Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (Māori: [Te Pirimia Tuarua o Aotearoa] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) 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 | $354,100 (NZD)[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The current Deputy Prime Minister is David Seymour since 2025.
List of deputy prime ministers of New Zealand
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Living former deputy prime ministers
As of January 2026, 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
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Sir Jim McLay
served 1984
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Sir Geoffrey Palmer
served 1984–1989
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Helen Clark
served 1989–1990
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Sir Don McKinnon
served 1990–1996
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Sir Bill English
served 2008–2016
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Paula Bennett
served 2016–2017
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Grant Robertson
served 2020–2023
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Carmel Sepuloni
served 2023
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Deputy Prime Minister Of New Zealand Media
- Jack Marshall 1957 (cropped).jpg
Jack Marshall as Attorney General
- Jerry Skinner, 1959 (cropped).jpg
Deputy Prime Minister Jerry Skinner seated in his office.
- Hugh Watt, 1951 (cropped).jpg
Hugh Watt, Labour Party candidate for the Parnell electorate
- Brian Talboys 1980 (cropped).jpg
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Brian Talboys addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, August 1980.
- Duncan MacIntyre (cropped).jpg
Duncan MacIntyre at Raukawa Marae, Otaki, 1971
- Jim McLay 1986 (cropped).jpg
Jim McLay 1986
