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The Minister for Energy is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the New Zealand Electricity Authority and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. The current Minister is Simeon Brown.
List of ministers The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Energy and Resources.
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No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime MinisterAs Minister of Energy and Resources1Warren Freer8 December 197212 December 1975 Kirk Rowling 2 Eric Holland 12 December 1975 8 March 1977 Muldoon 3 George Gair 8 March 1977 13 December 1978 4 Bill Birch 13 December 1978 26 July 1984 5 Bob Tizard 26 July 1984 16 September 1987Lange6David Butcher 16 September 19872 November 1990 Palmer Moore 7 John Luxton 2 November 1990 2 March 1994 Bolger 8 Doug Kidd 2 March 1994 16 December 1996 9 Max Bradford 16 December 1996 10 December 1999 Shipley 10 Pete Hodgson 10 December 1999 21 December 2004 Clark 11 Trevor Mallard 21 December 2004 19 October 2005 12 David Parker 19 October 2005 21 March 2006 (11) Trevor Mallard 21 March 2006 3 May 2006 (12) David Parker 3 May 2006 19 November 2008 13 Gerry Brownlee 19 November 2008 14 December 2011 Key 14 Phil Heatley 14 December 2011 29 January 2013 15 Simon Bridges 29 January 2013 20 December 2016 16 Judith Collins 20 December 2016 26 October 2017 English 17 Megan Woods 26 October 2017 27 November 2023 Ardern HipkinsAs Minister for Energy 18 Simeon Brown 27 November 2023 24 January 2025 Luxon 19 Simon Watts 24 January 2025 7 April 2026 (18) Simeon Brown 7 April 2026 present
See also Energy in New Zealand Energy law
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