Minister of Agriculture (New Zealand)

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First George Frederick Richardson
Formation 17 October 1889

The Minister of Agriculture is a ministerial portfolio in the government of New Zealand.

As of 2009 the Minister of Agriculture is David Carter, of the New Zealand National Party. There is no Associate Minister of Agriculture although the position has existed in the past.

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Responsibilities and powers

The Minister of Agriculture is the Responsible Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.[1] Related portfolios include Minister for Biosecurity, Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Forestry, and in the past, Minister for Lands.

History

John McKenzie established the Department of Agriculture on 31 March 1892,[2][3] and the first minister was appointed on 17 October 1889.[4]

Between 1972 and 1977 the portfolio was titled "Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries". It was also briefly titled "Minister of Food, Fibre and Biosecurity", but responding to farmers' demands Labour returned it to "Minister of Agriculture" after winning the 1999 election.[5]

Prior to Keith Holyoake receiving it in 1949, the portfolio "had become notorious as a political graveyard".[6]

List of Ministers of Agriculture

# Name PM served Took office Left office Party Notes
1 George Richardson Atkinson 17 October 1889 24 January 1891 Liberal [7]
2 John McKenzie Ballance, Seddon 24 January 1891 27 June 1900 Liberal [8]
3 Thomas Young Duncan Seddon 2 July 1900 10 June 1906 Liberal [8]
Robert McNab Ward 6 August 1906 1908 Liberal [9]
Thomas Mackenzie Ward 1 May 1909 <=May 1912 Liberal [10]
William Massey (himself) 10 July 1912 >=18 June 1915 Liberal
William MacDonald Massey 6 August 1915 1919 Liberal [11]
William Nosworthy Massey, Coates 4 September 1919 >=21 January 1926 Reform [12]
Oswald Hawken Coates <=23 February 1926 >= 20 March 1928 Reform [13]
George William Forbes Ward 10 December 1928 >=10 October 1929 United [14]
Alfred Murdoch Forbes 1930 1931 United [15]
David Jones Forbes 1931 <=16 February 1932 Reform
Charles MacMillan Forbes 1932 1935 Reform
William Lee Martin Savage 1935 1941 Labour
James Gillespie Barclay Fraser 1941 >= 25 April 1943 Labour
Benjamin Roberts Fraser 1943 20 December 1946 Labour [16]
Edward Luttrell Cullen Fraser 20 December 1946 13 December 1949 Labour
Keith Holyoake Holland 13 December 1949 20 September 1957 National [6]
Clarence Skinner Nash 1957 1960 Labour
Brian Talboys Holyoake 1962 1969 National
Douglas Carter Holyoake 1969 1972 National [17]
Colin Moyle Kirk, Rowling 1972 1975 Labour
Duncan MacIntyre Muldoon 12 December 1975 1984 National [18]
Colin Moyle (2nd time) Lange, Palmer 1984 1990 Labour
Jim Sutton Palmer, Moore 9 February 1990 2 November 1990 Labour [19]
John Falloon Bolger 1990 1996 National
Lockwood Smith Bolger, Shipley 29 February 1996 26 August 1998 National
John Luxton (as Minister for
Food, Fibre and Biosecurity)		 Shipley August 1998 National [20]
Jim Sutton (2nd time) Clark 10 December 1999 19 October 2005 Labour [19]
Jim Anderton Clark 19 October 2005 19 November 2008 Progressive
David Carter Key 19 November 2008 Incumbent National

References

  1. ^ "Ministerial Portfolios ~ Agriculture". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/portfolios/agriculture.asp#1. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  2. ^ Stringleman, Hugh and Peden, Robert. "Sheep farming – The refrigerated meat trade". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/sheep-farming/5. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  3. ^ "Historical Developments". Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/people-and-their-issues/education/advisory-services/adser013.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  4. ^ "Agriculture (J0004) – History & Notes". Archives New Zealand. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=J0004. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  5. ^ Stevenson, Philippa (29 November 1999). "Rural sector looking for more than cosmetics in new policy". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=104117. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  6. ^ a b Wood, G. A.. "Holyoake, Keith Jacka 1904 – 1983". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=5H33. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  7. ^ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Wellington Provincial District)". Wellington: The Cyclopedia Company. 1897. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d3-d9-d68.html. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  8. ^ a b Drummond, James (1907). "The Life and Work of Richard John Seddon – Mr Seddon's Colleagues". Whitcombe and Tombs. pp. 389. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-DruSedd-t1-back-d1-d4.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 
  9. ^ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts)". Cyclopedia Company. 1908. pp. 588. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d1.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 
  10. ^ "The new Minister of Agriculture". Grey River Argus. 11 May 1909. pp. 3. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA19090511.2.21.11. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 
  11. ^ "THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT". Grey River Argus. 7 August 1915. pp. 5. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA19150807.2.27. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  12. ^ "THE CABINET". Grey River Argus. 5 September 1919. pp. 3. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=GRA19190905.2.13. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  13. ^ "The Evolution of Advisory Services". Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/people-and-their-issues/education/advisory-services/adser007.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  14. ^ "The United Ministry". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. 11 December 1928. pp. 2. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OSWCC19281211.2.8. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  15. ^ Ringer, Mim. "Murdoch, Alfred James 1877 – 1960". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=4M71. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  16. ^ Taylor, Nancy M. (1986). "The Home Front Volume II – CHAPTER 24 – Victory at Last". Wellington: Historical Publications Branch. pp. 1296. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-2Hom-c24.html#reference-to-fn4-1224. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  17. ^ "Hon. Sir. Douglas Julian Carter (AEFD)". Archives New Zealand. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=AEFD. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  18. ^ "Obituary: Duncan MacIntyre". The New Zealand Herald. 16 June 2001. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=195166. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  19. ^ a b "Former MPs – Hon. Jim Sutton". New Zealand Parliament. 30 July 2006. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/Former/d/1/b/48PlibMpsFormerJimSutton1-Sutton-Hon-Jim.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  20. ^ "Hon John Luxton". New Zealand Government. http://www.executive.govt.nz/96-99/minister/luxton/. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 

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