The Minister of Mines in New Zealand was a former cabinet member appointed by the Prime Minister to be responsible for New Zealand's mining industries. The portfolio was abolished in 1977 and its responsibilities were assumed by the Minister of Energy.
List of ministers The following ministers held the office of Minister of Mines.
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No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister 1 William Gisborne 5 July 1879 8 October 1879 Grey 2 William Rolleston 15 December 1880 16 August 1884 Hall Whitaker Atkinson 3 James Macandrew 16 August 1884 28 August 1884 Stout 4 William Larnach 5 January 1885 8 October 1887 5 George Richardson 8 October 1887 17 October 1889 Atkinson 6 Thomas Fergus 17 October 1889 24 January 1891 7 Richard Seddon 24 January 1891 6 September 1893 BallanceSeddon 8 Alfred Cadman 6 September 1893 21 December 1899 9 James McGowan 21 December 1899 6 January 1909 Hall-JonesWard 10 Roderick McKenzie 6 January 1909 28 March 1912 11 James Colvin 28 March 1912 10 July 1912 Mackenzie 12 William Fraser 10 July 1912 12 August 1915Massey 13 William MacDonald 12 August 1915 22 August 1919 (12) William Fraser 4 September 1919 27 July 1920 14 William Massey 3 April 1920 15 April 1921 15George Anderson15 April 192128 November 1928 BellCoates 16 Gordon Coates 28 November 1928 10 December 1928 17 Bill Veitch 10 December 1928 28 May 1930 Ward 18 Alfred Murdoch 28 May 1930 22 September 1931Forbes 19 David Jones 22 September 1931 8 January 1932 20 Charles Macmillan 8 January 1932 6 December 193521Paddy Webb6 December 193527 June 1946 SavageFraser 22 James O'Brien 27 June 1946 19 December 1946 23 Angus McLagan 19 December 1946 13 December 1949 24 Bill Sullivan 13 December 1949 13 February 1957 Holland 25 John McAlpine 13 February 1957 12 December 1957 Holyoake 26 Fred Hackett 12 December 1957 12 December 1960 Nash 27 Tom Shand 12 December 1960 11 December 1969 Holyoake 28 Norman Shelton 22 December 1969 7 February 1972 29 Les Gandar 7 February 1972 8 December 1972 Marshall30Fraser Colman8 December 197212 December 1975 Kirk Rowling 31 Eric Holland 12 December 1975 8 March 1977 Muldoon 32 George Gair 8 March 1977 6 October 1977
See also Mining in New Zealand
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