| Minister for Youth | |
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| Ministry of Social Development and Employment | |
| 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 | Phil Goff |
| Formation | 24 August 1987 |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The Minister for Youth is the government minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of young people.
The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 24 August 1987.[2] It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio.
History
The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Youth.[2]
- Key
Labour National NZ First Alliance
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Goff |  |
24 August 1987 | 14 August 1989 | Lange | ||
| 2 | Annette King |  |
14 August 1989 | 2 November 1990 | Palmer | ||
| Moore | |||||||
| 3 | Roger McClay |  |
2 November 1990 | 8 November 1996 | Bolger | ||
| 4 | Katherine O'Regan | |
8 November 1996 | 18 December 1996 | |||
| 5 | Deborah Morris |  |
18 December 1996 | 31 August 1998 | |||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 6 | Tony Ryall |  |
31 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| 7 | Laila Harré |  |
10 December 1999 | 15 August 2002 | Clark | ||
| 8 | John Tamihere | |
15 August 2002 | 15 October 2004 | |||
| 9 | Rick Barker |  |
3 November 2004 | 21 December 2004 | |||
| 10 | Steve Maharey |  |
21 December 2004 | 19 October 2005 | |||
| 11 | Nanaia Mahuta |  |
19 October 2005 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| 12 | Paula Bennett |  |
19 November 2008 | 30 January 2013 | Key | ||
| 13 | Nikki Kaye |  |
31 January 2013 | 26 October 2017 | |||
| English | |||||||
| 14 | Peeni Henare |  |
26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | ||
| 15 | Priyanca Radhakrishnan |  |
6 November 2020 | 1 February 2023 | |||
| Hipkins | |||||||
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1 February 2023 | 27 November 2023 | |||
| 17 | Matt Doocey | .png.webp) |
27 November 2023 | present | Luxon | ||
Notes
References
- Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1-877133-00-0.
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