minister for Seniors

|body =

|flag = Flag of New Zealand.svg

|flagsize =

|flagcaption = Flag of New Zealand

|insignia = 120px

|insigniasize =

|insigniacaption = Coat of Arms of New Zealand

|image = Casey Costello (crop).jpg

|incumbent = Casey Costello

|incumbentsince = 27 November 2023

|department = Ministry of Social Development

|style = The Honourable

|member_of =

|reports_to = Prime Minister of New Zealand

|residence =

|seat =

|appointer = Governor-General of New Zealand

|appointer_qualified =

|termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

|termlength_qualified =

|formation = 24 July 1990

|inaugural = Margaret Shields

|salary = $288,900{{Cite web| title=Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016 | url=https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221011740/https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf | archive-date=2016-12-21}}

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

}}

The Minister for Seniors is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of senior citizens.

The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 24 July 1990.{{sfn|Wood|1996|p=91}} It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio.

History

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Seniors.{{sfn|Wood|1996|p=91}}

;Key

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class="wikitable"
colspan=2|No.

!Name

!Portrait

!colspan=2|Term of Office

!colspan=2|Prime Minister

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! rowspan=2| 1

| rowspan=2| Margaret Shields

| rowspan=2| 75px

| rowspan=2| 24 July 1990

| rowspan=2| 2 November 1990

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

| Palmer

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

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

| Moore

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

! 2

| Graeme Lee

| 75px

| 2 November 1990

| 3 October 1991

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

| rowspan="4" | Bolger

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

! 3

| Wyatt Creech

| 75px

| 3 October 1991

| 29 November 1993

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

! 4

| Peter Gresham

| 75px

| 29 November 1993

| 16 December 1996

height=40 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand First}}"|

! rowspan="2" | 5

| rowspan="2" | Robyn McDonald

| rowspan="2" | 75px

| rowspan="2" | 16 December 1996

| rowspan="2" | 31 August 1998

height=40 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand First}}"|

| 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}}"|

! 6

| David Carter

| 75px

| 31 August 1998

| 10 December 1999

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

! 7

| Lianne Dalziel

| 75px

| 10 December 1999

| 28 January 2003

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

| rowspan=2| Clark

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

! 8

| Ruth Dyson

| 75px

| 28 January 2003

| 19 November 2008

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

! 9

| John Carter

| 75px

| 19 November 2008

| 8 June 2011

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

| rowspan="4" | Key

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

! 10

| Craig Foss

|

| 8 June 2011

| 14 December 2011

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

! 11

| Jo Goodhew

| 75px

| 14 December 2011

| 8 October 2014

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

! rowspan="2" | 12

| rowspan="2" | Maggie Barry

| rowspan="2" | 75px

| rowspan="2" | 8 October 2014

| rowspan="2" | 26 October 2017

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

| English

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

! 13

| Tracey Martin

| 75px

| 26 October 2017

| 6 November 2020

| rowspan=2 height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

| rowspan=2|Ardern

height=40 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}"|

! rowspan=2|14

| rowspan=2|Ayesha Verrall

| rowspan=2|75px

| rowspan=2|6 November 2020

| rowspan=2|1 February 2023

height=40 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}}"|

! 15

| Ginny Andersen

| 75px

| 1 February 2023

| 27 November 2023

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

! 16

| Casey Costello

| 75px

| 27 November 2023

| present

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

| Luxon

Notes

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References

  • {{cite book |last= Wood |first= G. A. |title= Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament |edition= 2 |orig-year= 1987 |year= 1996 |publisher= University of Otago Press |location= Dunedin |isbn= 1-877133-00-0}}

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