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 Regulatory Reform
The Honourable Gerard Anthony Brownlee from the Offices of Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, and Minister of Transport
The Honourable Steven Leonard Joyce from the Offices of Minister for Economic Development, Minister of Science and Innovation, Minister for Small Business, and Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
The Honourable Anthony Boyd Williams Ryall from the Offices of Minister of Health, and Minister for State Owned Enterprises
The Honourable Patricia Hekia Parata 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 Paula Lee Bennett from the Offices
of Minister for Social Development, and Minister of Local Government
The Honourable Dr Jonathan David Coleman from the Offices of Minister of Defence, and Minister of State Services
The Honourable Murray Stuart McCully from the Offices of Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Sport and Recreation
The Honourable Anne Merrilyn Tolley from the Offices of Minister of Police, and Minister of Corrections
The Honourable Dr Nicolas Rex Smith from the Offices of Minister for Building and Construction, Minister of Conservation, and Minister of Housing
The Honourable Timothy John Groser from the Offices of Minister of Trade, and Minister for Climate Change Issues
The Honourable Amy Juliet Adams from the Offices of Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Communications and Information Technology
The Honourable Allen Nathan Guy from the Offices of Minister for Primary Industries, and Minister for Racing
The Honourable Craig Raymond Robert Foss from the Offices of Minister of Commerce, Minister of Consumer Affairs, and Minister of Broadcasting
The Honourable Simon Joseph Bridges from the Offices of Minister of Energy and Resources, and Minister of Labour
The Honourable Nicola Laura Kaye from the Offices of Minister for Food Safety, Minister of Civil Defence, and Minister of Youth Affairs
The Honourable Michael Allan Woodhouse from the Offices of Minister of Immigration, Minister for Land Information, and Minister of Veterans' Affairs
The Honourable Joanne Gay Goodhew from the Offices of Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Senior Citizens, and Minister of Women's Affairs
The Honourable Kerry James Borrows from the Office of Minister for Courts
The Honourable Todd Michael McClay from the Office of Minister of Revenue
The Honourable Peseta Samuelu Masunu Lotu-Iiga from the Office of Minister of Pacific Island Affairs
The Honourable Nicola Joanne Wagner from the Offices of Minister of Customs, and Minister of Statistics
The Honourable Dr Pita Russell Sharples from the Office of Minister of Maori Affairs
The Honourable Tariana Turia from the Offices of Minister for Whanau Ora, and Minister for Disability Issues
The Honourable Peter Francis Patrick Dunne from the Office of Minister of Internal Affairs
which took effect at the time of the appointment of the successor administration on 8 October 2014.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October 2014.
By Command:
MICHAEL WEBSTER, Clerk of the Executive Council.