Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Incumbent
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
since 26 October 2017
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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
Precursor Minister for Culture and Heritage; Minister for Cultural Affairs; Minister for Arts and Culture; Minister for the Arts
Formation 12 December 1975
First holder Allan Highet
Salary $288,900[1]
Website www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage is a minister in the government of New Zealand with responsibility for arts, culture, heritage, and broadcasting, and is in charge of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The position was established in 1975 as Minister for the Arts.

The present Minister is Jacinda Ardern, the current Prime Minister and leader the Labour Party.[2]

History

The Third National Government of New Zealand established a ministerial portfolio with responsibility for the arts at its election in 1975. This reflected a growing interest of the Government in the cultural sector.[3] The name of the portfolio changed to "Minister for Arts and Culture" in 1987. During this period, the portfolio was serviced by the Department of Internal Affairs.[3]

A separate portfolio, Minister responsible for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, was established in 1987. This was held first by Jonathan Hunt (24 August 1987—9 February 1990)[4] and subsequently by Margaret Austin (also the Minister for Arts and Culture; 9 February 1990—2 November 1990)[4] before being subsumed back into the responsibilities of the Minister for Arts and Culture.

A standalone agency, the Ministry for Cultural Affairs, was established by the Fourth National Government in 1991, which necessitated the change of title to "Minister for Cultural Affairs." With the creation of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 1999, which brought together cultural and heritage responsibilities in the same agency, the portfolio title changed to match its department. The present name was adopted in November 1999 at the election of the Fifth Labour Government.

List of Ministers

Party key Labour
National
No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
As Minister for the Arts
1 Allan Highet 12 December 1975 26 July 1984 Muldoon
2 Peter Tapsell 26 July 1984 24 August 1987 Lange
As Minister for Arts and Culture
3 Michael Bassett 24 August 1987 9 February 1990 Lange
Palmer
4 Margaret Austin 9 February 1990 2 November 1990
Moore
5 Doug Graham 2 November 1990 3 October 1991 Bolger
As Minister for Cultural Affairs
(5) Doug Graham 3 October 1991 16 December 1996 Bolger
6 Christine Fletcher 16 December 1996 12 September 1997
7 Simon Upton 12 September 1997 31 August 1998
Shipley
8 Marie Hasler 31 August 1998 1 September 1999
As Minister for Culture and Heritage
(8) Marie Hasler 1 September 1999 27 November 1999 Shipley
As Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
9 Helen Clark 27 November 1999 19 November 2008 Clark
10 Chris Finlayson 19 November 2008 8 October 2014 Key
11 Maggie Barry 8 October 2014 26 October 2017
English
12 Jacinda Ardern 26 October 2017 Incumbent Ardern

List of Associate Ministers

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appointed two Associate Ministers:[2]

No. Name Portrait Term of Office No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
Associate Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage

(Minister of Sport and Recreation)[5]

 Associate Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Ardern
1 Grant Robertson 26 October 2017 Incumbent 1 Carmel Sepuloni 26 October 2017 Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  2. 1 2 "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "History of Government involvement in culture". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 G.A. Wood (ed.). Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2nd ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. pp. 68–76.
  5. ↑ "Our Ministers | Ministry for Culture and Heritage". mch.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
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