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Leaders and Cabinet Members

Last Updated: 4/9/2026

Governor Gen.

Alcyion Cynthia KIRO

Prime Min.

Christopher LUXON

Dep. Prime Min.

David SEYMOUR

Min. for Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

Scott SIMPSON

Min. of Agriculture

Todd MCCLAY

Min. for Arts, Culture, & Heritage

Paul GOLDSMITH

Min. for Auckland

Simon WATTS

Min. for Biosecurity

Andrew HOGGARD

Min. for Building & Construction

Chris PENK

Min. for Child Poverty Reduction

Louise UPSTON

Min. for Children

Karen CHHOUR

Min. of Climate Change

Simon WATTS

Min for Commerce & Consumer Affairs

Cameron BREWER

Min. for the Community & Voluntary Sector

Louise UPSTON

Min. of Conservation

Tama POTAKA

Min. of Corrections

Mark MITCHELL

Min. for Courts

Nicole MCKEE

Min. of Customs

Casey COSTELLO

Min. of Defense

Chris PENK

Min. for Disability Issues

Louise UPSTON

Min. for Economic Growth

Nicola WILLIS

Min. of Education

Erica STANFORD

Min. for Emergency Management & Recovery

Mark MITCHELL

Min. of Energy

Simeon Brown

Min. for Environment

Nicola GRIGG

Min. for Ethnic Communities

Mark MITCHELL

Min. of Finance

Nicola WILLIS

Min. for Food Safety

Andrew HOGGARD

Min. of Foreign Affairs

Winston PETERS

Min. of Forestry

Todd MCCLAY

Min. of Health

Simeon BROWN

Min. of Housing

Chris BISHOP

Min. for Hunting & Fishing

James MEAGER

Min. of Immigration

Erica STANFORD

Min. for Infrastructure

Chris BISHOP

Min. of Internal Affairs

Brooke VAN VELDEN

Min. of Justice

Paul GOLDSMITH

Min. for Land Information

Mike BUTTERICK

Min. of Local Govt.

Simon WATTS

Min. for Maori Crown Relations

Tama POTAKA

Min. for Maori Development

Tama POTAKA

Min. of Media & Communications

Paul GOLDSMITH

Min. for Mental Health

Matt DOOCEY

Min. for National Security & Intelligence

Christopher LUXON

Min. for Oceans & Fisheries

Shane JONES

Min. for Pacific Peoples

Paul GOLDSMITH

Min. of Police

Mark MITCHELL

Min. for Prevention of Family & Sexual Violence

Karen CHHOUR

Min. for Public Service and Digitizing Government

Paul GOLDSMITH

Min. for Racing

Winston PETERS

Min. for Rail

Winston PETERS

Min. for Regional Development

Shane JONES

Min. for Regulation

David SEYMOUR

Min. for Resources

Shane JONES

Min. Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau and New Zealand Security Intelligence Service

Chris PENK

Min. Responsible for Resource Management Act (RMA) Reform

Chris BISHOP

Min. of Revenue

Simon WATTS

Min. for Rural Communities

Mark PATTERSON

Min. of Science, Innovation & Technology

Penny SIMMONDS

Min. for Seniors

Casey COSTELLO

Min. for Small Business & Manufacturing

Cameron BREWER

Min. for Social Development & Employment

Louise UPSTON

Min. for Social Investment

Nicola WILLIS

Min. for South Island

James MEAGER

Min. for Space

Chris PENK

Min. for Sport & Recreation

Mark MITCHELL

Min. for State-Owned Enterprises

Simeon BROWN

Min. of Statistics

Scott SIMPSON

Min. for Tertiary Education

Penny SIMMONDS

Min. for Tourism & Hospitality

Louise UPSTON

Min. of Trade and Investment

Todd MCCLAY

Min. of Transport

Chris BISHOP

Min. for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Paul GOLDSMITH

Min. for Whanau Ora

Tama POTAKA

Min. for Women

Nicola GRIGG

Min. for Workplace Relations & Safety

Brooke VAN VELDEN

Min. for Youth

James MEAGER

Attorney Gen.

Chris BISHOP

Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Adrian ORR

Ambassador to the US

Chris SEED

Permanent Representative to the UN, New York

Carolyn Jane Weatherall SCHWALGER

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