Minister of Electricity (New Zealand) explained

The Minister of Electricity was a minister in the government of New Zealand with responsibility for the New Zealand Electricity Department.

History

The First Labour Government enacted the Electricity Act 1945 which split the hydro-electric branch of the Works Department would be constituted as a separate organisation. Additionally a Minister-in-Charge was to be made responsible for the administration of both the Act and the newly established State Hydro-electric Department.[1] In 1958 the Second Labour Government passed the Electricity Amendment Act which established a dedicated Electricity portfolio as a full cabinet level role, whose minister was responsible for the administration of the Electricity Act and accountability for the New Zealand Electricity Department (superseding the State Hydro-electric Department). In 1978 the Electricity portfolio was abolished and its responsibilities were transferred to the Minister of Energy after the Third National Government passed the Ministry of Energy Act 1977.

List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Electricity.

Key
No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficePrime Minister
1Bob Semple7 December 194513 December 1949width=1 style="color:inherit;background:;"Fraser
2Stan Goosman13 December 194912 December 1957Holland
Holyoake
3Hugh Watt12 December 195712 December 1960Nash
(2)Stan Goosman12 December 196020 December 1963Holyoake
4Tom Shand20 December 196311 December 1969
5Percy Allen11 December 19699 February 1972
6Les Gandar9 February 19728 December 1972 Marshall
7Tom McGuigan8 December 197210 September 1974Kirk
8Ron Bailey10 September 197412 December 1975Rowling
9Eric Holland12 December 19758 March 1977Muldoon
10George Gair8 March 19776 October 1977

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. News: New Department - Hydro-Electricity . . LXXVI . 284 . 8 . 30 November 1945 . 19 June 2020 .