The Minister for Social Development () is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility promoting social development and welfare, and is in charge of the Ministry of Social Development. The position was established in 1938 after the passing of the Social Security Act 1938.
The present Minister is Louise Upston.
List of ministers The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Social Development: Key
No.NamePortraitTerm of officePrime Minister1Walter Nash13 December 193830 April 1940 SavageFraser 2 Bill Parry 30 April 1940 13 December 1949 3 Jack Watts 13 December 1949 19 December 1950Holland 4 William Bodkin 19 December 1950 26 November 1954 5 Eric Halstead 26 November 1954 23 March 1956 6 Dean Eyre 23 March 1956 13 February 19577Geoff Gerard13 February 195726 September 1957Holyoake 8 Hilda Ross 26 September 1957 12 December 1957 9 Mabel Howard 12 December 1957 2 June 1959Nash - Phil Connolly 2 June 1959 25 August 1959 (9) Mabel Howard 25 August 1959 12 December 1960 10 Norman Shelton 12 December 1960 24 January 1962Holyoake 11 Don McKay 24 January 1962 9 February 1972 12 Lance Adams-Schneider 9 February 1972 8 December 1972 Marshall13Norman King8 December 197212 December 1975 Kirk Rowling 14 Bert Walker 12 December 1975 13 December 1978Muldoon 15 George Gair 13 December 1978 12 February 1981 16 Venn Young 12 February 1981 26 July 1984 17 Ann Hercus 26 July 1984 24 August 1987Lange18Michael Cullen 24 August 19872 November 1990 Palmer Moore 19 Jenny Shipley 2 November 1990 29 November 1993 Bolger 20 Peter Gresham 29 November 1993 12 October 1996 21 Roger Sowry 12 October 1996 10 December 1999 Shipley 22 Steve Maharey 10 December 1999 19 October 2005 Clark 23 David Benson-Pope 19 October 2005 27 July 2007 (22) Steve Maharey 27 July 2007 31 October 2007 24 Ruth Dyson 31 October 2007 19 November 2008 25 Paula Bennett 19 November 2008 6 October 2014 Key 26 Anne Tolley 6 October 2014 26 October 2017 English 27 Carmel Sepuloni 26 October 2017 27 November 2023 Ardern Hipkins 28 Louise Upston 27 November 2023 present Luxon
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External links New Zealand Ministry for Social Development