The Minister of Immigration is a minister in the New Zealand Government. The portfolio was established in 1872 as the Secretary for Crown Lands and Immigration. The minister appointed was William Fitzherbert but when replaced later in the year by Maurice O'Rorke, the title was changed to Minister of Immigration.
Functions and responsibilities The Minister of Immigration is responsible for leading the policy and strategic direction of the New Zealand immigration system and setting the rules and criteria for the granting of visas and entry permission, and making decisions in individual cases. The Minister of Immigration receives operational support from Immigration New Zealand, which is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). MBIE's Immigration Policy Team advises the Minister on policy matters. The Immigration Minister also has jurisdiction over both the Immigration Advisers Authority, which provides licenses to service people who provide immigration advice to prospective immigrants, and the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal. The Minister of Immigration is regulated by the Immigration Act 2009 and the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act.
List of ministers The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Immigration.
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No. Name Portrait Term of office Prime Minister 1 William Fitzherbert 10 September 1872 11 October 1872 Stafford2Maurice O'Rorke24 October 187211 October 1873 Waterhouse FoxVogel 3 Julius Vogel 11 October 1873 10 September 1874 4 Harry Atkinson 10 September 1874 1 September 1876 Pollen Vogel 5 John Davies Ormond 1 September 1876 13 September 1876 Atkinson (5) Harry Atkinson 13 September 1876 4 January 1877 6 Donald Reid 4 January 1877 13 October 1877 7 James Macandrew 15 October 1877 25 July 1878 Grey 8 Robert Stout 25 July 1878 25 June 1879 9 William Gisborne 25 June 1879 8 October 187910William Rolleston8 October 187916 August 1884 Hall Whitaker Atkinson (7) James Macandrew 16 August 1884 28 August 1884 Stout 11 Richmond Hursthouse 28 August 1884 3 September 1884 Atkinson 12 John Ballance 3 September 1884 8 October 1887 Stout 13 George Richardson 8 October 1887 24 January 1891 Atkinson14John McKenzie24 January 18912 March 1896 BallanceSeddon 15 William Campbell Walker 2 March 1896 20 June 1903 16 Richard Seddon 22 June 1903 10 June 1906 17 Charlie Mills 10 June 1906 6 August 1906 Hall-Jones 18 James McGowan 6 August 1906 6 January 1909 Ward 19 George Fowlds 6 January 1909 4 September 1911 20 George Warren Russell 28 March 1912 10 July 1912 Mackenzie 21 Francis Bell 13 July 1912 12 August 1915Massey 22 Josiah Hanan 12 August 1915 16 August 1915 (21) Francis Bell 16 August 1915 14 May 192023William Nosworthy 14 May 192010 December 1928 Bell Coates 24 John Cobbe 10 December 1928 28 May 1930 Ward 25 Sydney George Smith 28 May 1930 22 September 1931 Forbes 26 Alexander Young 22 September 1931 6 December 193527Tim Armstrong6 December 193530 April 1940 SavageFraser 28 David Wilson 30 April 1940 12 April 1944 29 Paddy Webb 12 April 1944 19 December 1946 30 Angus McLagan 19 December 1946 13 December 1949 31 Bill Sullivan 13 December 1949 26 November 1954 Holland 32 Ralph Hanan 26 November 1954 20 December 1957 Holyoake 33 Fred Hackett 12 December 1957 12 December 1960 Nash 34 Tom Shand 12 December 1960 22 December 1969 Holyoake 35 Jack Marshall 22 December 1969 9 February 1972 36 David Thomson 9 February 1972 8 December 1972 Marshall37Fraser Colman8 December 197212 December 1975 Kirk Rowling 38 Frank Gill 12 December 1975 13 December 1978Muldoon 39 Jim Bolger 13 December 1978 12 February 1981 40 Aussie Malcolm 12 February 1981 26 July 1984 41 Kerry Burke 26 July 1984 24 August 1987 Lange 42 Stan Rodger 24 August 1987 14 August 1989 43 Roger Douglas 14 August 1989 9 February 1990 Palmer 44 Annette King 9 February 1990 2 November 1990 Moore 45 Bill Birch 2 November 1990 27 March 1993 Bolger 46 Maurice McTigue 27 March 1993 29 November 1993 47 Roger Maxwell 29 November 1993 16 December 1996 48 Tuariki Delamere 16 December 1996 24 November 1999Shipley - Wyatt Creech(acting) 24 November 1999 10 December 1999 49 Lianne Dalziel 10 December 1999 21 February 2004Clark 50 Paul Swain 21 February 2004 19 October 2005 51 David Cunliffe 19 October 2005 11 November 2007 52 Clayton Cosgrove 11 November 2007 19 November 2008 53 Jonathan Coleman 19 November 2008 14 December 2011 Key 54 Nathan Guy 14 December 2011 31 January 2013 55 Michael Woodhouse 31 January 2013 26 October 2017 English 56 Iain Lees-Galloway 26 October 2017 22 July 2020 Ardern 57 Kris Faafoi 22 July 2020 14 June 2022 58 Michael Wood 14 June 2022 21 June 2023Hipkins 59 Andrew Little 21 June 2023 27 November 2023 60 Erica Stanford 27 November 2023 present Luxon
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