Minister for Racing
| Minister for Racing | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| New Zealand Racing Board Totalisator Agency Board | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 2 November 1990 |
| First holder | John Falloon |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The Minister for Racing is a minister in the government of New Zealand with responsibility who is charged with the regulation of the racing industry and betting services. The minister is also responsible for the New Zealand Racing Board, Racing Industry Transition Agency and Totalisator Agency Board (TAB).[2]
The present Minister is Grant Robertson, a member of the Labour Party.[3]
List of Ministers for Racing[]
The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Racing.
- Key
Labour National NZ First Mauri Pacific
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Falloon | 
|
2 November 1990 | 8 November 1996 | Bolger | ||
| 2 | Denis Marshall |
|
8 November 1996 | 16 December 1996 | |||
| 3 | Tau Henare |
|
16 December 1996 | 31 August 1998 | |||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 4 | Clem Simich | 
|
31 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| 5 | Annette King | 
|
10 December 1999 | 15 August 2002 | Clark | ||
| 6 | Mark Gosche | 
|
15 August 2002 | 12 May 2003 | |||
| 7 | Damien O'Connor | 
|
12 May 2003 | 19 October 2005 | |||
| 8 | Winston Peters | 
|
19 October 2005 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| 9 | John Carter | 
|
19 November 2008 | 8 June 2011 | Key | ||
| 10 | Craig Foss | 
|
8 June 2011 | 13 December 2011 | |||
| 11 | Nathan Guy | 
|
13 December 2011 | 2 May 2017 | |||
| English | |||||||
| 12 | David Bennett |
|
2 May 2017 | 26 October 2017 | |||
| (8) | Winston Peters |
|
26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | ||
| 13 | Grant Robertson | 
|
6 November 2020 | Incumbent | |||
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Ministerial Portfolio - Racing". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
References[]
- Temple, Philip (1994). Temple’s Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. ISBN 0 86868 159 8.
- Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2nd ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1-877133-00-0.
Categories:
- Lists of government ministers of New Zealand
- Horse racing in New Zealand