Minister of Immigration (New Zealand)

The Minister of Immigration was established by the First Labour Government in 1940. Note that while Martin was the first minister (in 1946) as Angus McLagan ,^[1] Wilson and Wood have David Wilson and Paddy Webb preceding him (from 1940).

The current minister (from January 2013) is Michael Woodhouse.^[2]

History

The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Immigration.

	Name	Prime Minister Served	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	David Wilson (MLC) [3]	Fraser	30 April 1940	12 April 1944	Labour
2	Paddy Webb [4]	Fraser	12 April 1944	19 December 1946	Labour
3	Angus McLagan [5]	Fraser	19 December 1946	13 December 1949	Labour
4	Bill Sullivan [6]	Holland	13 December 1949	26 November 1954	National
5	Ralph Hanan [7]	Holland	26 November 1954	20 December 1957	National
6	Fred Hackett [8]	Nash	20 December 1957	12 December 1960	Labour
7	Tom Shand [9]	Holyoake	12 December 1960	22 December 1969	National
8	Jack Marshall [10]	Holyoake	22 December 1969	9 February 1972	National
9	David Thomson [11]	Marshall	9 February 1972	8 December 1972	National
10	Fraser Colman [12]	Kirk/Rowling	8 December 1972	12 December 1975	Labour
11	Frank Gill [13]	Muldoon	12 December 1975	13 December 1978	National
12	Jim Bolger [14]	Muldoon	13 December 1978	12 February 1981	National
13	Aussie Malcolm [15]	Muldoon	12 February 1981	26 July 1984	National
14	Kerry Burke [16]	Lange	26 July 1984	24 August 1987	Labour
15	Stan Rodger [17]	Lange	24 August 1987	14 August 1989	Labour
16	Roger Douglas [18]	Palmer/Moore	14 August 1989	9 February 1990	Labour
17	Annette King [19]	Palmer/Moore	9 February 1990	2 November 1990	Labour
17A	Fred Gerbic (associate minister) [20]	Palmer/Moore	9 February 1990	2 November 1990	Labour
18	Bill Birch [19]	Bolger	2 November 1990	27 March 1993	National
19	Maurice McTigue [21]	Bolger	27 March 1993	29 November 1993	National
20	Roger Maxwell [21]	Bolger	29 November 1993		National
	Michael Woodhouse	Key	January 2013	Incumbent	National

Notes

1. Martin 1996, p. 365.
2. "Ministerial List". DPMC. 14 December 2015.
3. Wood 1996, p. 35.
4. Wood 1996, p. 36.
5. Wood 1996, p. 37.
6. Wood 1996, p. 40.
7. Wood 1996, p. 43.
8. Wood 1996, p. 48.
9. Wood 1996, pp. 49,51,52.
10. Wood 1996, p. 54.
11. Wood 1996, p. 55.
12. Wood 1996, pp. 57,58.
13. Wood 1996, p. 60.
14. Wood 1996, p. 63.
15. Wood 1996, pp. 63,66.
16. Wood 1996, p. 66.
17. Wood 1996, p. 68.
18. Wood 1996, p. 74.
19. Wood 1996, p. 78.
20. Wood 1996, p. 76.
21. Wood 1996, p. 84.

References

• Martin, John E (1996). Holding the Balance: A History of New Zealand’s Department of Labour 1891-1995. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p. 365. ISBN 0-908812-62-0.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V R Ward, Government Printer. OCLC 154283103.
• Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1 877133 00 0.