Minister for Racing (New Zealand)

Minister for Racing
since 27 November 2023
New Zealand Racing Board
Totalisator Agency Board
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation2 November 1990
First holderJohn Falloon
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Racing is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for 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 current minister is Winston Peters, the leader of New Zealand First.[3] He has held the office on three occasions.

List of ministers for racing

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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 14 June 2022
14 Kieran McAnulty 14 June 2022 27 November 2023
Hipkins
(8) Winston Peters 27 November 2023 Incumbent Luxon

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Ministerial Portfolio - Racing". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

References

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  • 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.