Her Excellency the Governor-General has accepted the resignations of:

The Right Honourable Simon William English, from the Offices of Prime Minister, and Minister for National Security and Intelligence;

The Honourable Paula Lee Bennett, from the Offices of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State Services, Minister for Women, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Police, and Minister for Climate Change Issues;

The Honourable Steven Leonard Joyce, from the Offices of Minister of Finance, and Minister for Infrastructure;

The Honourable Gerard Anthony Brownlee, from the Office of Minister of Foreign Affairs;

The Honourable Simon Joseph Bridges, from the Offices of Minister for Economic Development, Minister of Transport, and Minister for Communications;

The Honourable Amy Juliet Adams, from the Offices of Minister of Justice, Minister for Courts, and Minister for Social Housing;

The Honourable Dr Jonathan David Coleman, from the Offices of Minister of Health, and Minister for Sport and Recreation;

The Honourable Christopher Francis Finlayson qc, from the Offices of Attorney-General, and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations;

The Honourable Michael Allan Woodhouse, from the Offices of Minister of Immigration, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, and Minister for ACC;

The Honourable Anne Merrilyn Tolley, from the Offices of Minister for Children, Minister for Social Development, and Minister of Local Government;

The Honourable Allen Nathan Guy, from the Offices of Minister for Primary Industries, and Minister of Civil Defence;

The Honourable Nicola Laura Kaye, from the Offices of Minister of Education, and Minister for Youth;

The Honourable Todd Michael McClay, from the Offices of Minister of Trade, and Minister for State Owned Enterprises;

The Honourable Dr Nicolas Rex Smith, from the Offices of Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Building and Construction;

The Honourable Judith Anne Collins, from the Offices of Minister of Revenue, Minister of Energy and Resources, and Minister for Ethnic Communities;

The Honourable Margaret Mary Barry, from the Offices of Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Minister of Conservation, and Minister for Seniors;

The Honourable Paul Jonathan Goldsmith, from the Offices of Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Minister of Science and Innovation, and Minister for Regulatory Reform;

The Honourable Louise Claire Upston, from the Office of Minister of Corrections;

The Honourable Alf Metuakore Ngaro, from the Offices of Minister for Pacific Peoples, and Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector;

The Honourable Mark Patrick Mitchell, from the Offices of Minister of Defence, and Minister for Land Information;

The Honourable Nicola Joanne Wagner, from the Offices of Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration, and Minister for Disability Issues;

The Honourable Jacqueline Isobel Dean, from the Offices of Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Minister for Small Business;

The Honourable David Allister Bennett, from the Offices of Minister of Veterans’ Affairs, Minister for Food Safety, and Minister for Racing;

The Honourable Timothy Harley Macindoe, from the Office of Minister of Customs;

The Honourable Scott Anthony Simpson, from the Office of Minister of Statistics;

The Honourable Peter Francis Patrick Dunne, from the Office of Minister of Internal Affairs;

The Honourable Te Ururoa James William Ben Flavell, from the Offices of Minister for Māori Development, and Minister for Whānau Ora;

David Breen Seymour, from the Offices of Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Education and the Minister for Regulatory Reform;

which took effect on Thursday 26 October 2017, except for the Honourable Peter Dunne and the Honourable Te Ururoa Flavell, whose resignations took effect from the end of 21 October 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 2017.

By Command:
MICHAEL WEBSTER, Clerk of the Executive Council.