Minister for Racing

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]

Minister for Racing
Incumbent
Grant Robertson

since 6 November 2020
New Zealand Racing Board
Totalisator Agency Board
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation2 November 1990
First holderJohn Falloon
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

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

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.
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