Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
| Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
|---|---|
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| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 13 November 1954 |
| First holder | Sir Keith Holyoake |
| Salary | $334,734 (NZD)[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (Māori: Te Pirimia Tuarua o Aotearoa) is the second-most senior minister in the Government of New Zealand, although this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. The office was created as a ministerial portfolio in 1954. The officeholder usually deputises for the prime minister at official functions.
The current Deputy Prime Minister is Winston Peters, the Leader of New Zealand First.
List of Deputy Prime Ministers of New Zealand[change | change source]
- Key
Labour National NZ First Alliance
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Holyoake | .jpg)
|
13 November 1954 | 20 September 1957 | Holland | ||
| 2 | Jack Marshall | 
|
20 September 1957 | 12 December 1957 | Holyoake | ||
| 3 | Jerry Skinner | 
|
12 December 1957 | 12 December 1960 | Nash | ||
| (2) | Jack Marshall | 
|
12 December 1960 | 9 February 1972 | Holyoake | ||
| 4 | Robert Muldoon | 
|
9 February 1972 | 8 December 1972 | Marshall | ||
| 5 | Hugh Watt | 
|
8 December 1972 | 1 September 1974 | Kirk | ||
| 6 | Bob Tizard | 
|
10 September 1974 | 12 December 1975 | Rowling | ||
| 7 | Brian Talboys | 
|
12 December 1975 | 4 March 1981 | Muldoon | ||
| 8 | Duncan MacIntyre | .jpg)
|
4 March 1981 | 15 March 1984 | |||
| 9 | Jim McLay | .jpg)
|
15 March 1984 | 26 July 1984 | |||
| 10 | Geoffrey Palmer | 
|
26 July 1984 | 8 August 1989 | Lange | ||
| 11 | Helen Clark | 
|
8 August 1989 | 2 November 1990 | Palmer | ||
| Moore | |||||||
| 12 | Don McKinnon | .jpg)
|
2 November 1990 | 16 December 1996 | Bolger | ||
| 13 | Winston Peters | 
|
16 December 1996 | 14 August 1998 | |||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 14 | Wyatt Creech | 
|
14 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| 15 | Jim Anderton | 
|
10 December 1999 | 15 August 2002 | Clark | ||
| 16 | Michael Cullen | 
|
15 August 2002 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| 17 | Bill English | 
|
19 November 2008 | 12 December 2016 | Key | ||
| 18 | Paula Bennett | 
|
12 December 2016 | 26 October 2017 | English | ||
| (13) | Winston Peters | 
|
26 October 2017 | Incumbent | Ardern | ||
Living former Deputy Prime Ministers[change | change source]
As of September 2020, there are eight living former New Zealand Deputy Prime Ministers, as seen below. The most recent Deputy Prime Minister to die was Jim Anderton (served 1999–2002), on 7 January 2018, aged 79.[2]
- Living former Deputy Prime Ministers of New Zealand
Sir Jim McLay
served 1984
born 1945 (age 75)
Sir Geoffrey Palmer
served 1984–1989
born 1942 (age 78)
Helen Clark
served 1989–1990
born 1950 (age 70)
Sir Don McKinnon
served 1990–1996
born 1939 (age 81)
Wyatt Creech
served 1998–1999
born 1946 (age 73)
Sir Michael Cullen
served 2002–2008
born 1945 (age 75)
Sir Bill English
served 2008–2016
born 1961 (age 58)
Paula Bennett
served 2016–2017
born 1969 (age 51)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jim Anderton dies aged 79". newshub.co.nz. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
