The Minister of Industries and Commerce in New Zealand is a former cabinet position (existing from 1894 to 1972) appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of matters of industrial and commercial growth and trade. In 1972 it was replaced with the new office of Minister of Trade and Industry.
List of ministers The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Industries and Commerce.
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No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister 1 Joseph Ward 20 January 1894 2 March 1896Seddon 2 Thomas Thompson 2 March 1896 21 December 1899 (1)Joseph Ward 21 December 1899 23 November 1906 Hall-JonesWard 3 James McGowan 23 November 1906 6 January 19094Thomas Mackenzie6 January 190910 July 1912 Mackenzie 5 William Fraser 10 July 1912 26 July 1912Massey 6 William Massey 26 July 1912 22 June 1920 7 Ernest Lee 22 June 1920 13 January 1923 8William Downie Stewart 13 January 1923 24 May 1926 BellCoates 9 Alex McLeod 24 May 1926 28 November 1928 10 Alexander Young 28 November 1928 10 December 1928 11 John Cobbe 10 December 1928 18 December 1929Ward 12 James Donald 18 December 1929 28 May 1930 13 Philip De La Perrelle 28 May 1930 22 September 1931Forbes 14 Robert Masters 22 September 1931 6 December 193515Dan Sullivan6 December 19358 April 1947 SavageFraser 16 Arnold Nordmeyer 29 May 1947 12 December 1949 17 Charles Bowden 12 December 1949 19 December 1950 Holland 18 Jack Watts 19 December 1950 26 November 1954 19 Dean Eyre 26 November 1954 23 March 1956 20 Eric Halstead 23 March 1956 12 December 1957 Holyoake 21 Phil Holloway 12 December 1957 12 December 1960 Nash 22 Jack Marshall 12 December 1960 22 December 1969 Holyoake 23 Norman Shelton 22 December 1969 9 February 1972 24 Brian Talboys 9 February 1972 24 October 1972 Marshall
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