The Minister for the Environment is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the natural environment and the planning system, and is in charge of the Ministry for the Environment.
The present Minister is Nicola Grigg, a member of the National Party.
Responsibilities The Minister's responsibilities include the use and protection of the environment, including the management of risks.
Legislation the Minister is responsible for includes:
Environment Act 1986 Resource Management Act 1991 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 Waste Minimisation Act 2008.
List of ministers for the environment
Key
No.NamePortraitTerm of officePrime Minister1Duncan MacIntyre9 February 19728 December 1972Marshall2Joe Walding8 December 197210 September 1974Kirk3Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan10 September 197412 December 1975Rowling4Venn Young12 December 197512 February 1981Muldoon5Ian Shearer12 February 198126 July 19846Russell Marshall26 July 198417 February 1986Lange7Phil Goff17 February 198624 August 19878Geoffrey Palmer24 August 19872 November 1990PalmerMoore9Simon Upton2 November 19903 October 1991Bolger10Rob Storey3 October 199129 November 1993(9)Simon Upton29 November 199310 December 1999Shipley11Marian Hobbs10 December 199919 October 2005Clark12David Benson-Pope19 October 200527 July 2007–David Parker (acting)27 July 200731 October 200713Trevor Mallard31 October 200719 November 200814Nick Smith19 November 200821 March 2012Key–Chris Finlayson (acting)21 March 20122 April 201215Amy Adams3 April 20126 October 2014(14)Nick Smith8 October 201426 October 2017English16David Parker26 October 201727 November 2023ArdernHipkins17Penny Simmonds27 November 20237 April 2026Luxon18Nicola Grigg7 April 2026PresentLuxon
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