Notice Type
Vice Regal
Notice Title

Appointment of Ministers

Her Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint:

The Right Honourable Christopher Mark Luxon to the Offices of Prime Minister, and Minister for National Security and Intelligence;

The Right Honourable Winston Raymond Peters to the Offices of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Racing;

The Honourable David Breen Seymour to the Office of Minister for Regulation;

The Honourable Nicola Valentine Willis to the Offices of Minister of Finance, Minister for the Public Service, and Minister for Social Investment;

The Honourable Christopher John Stuart Bishop to the Offices of Minister of Housing, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, and Minister for Sport and Recreation;

The Honourable Dr Shane Raymond Reti, QSM to the Offices of Minister of Health, and Minister for Pacific Peoples;

The Honourable Brooke Olivia van Velden to the Offices of Minister of Internal Affairs, and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety;

The Honourable Shane Geoffrey Jones to the Offices of Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister for Resources;

The Honourable Simeon Peter Brown to the Offices of Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, and Minister of Transport;

The Honourable Erica Louise Stanford to the Offices of Minister of Education, and Minister of Immigration;

The Honourable Paul Jonathan Goldsmith to the Offices of Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Minister of Justice, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations;

The Honourable Louise Claire Upston to the Offices of Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and Minister for Social Development and Employment;

The Honourable Judith Anne Collins to the Offices of Attorney-General, Minister of Defence, Minister for Digitising Government, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, and Minister for Space;

The Honourable Mark Patrick Mitchell to the Offices of Minister of Corrections, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery, and Minister of Police;

The Honourable Todd Michael McClay to the Offices of Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Forestry, Minister for Hunting and Fishing, and Minister for Trade;

The Honourable Tama William Potaka to the Offices of Minister of Conservation, Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, Minister for Māori Development, and Minister for Whānau Ora;

The Honourable Matthew Maurice Doocey to the Offices of Minister for ACC, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, and Minister for Youth;

The Honourable Melissa Ji-Yun Lee to the Offices of Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Ethnic Communities, and Minister for Media and Communications;

The Honourable Nicole Raima McKee to the Office of Minister for Courts;

The Honourable Cassandra Jane Costello to the Offices of Minister of Customs, and Minister for Seniors;

The Honourable Simon Glen Watts to the Offices of Minister of Climate Change, and Minister of Revenue;

The Honourable Penelope Elsie Simmonds, CNZM to the Offices of Minister for Disability Issues, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills;

The Honourable Christopher Aidan Penk to the Offices of Minister for Building and Construction, Minister for Land Information, and Minister for Veterans;

The Honourable Nicola Anna Grigg to the Offices of Minister of State for Trade, and Minister for Women;

The Honourable Andrew Henry Bayly to the Offices of Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing, and Minister of Statistics;

The Honourable Karen Louise Chhour to the Offices of Minister for Children, and Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence;

The Honourable Mark William James Patterson to the Office of Minister for Rural Communities;

The Honourable Andrew John Hoggard to the Offices of Minister for Biosecurity, and Minister for Food Safety.

which took effect on Monday, 27 November 2023.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of November 2023.

By Command:
RACHEL HAYWARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.