Minister for Māori Development

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Infobox official post Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists

The Minister for Māori Development is the minister in the New Zealand Government with broad responsibility for government policy towards Māori, the first inhabitants of New Zealand. The Minister heads the Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK, or the Ministry of Māori Development). Between 1947 and 2014 the position was called Minister of Māori Affairs; before that it was known as Minister of Native Affairs. The current Minister for Māori Development is Tama Potaka.[1]

Role

The role of the Minister for Māori Development differs from those of other ministers. While the Minister for Māori Development does have a government department to supervise (Te Puni Kōkiri, TPK for short, or the Ministry of Māori Development), he or she also has input into other portfolios to the extent that they affect Māori. For example, the Minister for Māori Development would expect to be involved in the development of Māori language policy in the education portfolio, even though education is normally the sole responsibility of the Minister of Education.[2][3]

History

The office was originally called Minister of Native Affairs, or simply Native Minister. Most early Ministers of Native Affairs were not Māori, although a convention existed that there should be Māori in Cabinet (albeit without portfolio). Prior to the implementation of responsible government, Māori affairs (specifically the purchase of land from Māori by the Crown) had been handled by the Governor.[4]

Attitudes of early Ministers were varied. The first Minister, William Richmond, considered Māori to be savages, and believed that his task was to "reform" Māori by making them more like Europeans. He was particularly hostile to Māori tradition of shared land ownership, considering it "beastly communism".[5] Other Ministers were more friendly to Māori interests — James FitzGerald, the sixth Minister, believed that peaceful co-existence with Māori was vital, and considered the confiscation of Māori land to be an "enormous crime".[6] Other Ministers have varied between these positions.[7]

The first Minister of Native Affairs to be ethnically Māori was James Carroll, appointed by the Liberal Party in the late 19th century.[8] Another prominent Minister of Native Affairs was Āpirana Ngata, also of the Liberals. For the most part, however, early Ministers were Pākehā, although were frequently advised by Māori colleagues.[9] Maui Pomare[10] of the Reform Party and Eruera Tirikatene of the Labour Party were examples of politicians who played a major role in the portfolio without actually holding office.[11] After Carroll and Ngata, it was not until Matiu Rata (1972–1975) that there was another ethnically Māori Minister of Māori Affairs.[12] Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Under the Maori Purposes Act 1947, the Ministerial title and all other government usage was changed from 'Native' to 'Maori'.[13]

1972 to present

Matiu Rata, appointed as the Minister of Māori Affairs in 1972, the first Maori since Ngata was Minister of Native Affairs in 1928.[14]

After the 2014 general election cabinet reshuffle, the title was changed from Minister of Māori Affairs to Minister for Māori Development. While Prime Minister John Key said that there was not really any difference in what the portfolio would involve, "it gives you a sense of where the minister [Flavell] will want to shape the portfolio".[15] During the 2014–2017 term of the Fifth National Government, Te Ururoa Flavell served as the Minister for Māori Development.[16]

Following the formation of the Sixth Labour Government, Nanaia Mahuta was appointed as Minister for Māori Development.[17]

List of ministers

The table below lists ministers who have held responsibility for Māori issues. Initially, the title used was Minister of Native Affairs, but the title was changed to Minister of Maori Affairs on 17 December 1947 and then to Minister of Māori Affairs with the insertion of the macron in modern orthography under the Māori Language Commission. In 2014, the title was changed for a fourth time to Minister for Māori Development.

Key

Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline

No. Name Portrait Was Māori? Term of office Prime Minister
As Minister of Native Affairs
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 1 William Richmond File:C William Richmond 1888.jpg No 27 August 1858 10 November 1860 width=1 rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Stafford
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 2 Frederick Weld File:Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld.jpg No 10 November 1860 12 July 1861
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 3 Walter Mantell File:Walter Mantell.jpeg No 12 July 1861 18 December 1861 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Fox
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 4 Dillon Bell File:Francis Dillon Bell 1881.jpg No 6 August 1862 30 October 1863 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Domett
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 5 William Fox File:Portrait of Sir William Fox.png No 18 December 1861 30 October 1863 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Whitaker
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| (3) Walter Mantell File:Walter Mantell.jpeg No 30 October 1863 27 July 1865 rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Weld
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 6 James FitzGerald File:James Edward Fitzgerald 1890.jpg No 27 July 1865 16 October 1865
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 7 Andrew Russell File:No image.png No 16 October 1865 24 August 1866 rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Stafford
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 8 James Crowe Richmond File:James Crowe Richmond 1860.jpg No 24 August 1866 28 June 1869
rowspan=7 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color; height:190px"| 9 Donald McLean File:Donald McLean, 1870s.jpg No 28 June 1869 7 December 1876 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color; height:20px"| Fox
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color; height:20px"| Waterhouse
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color; height:20px"| Fox
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color; height:20px"| Vogel
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color; height:20px"| Pollen
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color; height:20px"| Vogel
rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Atkinson
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 10 Daniel Pollen File:Daniel Pollen, ca 1873.jpg No 18 December 1876 13 October 1877
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 11 John Sheehan File:John Sheehan, 1884.jpg No 15 October 1877 8 October 1879 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Grey
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 12 John Bryce File:JohnBryce.jpg No 8 October 1879 21 January 1881 rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Hall
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 13 William Rolleston File:William Rolleston (cropped).jpg No 4 February 1881 19 October 1881
rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| (12) John Bryce File:JohnBryce.jpg No 19 October 1881 16 August 1884
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Whitaker
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Atkinson
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 14 John Ballance File:John Ballance 1880.jpg No 16 August 1884
3 September 1884 		28 August 1884
8 October 1887 		style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Stout
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 15 Edwin Mitchelson File:Edwin Mitchelson.jpg No 8 October 1887 24 January 1891 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Atkinson
height=50 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| (14) John Ballance File:John Ballance 1880.jpg No 24 January 1891 4 February 1891 rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Ballance
height=50 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| 16 Alfred Cadman File:Alfred Jerome Cadman (Cropped).jpg No 4 February 1891 29 June 1893
height=50 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Seddon
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 17 Richard Seddon File:Richard Seddon, 1906.jpg No 29 June 1893 21 December 1899
height=50 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| 18 James Carroll File:JamesCarroll1914.jpg Yes 21 December 1899 28 March 1912
rowspan=2 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Hall-Jones
height=50 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Ward
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 19 William MacDonald File:William Donald Stuart Macdonald, circa 1910.jpg No 28 March 1912 10 July 1912 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Mackenzie
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 20 William Herries File:William Herries (crop).jpg No 10 July 1912 7 February 1921 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| Massey
rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 21 Gordon Coates File:Joseph Gordon Coates, 1931.jpg No 7 February 1921 10 December 1928 height=36 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"|
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Bell
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Coates
height=50 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| 22 Āpirana Ngata File:ApiranaNgata05.jpg Yes 10 December 1928 1 November 1934 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| Ward
height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color;"| Forbes
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| 23 George Forbes File:George William Forbes.jpg No 1 November 1934 6 December 1935 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color;"|
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 24 Michael Joseph Savage File:Michael Joseph Savage Portrait (cropped).jpg No 6 December 1935 27 March 1940 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Savage
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 25 Frank Langstone File:Frank Langstone.jpg No 1 April 1940 21 December 1942 rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Fraser
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 26 Rex Mason File:Rex Mason.jpg No 7 July 1943 19 December 1946
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 27 Peter Fraser File:Peter Fraser.jpg No 19 December 1946 17 December 1947
As Minister of Maori Affairs
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| (27) Peter Fraser File:Peter Fraser.jpg No 17 December 1947 13 December 1949 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Fraser
height=50 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| 28 Ernest Corbett File:Ernest Corbett.jpg No 13 December 1949 26 September 1957 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| Holland
height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color;"| Holyoake
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"| 29 Keith Holyoake File:Keith Holyoake (crop).jpg No 26 September 1957 12 December 1957 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color;"|
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 30 Walter Nash File:Walter Nash (ca 1940s).jpg No 12 December 1957 12 December 1960 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Nash
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 31 Ralph Hanan File:Ralph Hanan portrait.jpg No 12 December 1960 24 July 1969 rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Holyoake
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| 32 Duncan MacIntyre File:Duncan MacIntyre Greg Tate (crop).jpg No 22 December 1969 8 December 1972
height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Marshall
rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 33 Matiu Rata File:Matiu Rata.jpg Yes 8 December 1972 12 December 1975 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Kirk
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Rowling
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| (32) Duncan MacIntyre File:Duncan MacIntyre Greg Tate (crop).jpg No 12 December 1975 13 December 1978 rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Muldoon
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 34 Ben Couch File:Ben Couch All Black 1947 - 1949.jpg Yes 13 December 1978 26 July 1984
rowspan=3 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 35 Koro Wētere File:Koro Wetere.jpg Yes 26 July 1984 2 November 1990 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Lange
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Palmer
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Moore
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 36 Winston Peters File:Winston Peters - 2017 (38351102806) (cropped).jpg Yes 2 November 1990 2 October 1991 rowspan=4 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Bolger
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 37 Doug Kidd File:Doug Kidd 2014 (cropped).jpg No 2 October 1991 6 November 1993
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 38 John Luxton File:John Luxton (cropped).jpg No 6 November 1993 12 October 1996
height=30 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 39 Tau Henare File:Tau Henare 2013.jpg Yes 12 October 1996 10 December 1999
height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| height=36 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Shipley
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 40 Dover Samuels File:Dover Samuels.jpg Yes 10 December 1999 28 June 2000 rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Clark
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 41 Parekura Horomia File:Parekura Horomia portrait.jpg Yes 26 July 2000 19 November 2008
As Minister for Māori Affairs
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 42 Pita Sharples File:Pita Sharples 2012 (cropped).jpg Yes 19 November 2008 8 October 2014 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Key
As Minister for Māori Development
rowspan=2 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 43 Te Ururoa Flavell File:Te Ururoa Flavell, 2012.jpg Yes 8 October 2014 21 October 2017 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"|
Key
 
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| English
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 44 Nanaia Mahuta File:Nanaia Mahuta (cropped).jpg Yes 26 October 2017 6 November 2020 style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" rowspan=2| Ardern
height=40 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| 45 Willie Jackson File:Hon Willie Jackson.jpg Yes 6 November 2020 27 November 2023
height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:Template:Party color"| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Hipkins
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| 46 Tama Potaka File:Tama Potaka (cropped).png Yes 27 November 2023 present style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Luxon

References

Template:Reflist

Further reading

  • Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

External links

Template:Māori Template:NZ ministerial portfolios

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Butterworth and Young, "Appendix 1: Political Heads of the Departments of Maori Affairs," Maori Affairs, pp. 123–124.
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Butterworth and Young, Maori Affairs, pp. 5–7.
  8. ↑ Butterworth and Young, Maori Affairs, p. 58.
  9. ↑ Butterworth and Young, Maori Affairs, pp. 74–78.
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Butterworth and Young, Maori Affairs, pp. 107–110.
  13. ↑ Butterworth and Young, Maori Affairs, pp. 123–124.
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Minister_for_Māori_Development&oldid=1366658"