The Minister for State Owned Enterprises is the minister in the New Zealand Government responsible for trading enterprises owned by the New Zealand Government (see State-owned enterprises of New Zealand), usually in conjunction with the minister responsible for the industry.
The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government from 1 April 1987. Some of the SOEs were formerly trading departments, like the New Zealand Post Office and the New Zealand Railways Department.
History The following ministers have held the office of Minister for State Owned Enterprises.
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No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister 1 Richard Prebble 1 August 1987 4 November 1988 Lange 2 David Lange 4 November 1988 8 November 1988 3 Stan Rodger 8 November 1988 9 February 1990 Palmer (1) Richard Prebble 9 February 1990 2 November 1990 Moore 4 Doug Kidd 2 November 1990 3 October 1991 Bolger 5 Maurice McTigue 3 October 1991 27 March 1993 6 Wyatt Creech 27 March 1993 29 November 1993 7 Philip Burdon 29 November 1993 8 November 1996 8 Jenny Shipley 16 December 1996 8 December 1997 9 Tony Ryall 8 December 1997 10 December 1999 Shipley 10 Mark Burton 10 December 1999 20 December 2004 Clark 11 Paul Swain 20 December 2004 19 October 2005 12 Trevor Mallard 19 October 2005 19 November 2008 13 Simon Power 19 November 2008 13 April 2011 Key (9) Tony Ryall 13 April 2011 8 October 2014 14 Todd McClay 8 October 2014 26 October 2017 English 15 Winston Peters 26 October 2017 6 November 2020Ardern16David Clark6 November 20201 February 2023Hipkins 17 Duncan Webb 1 February 2023 27 November 2023 18 Paul Goldsmith 27 November 2023 24 January 2025 Luxon 19 Simeon Brown 24 January 2025 present
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