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Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Coat of arms of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Incumbent
Shane Jones
since 27 November 2023
Ministry for Primary Industries
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation8 March 1977
First holderJim Bolger
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries is a minister in the New Zealand Government responsible for the management of New Zealand's fisheries, including aquaculture, and for oceans policy.

The present minister is Shane Jones, a member of the New Zealand First party.[2]

Responsibilities

The Minister oversees Fisheries New Zealand, a business unit of the Ministry for Primary Industries (previously, the Ministry of Fisheries).

The Minister has responsibility for legislation related to fisheries, including the

Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004, the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 and the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992.[3]

History

The position was established in 1977 during the

Minister for Primary Industries
.

The title change to Minister for Oceans and Fisheries in 2020 was intended to balance commercial and environmental issues.[4] Responsibility for oceans policy was previously in the remit of the Minister of Conservation.[5]

List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Fisheries.[6]

Key

  Labour   National   Progressive   NZ First

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
As Minister of Fisheries
1 Jim Bolger 8 March 1977 13 December 1978 Muldoon
2 Duncan MacIntyre 13 December 1978 26 July 1984
3 Colin Moyle 26 July 1984 9 February 1990 Lange
Palmer
4 Ken Shirley 9 February 1990 2 November 1990
Moore
5 Doug Kidd 2 November 1990 16 December 1996 Bolger
6 John Luxton[nb 1] 16 December 1996 10 December 1999
Shipley
7 Pete Hodgson 10 December 1999 26 February 2004 Clark
8 David Benson-Pope 26 February 2004 19 October 2005
9 Jim Anderton 19 October 2005 19 November 2008
10 Phil Heatley 19 November 2008 25 February 2010 Key
- David Carter

Acting

25 February 2010 1 April 2010
As Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture
(10) Phil Heatley 1 April 2010 14 December 2011 Key
2011–2017: No separate appointments (see
Minister for Primary Industries
)
11 Stuart Nash 26 October 2017 6 November 2020 Ardern
As Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
12 David Parker 6 November 2020 1 February 2023 Ardern
Hipkins
(11) Stuart Nash 1 February 2023 28 March 2023
- David Parker
Acting 		28 March 2023 12 April 2023
13 Rachel Brooking 12 April 2023 27 November 2023
14 Shane Jones 27 November 2023 Incumbent Luxon

Table footnotes:

  1. ^ as Minister of Food, Fibre and Biosecurity from 31 August 1998

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Oceans and Fisheries | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ Small, Vernon (5 December 2023). "Back to the future with Shane Jones: Same office, new pitch". www.thepost.co.nz. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ Daalder, Marc (7 January 2023). "Ocean Minister's progress after two years in job". Newsroom. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 94–98.

References

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