Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Coat of Arms of New Zealand | |
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 |
Inaugural holder | James Allen |
Formation | 24 November 1919 |
Salary | $288,900[1] |
Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
New Zealand portal |
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a senior minister in the New Zealand Government heading the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and responsible for relations with foreign countries.
The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Winston Peters.[2]
Responsibilities and powers
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for overseeing
Historically, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has been a member of Cabinet, with the exception of the Rt Hon. Winston Peters between 2005 and 2008. This situation came about as the result of coalition negotiations in which it was agreed that New Zealand First would take a senior ministerial portfolio but would not join Cabinet.
History
The first New Zealand foreign minister was
From 1943, the Minister of External Affairs became the main ministerial portfolio for conducting New Zealand's external relations.
Historically it has been common for Prime Ministers to take on the role of Foreign Minister themselves, particularly if they have an interest in the field. Several New Zealand Prime Ministers including Peter Fraser, Walter Nash, Keith Holyoake, and David Lange held the External Affairs portfolio.[6] The most recent Prime Minister to do this is Helen Clark in 2008 as Acting Minister, and prior to her was Mike Moore, in 1990. Thirteen Prime Ministers have served as Foreign Minister for all or part of their terms.
New Zealand has had 28 foreign ministers (regardless of exact title). The longest-serving was Keith Holyoake, who held the post for the duration of his 11-year premiership. The second longest-serving, and the longest-serving who was not also Prime Minister, was Don McKinnon, who later became Commonwealth Secretary-General.
List of ministers of foreign affairs
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Reform United Labour National NZ First
No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Prime Minister | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | James Allen | 24 November 1919 | 28 April 1920 | Massey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ernest Lee | 17 May 1920 | 13 January 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Francis Bell | 7 June 1923 | 18 January 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | William Nosworthy | 24 May 1926 | 24 August 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Gordon Coates | 25 August 1928 | 10 December 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Joseph Ward | 10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 | Ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | George Forbes | 28 May 1930 | 6 December 1935 | Forbes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michael Joseph Savage | 6 December 1935 | 27 March 1940† | Savage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Frank Langstone | 1 April 1940 | 21 December 1942 | Fraser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Peter Fraser | 7 July 1943 | 13 December 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Frederick Doidge | 13 December 1949 | 19 September 1951 | Holland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Clifton Webb | 19 September 1951 | 26 November 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Tom Macdonald | 26 November 1954 | 12 December 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holyoake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Walter Nash | 12 December 1957 | 12 December 1960 | Nash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Keith Holyoake | 12 December 1960 | 8 December 1972 | Holyoake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Norman Kirk | 8 December 1972 | 31 August 1974 | Kirk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Bill Rowling | 6 September 1974 | 12 December 1975 | Rowling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Brian Talboys | 12 December 1975 | 11 December 1981 | Muldoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Warren Cooper | 11 December 1981 | 26 July 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | David Lange | 26 July 1984 | 24 August 1987 | Lange | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Russell Marshall | 24 August 1987 | 9 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Palmer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Mike Moore | 9 February 1990 | 2 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Don McKinnon | 2 November 1990 | 10 December 1999 | Bolger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shipley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Phil Goff | 10 December 1999 | 19 October 2005 | Clark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Winston Peters | 19 October 2005 | 29 August 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helen Clark Acting Minister |
29 August 2008 | 19 November 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Murray McCully | 19 November 2008 | 2 May 2017 | Key | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Gerry Brownlee | 2 May 2017 | 26 October 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(25) | Winston Peters | 26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Nanaia Mahuta | 6 November 2020 | 11 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hipkins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Grant Robertson | 11 November 2023 | 27 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(25) | Winston Peters | 27 November 2023 | present | Luxon |
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016 (2016/252)" (PDF). www.parliament.nz.
- ^ "Caretaker govt arrangements extended amid coalition talks". 1 News. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Ministerial Portfolio: Foreign Affairs". The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "External Affairs Bill", in New Zealand Parliamentary Debates, Vol. 185 (3 October–5 November 1919), p.337.
- ^ Malcolm Templeton, An Eye, an Ear, and a Voice: 50 years in New Zealand's External Relations, 1943-1993, p.1.
- ^ a b Malcolm Templeton, ed., An Eye, An Ear, And a Voice, pp.1-2.
- ^ Alan Watt, "The Department of Foreign Affairs," in The Times Survey of Foreign Ministries of the World,Department of External Affairs (1921–70) ed. Zara Steiner (London: Times Books Limited, 1982), p.35; James Eary, "The Department of External Affairs," in The Times Survey of Foreign Ministries of the World, p.96.