Minister for Energy (New Zealand)

Minister for Energy of New Zealand
Minister for Energy of New Zealand
	Coat of arms of New Zealand
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	Incumbent; Simeon Brown; since 27 November 2023
	New Zealand Electricity Authority; Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Executive Council
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	8 December 1972
First holder	Warren Freer
Salary	$288,900
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Energy is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the New Zealand Electricity Authority and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. The current Minister is Simeon Brown.

List of ministers

The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Energy and Resources.^[2]

Key

Labour National

No.		Name	Term of Office
As Minister of Energy and Resources
	1	Warren Freer	8 December 1972	12 December 1975	Kirk
	1	Warren Freer	8 December 1972	12 December 1975	Rowling
	2	Eric Holland	12 December 1975	8 March 1977	Muldoon
	3	George Gair	8 March 1977	13 December 1978
	4	Bill Birch	13 December 1978	26 July 1984
	5	Bob Tizard	26 July 1984	16 September 1987	Lange
	6	David Butcher	16 September 1987	2 November 1990	Lange
					Palmer
					Moore
	7	John Luxton	2 November 1990	2 March 1994	Bolger
	8	Doug Kidd	2 March 1994	16 December 1996
	9	Max Bradford	16 December 1996	10 December 1999
	9	Max Bradford	16 December 1996	10 December 1999	Shipley
	10	Pete Hodgson	10 December 1999	21 December 2004	Clark
	11	Trevor Mallard	21 December 2004	19 October 2005
	12	David Parker	19 October 2005	21 March 2006
	(11)	Trevor Mallard Acting Minister	21 March 2006	3 May 2006
	(12)	David Parker	3 May 2006	19 November 2008
	13	Gerry Brownlee	19 November 2008	14 December 2011	Key
	14	Phil Heatley	14 December 2011	29 January 2013
	15	Simon Bridges	29 January 2013	20 December 2016
	16	Judith Collins	20 December 2016	26 October 2017	English
	17	Megan Woods	26 October 2017	27 November 2023	Ardern
	17	Megan Woods	26 October 2017	27 November 2023	Hipkins
As Minister for Energy
	18	Simeon Brown	27 November 2023	present	Luxon

Notes

^ https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Wilson 1985, pp. 92–97.

References

Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

[1] ttps://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[FOOTNOTEWilson198592–97-2] Wilson 1985, pp. 92–97.

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Current Government

List of ministers

See also

Notes

References