Minister of Employment (New Zealand)

Minister of Employment
Incumbent
Louise Upston
since 27 November 2023
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation22 September 1931
First holderGordon Coates
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister of Employment is a cabinet portfolio in New Zealand which was first established in 1931 and was in use until 1938 before being used in several separate increments. It was revived from 1946 to 1954 and was again reconstituted in 1984.[2]

The current minister is Louise Upston.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 83–86, 98.
  3. ^ "Term Pages | Beehive.govt.nz". The Beehive. Retrieved 17 November 2019.