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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Historical Developments". Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Agriculture (J0004) – History & Notes". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 91, 94.
  5. ↑ Stevenson, Philippa (29 November 1999). "Rural sector looking for more than cosmetics in new policy". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  6. ↑ Wood, G. A. "Holyoake, Keith Jacka". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Wellington Provincial District)". Wellington: The Cyclopedia Company. 1897. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  8. 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.
  9. ↑ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts)". Cyclopedia Company. 1908. p. 588. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  10. ↑ "The new Minister of Agriculture". Grey River Argus. 11 May 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  11. ↑ "THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT". Grey River Argus. 7 August 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  12. ↑ "THE CABINET". Grey River Argus. 5 September 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  13. ↑ "The Evolution of Advisory Services". Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  14. ↑ "The United Ministry". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. 11 December 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  15. ↑ Ringer, Mim. "Murdoch, Alfred James 1877–1960". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  16. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 82f.
  17. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 83.
  18. ↑ Taylor, Nancy M. (1986). "The Home Front Volume II – CHAPTER 24 – Victory at Last". Wellington: Historical Publications Branch. p. 1296. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  19. 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 84.
  20. ↑ Wood, G. A. "Holyoake, Keith Jacka 1904–1983". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  21. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 86f.
  22. 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 88.
  23. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 89.
  24. 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 90.
  25. ↑ "Hon. Sir. Douglas Julian Carter (AEFD)". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  26. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 90f.
  27. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 92f.
  28. ↑ "Obituary: Duncan MacIntyre". The New Zealand Herald. 16 June 2001. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  29. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 94.
  30. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 98.
  31. 1 2 "Former MPs – Hon. Jim Sutton". New Zealand Parliament. 30 July 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  32. ↑ "Hon John Luxton". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

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