The Minister for State Insurance was a former cabinet member in New Zealand appointed by the Prime Minister to be responsible for New Zealand's state owned insurance scheme.
It was established in response to the founding of the State Fire Insurance Office in 1903 following a government decision for state involvement in the insurance industry. The portfolio existed until 1990 when, following its restructuring as a state owned enterprise, and it was sold to Norwich Union in 1990.
List of ministers The following ministers have held the office of Minister for State Insurance.
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No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister 1 Albert Pitt 6 August 1906 December 1906Ward 2 George Fowlds December 1906 4 September 1911 3 David Buddo 4 September 1911 28 March 1912 4 George Warren Russell 28 March 1912 10 July 1912 Mackenzie 5 Frank Fisher 10 July 1912 12 August 1915Massey 6 William MacDonald 12 August 1915 25 August 1919 7 John Bird Hine 4 September 1919 17 May 1920 8 George James Anderson 17 May 1920 7 June 1923 9Heaton Rhodes 7 June 192324 May 1926 BellCoates 10 William Nosworthy 24 May 1926 10 December 192811Āpirana Ngata10 December 19281 November 1934 WardForbes 12 George Forbes 1 November 1934 19 December 1934 13 Robert Masters 19 December 1934 6 December 193514Walter Nash6 December 193530 April 1940 SavageFraser 15 David Wilson 30 April 1940 12 April 1944 16 Arnold Nordmeyer 12 April 1944 18 December 1946 17 Fred Hackett 18 December 1946 18 October 1947 18 Rex Mason 18 October 1947 13 December 1949 19 Wilfred Fortune 13 December 1949 26 November 1954Holland 20 Ernest Corbett 26 November 1954 23 March 195621Dean Eyre 23 March 195612 December 1957 Holyoake 22 Philip Skoglund 12 December 1957 12 December 1960 Nash 23 Arthur Kinsella 12 December 1960 20 December 1963Holyoake 24 John Rae 20 December 1963 9 February 1972 25 George Gair 9 February 1972 8 December 1972 Marshall26Sir Basil Arthur8 December 197212 December 1975 Kirk Rowling 27 Bert Walker 12 December 1975 13 December 1978 Muldoon 28 Derek Quigley 13 December 1978 15 June 1982 29 Keith Allen 15 June 1982 26 July 1984 30 Phil Goff 26 July 1984 6 April 1987 Lange 31 Kerry Burke 6 April 1987 24 July 1987 32 Richard Prebble 15 August 1987 4 November 1988 33 David Lange 4 November 1988 8 November 1988 34 Bill Jeffries 8 November 1988 8 August 1989 35 Stan Rodger 8 August 1989 9 February 1990 Palmer 36 Richard Prebble 9 February 1990 2 November 1990 Moore
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