Minister of Tourism (New Zealand)
The Minister of Tourism is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of Tourism New Zealand. The current Minister of Tourism is Matt Doocey.
Image: Joseph Ward c. 1906
Image: Thomas Mackenzie
Image: Robert Heaton Rhodes Jr (1915)
Image: Robert Mc Nab (1908)
Ministers in the New Zealand Government
Ministers in the New Zealand Government are members of Parliament (MPs) who hold ministerial warrants from the Crown to perform certain functions of government. This includes formulating and implementing policies and advising the governor-general. Ministers collectively make up the executive branch of the New Zealand state. The governor-general is obliged to follow the advice of the prime minister on the appointment and dismissal of ministers.
Ministers of Peter Fraser's war cabinet, 1941
The Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, signs the warrants for new ministers of the Crown, January 2013
Ministers of the Coalition Cabinet, 1931