Minister for State Owned Enterprises

Minister for State Owned Enterprises
since 27 November 2023
State-owned enterprises of New Zealand
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderRichard Prebble
Formation1 August 1987
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister for State Owned Enterprises is the minister in the New Zealand Government responsible for trading enterprises owned by the New Zealand Government (see State-owned enterprises of New Zealand), usually in conjunction with the minister responsible for the industry.

The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government from 1 April 1987.[1] Some of the SOEs were formerly trading departments, like the New Zealand Post Office and the New Zealand Railways Department.

  1. ^ Wood 1996, p. 67.