Minister for Social Development (New Zealand)

New Zealand minister of the Crown

The Minister for Social Development (Māori: Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora)^[2] is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility promoting social development and welfare, and is in charge of the Ministry of Social Development. The position was established in 1938 after the passing of the Social Security Act 1938.

The present Minister is Louise Upston.^[3]

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Social Development:^[4]

Key

  Labour  National

Notes

1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
2. "Manatū Whakahiato Ora, te - te Aka Māori Dictionary".
3. "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
4. Wilson 1985, pp. 63–98, 130.

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.

External links

• New Zealand Ministry for Social Development