Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
	Coat of arms of New Zealand
	Flag of New Zealand
	Incumbent; Shane Jones; since 27 November 2023
	Ministry for Primary Industries
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of New Zealand; Executive Council;
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	8 March 1977
First holder	Jim Bolger
Salary	$288,900
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries is a minister in the New Zealand Government responsible for the management of New Zealand's fisheries, including aquaculture, and for oceans policy.

The present minister is Shane Jones, a member of the New Zealand First party.^[2]

Responsibilities

The Minister oversees Fisheries New Zealand, a business unit of the Ministry for Primary Industries (previously, the Ministry of Fisheries).

The Minister has responsibility for legislation related to fisheries, including the Fisheries Act 1996, the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004, the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 and the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992.^[3]

History

The position was established in 1977 during the Muldoon government. Previously, responsibility for fisheries was exercised by the Minister of Marine until 1972 and by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries until 1977. For a brief period from 2010 to 2011, the portfolio was known as Fisheries and Aquaculture. From 2011 until 2017, it was combined with related portfolios into the Minister for Primary Industries.

The title change to Minister for Oceans and Fisheries in 2020 was intended to balance commercial and environmental issues.^[4] Responsibility for oceans policy was previously in the remit of the Minister of Conservation.^[5]

List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Fisheries.^[6]

Key

Labour National Progressive NZ First

No.		Name	Term of Office
As Minister of Fisheries
	1	Jim Bolger	8 March 1977	13 December 1978	Muldoon
	2	Duncan MacIntyre	13 December 1978	26 July 1984	Muldoon
	3	Colin Moyle	26 July 1984	9 February 1990	Lange
	3	Colin Moyle	26 July 1984	9 February 1990	Palmer
	4	Ken Shirley	9 February 1990	2 November 1990	Palmer
	4	Ken Shirley	9 February 1990	2 November 1990	Moore
	5	Doug Kidd	2 November 1990	16 December 1996	Bolger
	6	John Luxton^{[nb 1]}	16 December 1996	10 December 1999	Bolger
	6	John Luxton^{[nb 1]}	16 December 1996	10 December 1999	Shipley
	7	Pete Hodgson	10 December 1999	26 February 2004	Clark
	8	David Benson-Pope	26 February 2004	19 October 2005
	9	Jim Anderton	19 October 2005	19 November 2008
	10	Phil Heatley	19 November 2008	25 February 2010	Key
	-	David Carter Acting	25 February 2010	1 April 2010	Key
As Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture
	(10)	Phil Heatley	1 April 2010	14 December 2011	Key
2011–2017: No separate appointments (see Minister for Primary Industries)
	11	Stuart Nash	26 October 2017	6 November 2020	Ardern
As Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
	12	David Parker	6 November 2020	1 February 2023	Ardern
	12	David Parker	6 November 2020	1 February 2023	Hipkins
	(11)	Stuart Nash	1 February 2023	28 March 2023
	-	David Parker Acting	28 March 2023	12 April 2023
	13	Rachel Brooking	12 April 2023	27 November 2023
	14	Shane Jones	27 November 2023	Incumbent	Luxon

Table footnotes:

^ as Minister of Food, Fibre and Biosecurity from 31 August 1998

Notes

^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "Oceans and Fisheries | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ Small, Vernon (5 December 2023). "Back to the future with Shane Jones: Same office, new pitch". www.thepost.co.nz. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ Daalder, Marc (7 January 2023). "Ocean Minister's progress after two years in job". Newsroom. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ Wilson 1985, pp. 94–98.

References

Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

[7] s Minister of Food, Fibre and Biosecurity from 31 August 1998

[1] "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

[2] "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[3] "Oceans and Fisheries | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[4] Small, Vernon (5 December 2023). "Back to the future with Shane Jones: Same office, new pitch". www.thepost.co.nz. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[5] Daalder, Marc (7 January 2023). "Ocean Minister's progress after two years in job". Newsroom. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[FOOTNOTEWilson198594–98-6] Wilson 1985, pp. 94–98.

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