Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand

Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
	Coat of Arms of New Zealand
	Incumbent; David Seymour; since 31 May 2025
	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of New Zealand; Executive Council;
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	13 November 1954
First holder	Sir Keith Holyoake
Salary	$354,100 (NZD)
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 David Seymour since 2025.

List of deputy prime ministers of New Zealand

Key

Labour National NZ First Alliance

	Name	Concurrent portfolio(s)	Term of office
1	Keith Holyoake	Minister of Agriculture	13 November 1954	20 September 1957	Holland
2	Jack Marshall	Attorney-General Minister of Justice	20 September 1957	12 December 1957	Holyoake
3	Jerry Skinner	Minister of Agriculture Minister of Lands	12 December 1957	12 December 1960	Nash
(2)	Jack Marshall	Minister of Overseas Trade Minister of Industries and Commerce Minister of Labour Minister of Immigration	12 December 1960	9 February 1972	Holyoake
4	Robert Muldoon	Minister of Finance Minister of Statistics	9 February 1972	8 December 1972	Marshall
5	Hugh Watt	Minister of Labour Minister of Works	8 December 1972	1 September 1974	Kirk
6	Bob Tizard	Minister of Finance	10 September 1974	12 December 1975	Rowling
7	Brian Talboys	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Overseas Trade	12 December 1975	4 March 1981	Muldoon
8	Duncan MacIntyre	Minister of Agriculture	4 March 1981	15 March 1984
9	Jim McLay	Attorney-General Minister of Justice	15 March 1984	26 July 1984
10	Geoffrey Palmer	Attorney-General Minister of Justice	26 July 1984	8 August 1989	Lange
11	Helen Clark	Minister of Labour Minister of Health	8 August 1989	2 November 1990	Palmer
11	Helen Clark	Minister of Labour Minister of Health	8 August 1989	2 November 1990	Moore
12	Don McKinnon	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Overseas Trade	2 November 1990	16 December 1996	Bolger
13	Winston Peters	Treasurer	16 December 1996	14 August 1998	Bolger
13	Winston Peters	Treasurer	16 December 1996	14 August 1998	Shipley
14	Wyatt Creech	Minister of Education Minister of Health	14 August 1998	10 December 1999	Shipley
15	Jim Anderton	Minister of Economic Development Minister of Customs	10 December 1999	15 August 2002	Clark
16	Michael Cullen	Minister of Finance Treasurer Leader of the House	15 August 2002	19 November 2008	Clark
17	Bill English	Minister of Finance Minister for Infrastructure	19 November 2008	12 December 2016	Key
18	Paula Bennett	Minister of State Services Minister of Police Minister of Tourism	12 December 2016	26 October 2017	English
(13)	Winston Peters	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for State Owned Enterprises Minister of Racing	26 October 2017	6 November 2020	Ardern
19	Grant Robertson	Minister of Finance Minister for Infrastructure Minister of Racing Minister for Sport and Recreation	6 November 2020	25 January 2023	Ardern
20	Carmel Sepuloni	Minister for Social Development Minister for ACC Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage	25 January 2023	27 November 2023	Hipkins
(13)	Winston Peters	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for State Owned Enterprises Minister of Racing	27 November 2023	31 May 2025	Luxon

Living former deputy prime ministers

As of June 2025, there are nine living former New Zealand deputy prime ministers, as seen below. The most recent Deputy Prime Minister to die was Michael Cullen (served 2002–2008), on 19 August 2021, aged 76.^[2]