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| Ministry for Women | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Ann Hercus |
| Formation | 26 July 1984 |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The Minister for Women is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of the country's female citizens. It has been a post in all New Zealand governments since 1984.[2] The Minister leads the Ministry for Women.
The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 26 July 1984 preceding the creation of the ministry. It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio after a recommendation from Advisory Committee on Women's Affairs.[3] Holders of the post were known as the Minister for Women's Affairs until December 2014, with the department known as the Ministry of Women's Affairs.[4] There had been a previous ministerial post from 1949 to 1972 adjunct to the Social Security portfolio titled Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children with a similar brief.[5]
- ^ Parliamentary salaries and allowances determination 2016 parliament.nz
- ^ "Minister of Women's Affairs — Ministry of Women's Affairs". mwa.govt.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Senior Woman Takes on Heavy Load". The New Zealand Herald. 31 July 1984. p. 20.
- ^ "Ministry for Women". 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 133.