His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has accepted the resignations of
The Right Honourable John Phillip Key, from the Offices of Prime Minister, and Minister of Tourism
The Honourable Simon William English, from the Offices of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Minister for Infrastructure
The Honourable Gerard Anthony Brownlee, from the Offices of Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Minister for Economic Development, and Minister of Energy and Resources
The Honourable Simon James Power, from the Offices of Minister of Justice, Minister of Commerce, and Minister of Consumer Affairs
The Honourable Anthony Boyd Williams Ryall, from the Offices of Minister of Health, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, and Minister of State Services
The Honourable Dr Nicolas Rex Smith, from the Offices of Minister for the Environment, Minister for Climate Change Issues, and Minister for ACC
The Honourable Judith Anne Collins, from the Offices of Minister of Police, Minister of Corrections, and Minister of Veterans’ Affairs
The Honourable Anne Merrilyn Tolley, from the Office of Minister of Education
The Honourable Christopher Francis Finlayson, from the Offices of Attorney-General, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
The Honourable David Cunningham Carter, from the Offices of Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, and Minister of Forestry
The Honourable Murray Stuart McCully, from the Offices of Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Sport and Recreation
The Honourable Timothy John Groser, from the Office of Minister of Trade
The Honourable Dr Wayne Daniel Mapp, from the Offices of Minister of Defence, and Minister of Science and Innovation
The Honourable Steven Leonard Joyce, from the
Offices of Minister of Transport, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, and Minister for Tertiary Education
The Honourable Georgina Manunui te Heuheu, from
the Offices of Minister for Courts, Minister of
Pacific Island Affairs, and Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control
The Honourable Paula Lee Bennett, from Offices of Minister for Social Development and Employment, and Minister of Youth Affairs
The Honourable Philip Reeve Heatley, from the Offices of Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Minister of Housing
The Honourable Dr Jonathan David Coleman, from the Offices of Minister of Immigration, and Minister of Broadcasting
The Honourable Catherine Joan Wilkinson, from the Offices of Minister of Conservation, Minister of Labour, and Minister for Food Safety
The Honourable Patricia Hekia Parata, from the Offices of Minister for Ethnic Affairs, and Minister of Women’s Affairs
The Honourable Maurice Donald Williamson, from the Offices of Minister for Building and Construction, Minister of Customs, Minister for Land Information, and Minister of Statistics
The Honourable Allen Nathan Guy, from the Office of Minister of Internal Affairs
The Honourable Craig Raymond Robert Foss, from the Offices of Minister of Civil Defence, Minister for Senior Citizens, and Minister for Racing
The Honourable Rodney Philip Hide, from the Offices of Minister of Local Government, and Minister for Regulatory Reform
The Honourable Dr Pita Russell Sharples, from the Office of Minister of Maori Affairs
The Honourable Tariana Turia, from the Offices of Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and Minister for Disability Issues
The Honourable Peter Francis Patrick Dunne, from the Office of Minister of Revenue
which took effect at the time of the appointment of the successor administration on 14 December 2011.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 2011.
By Command:
REBECCA KITTERIDGE, Clerk of the Executive Council.