Minister of Immigration (New Zealand)

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The Minister of Immigration was established by the First Labour Government in 1940. Note that while Martin was the first minister (in 1946) as Angus McLagan ,^[1] Wilson and Wood have David Wilson and Paddy Webb preceding him (from 1940).

The current minister (from January 2013) is Michael Woodhouse.^[2]

History

The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Immigration.

	Name	Prime Minister Served	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	David Wilson (MLC) ^[3]	Fraser	30 April 1940	12 April 1944	Labour
2	Paddy Webb ^[4]	Fraser	12 April 1944	19 December 1946	Labour
3	Angus McLagan ^[5]	Fraser	19 December 1946	13 December 1949	Labour
4	Bill Sullivan ^[6]	Holland	13 December 1949	26 November 1954	National
5	Ralph Hanan ^[7]	Holland	26 November 1954	20 December 1957	National
6	Fred Hackett ^[8]	Nash	20 December 1957	12 December 1960	Labour
7	Tom Shand ^[9]	Holyoake	12 December 1960	22 December 1969	National
8	Jack Marshall ^[10]	Holyoake	22 December 1969	9 February 1972	National
9	David Thomson ^[11]	Marshall	9 February 1972	8 December 1972	National
10	Fraser Colman ^[12]	Kirk/Rowling	8 December 1972	12 December 1975	Labour
11	Frank Gill ^[13]	Muldoon	12 December 1975	13 December 1978	National
12	Jim Bolger ^[14]	Muldoon	13 December 1978	12 February 1981	National
13	Aussie Malcolm ^[15]	Muldoon	12 February 1981	26 July 1984	National
14	Kerry Burke ^[16]	Lange	26 July 1984	24 August 1987	Labour
15	Stan Rodger ^[17]	Lange	24 August 1987	14 August 1989	Labour
16	Roger Douglas ^[18]	Palmer/Moore	14 August 1989	9 February 1990	Labour
17	Annette King ^[19]	Palmer/Moore	9 February 1990	2 November 1990	Labour
18	Bill Birch ^[19]	Bolger	2 November 1990	27 March 1993	National
19	Maurice McTigue ^[20]	Bolger	27 March 1993	29 November 1993	National
20	Roger Maxwell ^[20]	Bolger	29 November 1993		National

	Nathan Guy	Key	14 December 2011	31 January 2013	National
	Michael Woodhouse	Key/English	31 January 2013	Incumbent	National

Martin, John E (1996). Holding the Balance: A History of New Zealand’s Department of Labour 1891-1995. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p. 365. ISBN 0-908812-62-0.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V R Ward, Government Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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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