Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media of New Zealand
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Incumbent Kris Faafoi since 7 September 2018
Television New Zealand Radio New Zealand
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Executive Council
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation	12 December 1960
First holder	Arthur Kinsella
Salary	$288,900[1]
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz

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The Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media is a minister in the government of New Zealand with responsibility for Television New Zealand and Radio New Zealand. The current Minister is Kris Faafoi, member of the Labour Party.

History

The position of Minister of Broadcasting was established in 1960 following the introduction of television into New Zealand as head of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC).

List of ministers

The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Broadcasting.^[2]

No.		Name	Portrait	Term of Office		Prime Minister
As Minister of Broadcasting
	1	Arthur Kinsella		20 December 1960	20 December 1963		Holyoake
	2	Jack Scott		20 December 1963	15 February 1967
	3	Lance Adams-Schneider		15 February 1967	22 December 1969
	4	Bert Walker		22 December 1969	8 December 1972
							Marshall
	5	Roger Douglas		8 December 1972	12 December 1975		Kirk
							Rowling
	6	Hugh Templeton		12 December 1975	12 February 1981		Muldoon
	7	Warren Cooper		12 February 1981	11 December 1981
	8	Ian Shearer		11 December 1981	26 July 1984
	8	Jonathan Hunt		26 July 1984	24 August 1987		Lange
	9	Richard Prebble		24 August 1987	5 November 1988
	(8)	Jonathan Hunt		5 November 1988	2 November 1990
							Palmer
							Moore
	10	Maurice Williamson		2 November 1990	16 December 1996		Bolger
As Minister of Communications
	(10)	Maurice Williamson		16 December 1996	5 December 1999		Bolger
							Shipley
	11	Paul Swain		5 December 1999	15 August 2002		Clark
	12	David Cunliffe		15 August 2002	19 November 2008
	13	Steven Joyce		19 November 2008	14 December 2011		Key
	14	Amy Adams		14 December 2011	20 December 2016
	15	Simon Bridges		20 December 2016	26 October 2017		English
As Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
	16	Clare Curran		26 October 2017	7 September 2018		Ardern
	17	Kris Faafoi		7 September 2018	Incumbent

See also

• Television in New Zealand
• Radio in New Zealand

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.

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