Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (Māori: Te Pirimia Tuarua o Aotearoa) is the second-most senior minister in the Government of New Zealand, although this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. The office was created as a ministerial portfolio in 1954. The officeholder usually deputises for the prime minister at official functions.
| Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
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| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
| Style | The Honourable |
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| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 13 November 1954 |
| First holder | Sir Keith Holyoake |
| Salary | $334,734 (NZD)[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The current Deputy Prime Minister is Winston Peters since 2023.
List of deputy prime ministers of New Zealand
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Living former deputy prime ministers
As of December 2024, there are nine living former New Zealand deputy prime ministers, as seen below. The most recent Deputy Prime Minister to die was Michael Cullen (served 2002–2008), on 19 August 2021, aged 76.[2]
- Living former deputy prime ministers of New Zealand
Sir Jim McLay
served 1984
born 1945 (age 79)
Sir Geoffrey Palmer
served 1984–1989
born 1942 (age 82)
Helen Clark
served 1989–1990
born 1950 (age 74)
Sir Don McKinnon
served 1990–1996
born 1939 (age 85)
Wyatt Creech
served 1998–1999
born 1946 (age 78)
Sir Bill English
served 2008–2016
born 1961 (age 62)
Paula Bennett
served 2016–2017
born 1969 (age 55)
Grant Robertson
served 2020–2023
born 1971 (age 53)
Carmel Sepuloni
served 2023
born 1977 (age 47)
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Robert Muldoon in 1978
References
- ↑ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ↑ "Labour's Sir Michael Cullen dies at 76 after battle with lung cancer". The New Zealand Herald. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
