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| Minister of Trade | |
|---|---|
| Te Manatū Aorere (Māori) | |
since 27 November 2023 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 1960 |
| First holder | Jack Marshall (as Minister of Overseas Trade) |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The Minister of Trade (Māori: Manatū Aorere[2] is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister. The current Minister of Trade is Todd McClay.[3]
The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Trade.[4]
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Marshall | 12 December 1960 | 9 February 1972 | Holyoake | |||
| 2 | Brian Talboys | 9 February 1972 | 7 November 1972 | Marshall | |||
| 3 | Joe Walding | 8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Kirk | |||
| Rowling | |||||||
| (2) | Brian Talboys | 12 December 1975 | 11 December 1981 | Muldoon | |||
| 4 | Warren Cooper | 11 December 1981 | 26 July 1984 | ||||
| 5 | Mike Moore | 26 July 1984 | 2 November 1990 | Lange | |||
| Palmer | |||||||
| Moore | |||||||
| 6 | Don McKinnon | 2 November 1990 | 16 December 1996 | Bolger | |||
| 7 | Lockwood Smith | 16 December 1996 | 10 December 1999 | ||||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 8 | Jim Sutton | 10 December 1999 | 19 October 2005 | Clark | |||
| 9 | Phil Goff | 19 October 2005 | 19 November 2008 | ||||
| 10 | Tim Groser | 19 November 2008 | 14 December 2015 | Key | |||
| 11 | Todd McClay | 14 December 2015 | 26 October 2017 | ||||
| English | |||||||
| 12 | David Parker | 26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | |||
| 13 | Damien O'Connor | 6 November 2020 | 27 November 2023 | ||||
| Hipkins | |||||||
| (11) | Todd McClay | 27 November 2023 | Incumbent | Luxon | |||