Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control

Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation8 June 1987
First holderRussell Marshall
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control was a minister in the government of New Zealand.

The portfolio was established after the declaration of the New Zealand nuclear-free zone and passing of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 on 8 June 1987. It was disestablished in 2011 following the report of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control. In 2018 the portfolio was re-established.[2]

The Last Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control was Grant Robertson, a member of the Labour Party.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.parliament.nz/media/3151/parliamentary-salaries-and-allowances-determination-2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Ministerial portfolio changes". Beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 6 November 2020.