Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
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Incumbent
Paul Goldsmith
since 27 November 2023
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
PrecursorMinister for Culture and Heritage; Minister for Cultural Affairs; Minister for Arts and Culture; Minister for the Arts
Formation12 December 1975
First holderAllan Highet
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for arts, culture, heritage, and broadcasting, and is in charge of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The position was established in 1975 as Minister for the Arts.

The present Minister is Paul Goldsmith.

History

The Third National Government of New Zealand established a ministerial portfolio with responsibility for the arts at its election in 1975. This reflected a growing interest of the Government in the cultural sector.[2] The name of the portfolio changed to "Minister for Arts and Culture" in 1987. During this period, the portfolio was serviced by the Department of Internal Affairs.[2]

A separate portfolio, Minister responsible for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, was established in 1987. This was held first by Jonathan Hunt (24 August 1987 – 9 February 1990)[3] and subsequently by Margaret Austin (also the Minister for Arts and Culture; 9 February 1990 – 2 November 1990)[3] before being subsumed back into the responsibilities of the Minister for Arts and Culture.

A standalone agency, the Ministry for Cultural Affairs, was established by the Fourth National Government in 1991, which necessitated the change of title to "Minister for Cultural Affairs." With the creation of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 1999, which brought together cultural and heritage responsibilities in the same agency, the portfolio title changed to match its department. The present name was adopted in November 1999 at the election of the Fifth Labour Government.

List of ministers

Key

  National   Labour

No. Name Portrait Term of office Prime Minister
As Minister for the Arts
1 Allan Highet 12 December 1975 26 July 1984 Muldoon
2 Peter Tapsell 26 July 1984 24 August 1987 Lange
As Minister for Arts and Culture
3 Michael Bassett 24 August 1987 9 February 1990 Lange
Palmer
4 Margaret Austin 9 February 1990 2 November 1990
Moore
5 Doug Graham 2 November 1990 3 October 1991 Bolger
As Minister for Cultural Affairs
(5) Doug Graham 3 October 1991 16 December 1996 Bolger
6 Christine Fletcher 16 December 1996 12 September 1997
7 Simon Upton 12 September 1997 31 August 1998
Shipley
8 Marie Hasler 31 August 1998 1 September 1999
As Minister for Culture and Heritage
(8) Marie Hasler 1 September 1999 27 November 1999 Shipley
As Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
9 Helen Clark 27 November 1999 19 November 2008 Clark
10 Chris Finlayson 19 November 2008 8 October 2014 Key
11 Maggie Barry 8 October 2014 26 October 2017
English
12 Jacinda Ardern 26 October 2017 6 November 2020 Ardern
13 Carmel Sepuloni 6 November 2020 27 November 2023
Hipkins
14 Paul Goldsmith 27 November 2023 present Luxon

List of associate ministers

Associate Ministers for Arts, Culture and Heritage have been appointed on occasion since 1999. Their role is to assist the portfolio minister in carrying out tasks related to the portfolio. They may exercise statutory powers or functions delegated on behalf of the minister under the Constitution Act 1986.[4]

No. Name Portrait Term of office Minister
1 Judith Tizard 10 December 1999 19 October 2008 Clark
2 Mahara Okeroa 19 October 2005
3 Carmel Sepuloni 26 October 2017 6 November 2020 Ardern
4 Grant Robertson
5 Jacinda Ardern 6 November 2020 25 January 2023 Sepuloni
6 Kiri Allan 1 February 2023
7 Willow-Jean Prime 1 February 2023 27 November 2023

References

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "History of Government involvement in culture". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b G.A. Wood (ed.). Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2nd ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. pp. 68–76.
  4. ^ "Cabinet Manual - Ministers". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

External links

Ministerial portfolios of New Zealand
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