Minister of Agriculture (New Zealand)

The Minister of Agriculture is a ministerial portfolio in the government of New Zealand.

the Minister of Agriculture is David Carter, of the New Zealand National Party. There is no Associate Minister of Agriculture although the position has existed in the past.

Responsibilities and powers

The Minister of Agriculture is the Responsible Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Related portfolios include 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,

Between 1972 and 1977 the portfolio was titled "Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries". 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.

Prior to Keith Holyoake receiving it in 1949, the portfolio "had become notorious as a political graveyard".

List of Ministers of Agriculture

References

External links

• at the New Zealand Government website

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