Minister of Agriculture (New Zealand)
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The Minister of Agriculture was a ministerial portfolio in the government of New Zealand. It existed from 1889 until 2012, when the Ministry got merged into the larger Ministry of Primary Industries.
George Richardson was the first holder of the office, and David Carter of the New Zealand National Party was the last. In the end, there was no Associate Minister of Agriculture, although the position had existed in the past. Carter became the first Minister of Primary Industries.
Responsibilities and powers
Since 1998, the Minister of Agriculture was the Responsible Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, commonly known as MAF. Related portfolios included 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,[1][2] and the first minister was appointed on 17 October 1889.[3]
Between 1972 and 1977 the portfolio was titled "Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries"; it was changed on 1 September 1972 when Douglas Carter held the position, and it reverted when Duncan MacIntyre was in office.[4] 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 | None | [7] |
2 | John McKenzie | Ballance, Seddon | 24 January 1891 | 27 June 1900 | Liberal | [8] |
3 | Thomas Young Duncan | Seddon, Hall-Jones | 2 July 1900 | 6 August 1906 | Liberal | [8] |
4 | Robert McNab | Ward | 6 August 1906 | 30 November 1908 | Liberal | [9] |
5 | Joseph Ward | (himself) | 1 December 1908 | 1 May 1909 | Liberal | |
6 | Thomas Mackenzie | Ward, (himself) | 1 May 1909 | 10 July 1912 | Liberal | [10] |
7 | William Massey | (himself) | 10 July 1912 | 12 August 1915 | Reform | |
8 | William MacDonald | Massey | 12 August 1915 | 22 August 1919 | Liberal | [11] |
9 | William Nosworthy | Massey, Bell, Coates | 4 September 1919 | 18 January 1926 | Reform | [12] |
10 | Oswald Hawken | Coates | 18 January 1926 | 26 November 1928 | Reform | [13] |
11 | George Forbes | Ward | 10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 | United | [14] |
12 | Alfred Murdoch | Forbes | 28 May 1930 | 22 September 1931 | United | [15] |
13 | David Jones | Forbes | 22 September 1931 | 8 January 1932 | Reform | |
14 | Charles MacMillan | Forbes | 13 February 1932 | 6 December 1935 | Reform | |
15 | Lee Martin | Savage | 6 December 1935 | 21 January 1941 | Labour | [16] |
16 | James Gillespie Barclay | Fraser | 21 January 1941 | 18 October 1943 | Labour | [17] |
17 | Ben Roberts | Fraser | 29 October 1943 | 19 December 1946 | Labour | [18][19] |
18 | Edward Luttrell Cullen | Fraser | 19 December 1946 | 13 December 1949 | Labour | [19] |
19 | Keith Holyoake | Holland, (himself) | 13 December 1949 | 26 September 1957 | National | [20][21] |
20 | Sidney Walter Smith | Holyoake | 26 September 1957 | 12 December 1957 | National | [22] |
21 | Clarence Skinner | Nash | 12 December 1957 | 12 December 1960 | Labour | [22] |
22 | William Gillespie | Holyoake | 12 December 1960 | 23 April 1961 | National | [23] |
23 | Thomas Hayman | Holyoake | 2 May 1961 | 2 January 1962 | National | [24] |
24 | Brian Talboys | Holyoake | 24 January 1962 | 22 December 1969 | National | [24] |
25 | Douglas Carter | Holyoake, Marshall | 22 December 1969 | 8 December 1972 | National | [25][26] |
26 | Colin Moyle | Kirk, Rowling | 8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Labour | [27] |
27 | Duncan MacIntyre | Muldoon | 12 December 1975 | 26 July 1984 | National | [28][29] |
(26) | Colin Moyle (2nd time) | Lange, Palmer | 26 July 1984 | 1990 | Labour | [30] |
28 | Jim Sutton | Palmer, Moore | 9 February 1990 | 2 November 1990 | Labour | [31] |
29 | John Falloon | Bolger | 1990 | 1996 | National | |
30 | Lockwood Smith | Bolger, Shipley | 29 February 1996 | 26 August 1998 | National | |
31 | John Luxton (as Minister for Food, Fibre and Biosecurity) |
Shipley | August 1998 | National | [32] | |
(28) | Jim Sutton (2nd time) | Clark | 10 December 1999 | 19 October 2005 | Labour | [31] |
32 | Jim Anderton | Clark | 19 October 2005 | 19 November 2008 | Progressive | |
33 | David Carter | Key | 19 November 2008 | 14 December 2011 | National |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Stringleman, Hugh; Peden, Robert. "Sheep farming – The refrigerated meat trade". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ↑ "Historical Developments". Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ↑ "Agriculture (J0004) – History & Notes". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 91, 94.
- ↑ Stevenson, Philippa (29 November 1999). "Rural sector looking for more than cosmetics in new policy". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ↑ Wood, G. A. "Holyoake, Keith Jacka". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Wellington Provincial District)". Wellington: The Cyclopedia Company. 1897. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- 1 2 Drummond, James (1907). "The Life and Work of Richard John Seddon – Mr Seddon's Colleagues". Whitcombe and Tombs. p. 389. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ↑ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts)". Cyclopedia Company. 1908. p. 588. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ↑ "The new Minister of Agriculture". Grey River Argus. 11 May 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ↑ "THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT". Grey River Argus. 7 August 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ↑ "THE CABINET". Grey River Argus. 5 September 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ "The Evolution of Advisory Services". Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ "The United Ministry". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. 11 December 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ Ringer, Mim. "Murdoch, Alfred James 1877–1960". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 82f.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 83.
- ↑ Taylor, Nancy M. (1986). "The Home Front Volume II – CHAPTER 24 – Victory at Last". Wellington: Historical Publications Branch. p. 1296. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 84.
- ↑ Wood, G. A. "Holyoake, Keith Jacka 1904–1983". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 86f.
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 88.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 89.
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 90.
- ↑ "Hon. Sir. Douglas Julian Carter (AEFD)". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 90f.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 92f.
- ↑ "Obituary: Duncan MacIntyre". The New Zealand Herald. 16 June 2001. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 94.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 98.
- 1 2 "Former MPs – Hon. Jim Sutton". New Zealand Parliament. 30 July 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ↑ "Hon John Luxton". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
External links
- Agriculture portfolio at the New Zealand Government website
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry