Minister of Tourism (New Zealand)

New Zealand minister of the Crown

Minister of Tourism

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Incumbent
Matt Doocey

since 27 November 2023

Tourism New Zealand
Style| The Honourable
Member of|

* Cabinet of New Zealand
* Executive Council

Reports to| Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer| Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length| At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation| 6 August 1906
First holder| Sir Joseph Ward
(as Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts)
Salary| $288,900[1]
Website| www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister of Tourism is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of Tourism New Zealand. The current Minister of Tourism is Matt Doocey.[2]

## Background

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The office was established in 1906 as the Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts. In 1935, the post was renamed Minister for Tourist and Publicity, and later became Minister of Tourism in 1963. By 1966, it had evolved into a full cabinet-level portfolio.[3] Historically, the Minister of Tourism held the lowest-ranking position in the cabinet during the 1960s and 1970s. However, its prominence has increased in recent years, with Kelvin Davis currently ranked 3rd in cabinet and serving as the deputy leader of the governing Labour Party.

## List of ministers

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The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Tourism.[4]

Key

Liberal Reform United Labour National

No.  | Name  | Portrait  | Term of Office  | Prime Minister

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As Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts
| 1  | Joseph Ward |  | 6 August 1906  | 6 January 1909  |  | Ward
| 2  | Thomas Mackenzie |  | 6 January 1909  | 10 July 1912  |
| Mackenzie
| 3  | Heaton Rhodes |  | 10 July 1912  | 12 August 1915  |  | Massey
| 4  | Robert McNab |  | 12 August 1915  | 3 February 1917
| 5  | William MacDonald |  | 17 February 1917  | 22 August 1919
| 6  | William Nosworthy |  | 4 September 1919  | 10 December 1928  |
| Bell
| Coates
| (1) | Joseph Ward |  | 10 December 1928  | 28 May 1930  |  | Ward
| 7  | Philip De La Perrelle |  | 28 May 1930  | 22 September 1931  |  | Forbes
| 8  | Adam Hamilton |  | 22 September 1931  | 6 December 1935
As Minister for Tourist and Publicity
| 9  | Frank Langstone |  | 6 December 1935  | 18 October 1943  |  | Savage
|  | Fraser
| 10  | Bill Parry |  | 18 October 1943  | 13 December 1949
| 11  | Frederick Doidge |  | 13 December 1949  | 13 September 1951  |  | Holland
| 12  | William Bodkin |  | 13 September 1951  | 26 November 1954
| 13  | Eric Halstead |  | 26 November 1954  | 23 March 1956
| 14  | Dean Eyre |  | 23 March 1956  | 12 December 1957
|  | Holyoake
| 15  | John Mathison |  | 12 December 1957  | 12 December 1960  |  | Nash
As Minister of Tourism
| 16  | Tom Shand |  | 12 December 1960  | 15 May 1961  |  | Holyoake
| (14) | Dean Eyre |  | 15 May 1961  | 12 December 1966
| 17  | Robert Muldoon |  | 15 February 1967  | 4 March 1967
| 18  | David Thomson |  | 4 March 1967  | 12 December 1969
| 19  | Bert Walker |  | 12 December 1969  | 8 December 1972
|  | Marshall
| 20  | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan |  | 8 December 1972  | 12 December 1975  |  | Kirk
| Rowling
| 21  | Harry Lapwood |  | 12 December 1975  | 13 December 1978  |  | Muldoon
| 22  | Warren Cooper |  | 13 December 1978  | 12 February 1981
| 23  | Derek Quigley |  | 12 February 1981  | 11 December 1981
| 24  | Rob Talbot |  | 11 December 1981  | 26 July 1984
| 25  | Mike Moore |  | 26 July 1984  | 24 August 1987  |  | Lange
| 26  | Phil Goff |  | 24 August 1987  | 10 January 1988
| 27  | Jonathan Hunt |  | 10 January 1988  | 8 August 1989
| 28  | Fran Wilde |  | 8 August 1989  | 2 November 1990  |  | Palmer
| Moore
| 29  | John Banks |  | 2 November 1990  | 1 November 1996  |  | Bolger
| 30  | Murray McCully |  | 1 November 1996  | 27 April 1999
|  | Shipley
| 31  | Lockwood Smith |  | 27 April 1999  | 10 December 1999
| 32  | Mark Burton |  | 10 December 1999  | 19 October 2005  |  | Clark
| 33  | Damien O'Connor |  | 19 October 2005  | 19 November 2008
| 34  | John Key |  | 19 November 2008  | 12 December 2016  |  | Key
| 35  | Paula Bennett |  | 12 December 2016  | 26 October 2017  |  | English
| 36  | Kelvin Davis |  | 26 October 2017  | 6 November 2020  |  | Ardern
| 37  | Stuart Nash |  | 6 November 2020  | 1 February 2023
|  | Hipkins
| 38  | Peeni Henare |  | 1 February 2023  | 27 November 2023
As Minister of Tourism and Hospitality
| 39  | Matt Doocey |  | 27 November 2023  | present  |  | Luxon

## Notes

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1. ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
2. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
3. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 132.
4. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 90–97, 132.

## References

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* Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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