Minister_for_Women_(New_Zealand)

Minister for Women (New Zealand)

Minister for Women (New Zealand)

New Zealand minister of the Crown

The Minister for Women is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of the country's female citizens. It has been a post in all New Zealand governments since 1984.[2] The Minister leads the Ministry for Women.

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The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 26 July 1984 preceding the creation of the ministry. It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio after a recommendation from Advisory Committee on Women's Affairs.[3] Holders of the post were known as the Minister for Women's Affairs until December 2014, with the department known as the Ministry of Women's Affairs.[4] There had been a previous ministerial post from 1949 to 1972 adjunct to the Social Security portfolio titled Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children with a similar brief.[5]

Ministers for Women

The following ministers have held the office:

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  1. [1]
    https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. [2]
    "Minister of Women's Affairs — Ministry of Women's Affairs". mwa.govt.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Senior Woman Takes on Heavy Load". The New Zealand Herald. 31 July 1984. p. 20.
  4. [4]
    "Ministry for Women". 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. [5]
    Wilson 1985, p. 133.
  6. [6]
    Parliamentary Debates: House of Representatives. New Zealand Parliament. p. 3532. Retrieved 9 October 2023. The Hon. Don McKay has served for 18 years as a member, and has been Minister of Health, Minister of Social Security, Minister in Charge of the Child Welfare Division, and Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children.
  7. [7]
    Wood 1996, p. 66.
  8. [8]
    Wood 1996, pp. 68, 73.
  9. [9]
    Wood 1996, pp. 77, 80.
  10. [10]
    Wood 1996, pp. 78, 81.
  11. [11]
    "Ministerial List". DPMC. 14 December 2015.

References

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  • Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1-877133-00-0.
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