Minister for Courts
New Zealand minister of the Crown
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The Minister for Courts (or Minister of Courts) is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the support and administration of the courts system. It was split from the Justice portfolio in 1995.[2]
| Minister of Courts of New Zealand | |
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 1 July 1995 |
| First holder | Doug Graham |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
List of ministers
- Key
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Graham |  |
1 July 1995 | 8 December 1997 | Bolger | ||
| 2 | Wyatt Creech |  |
8 December 1997 | 31 August 1998 | Shipley | ||
| 3 | Georgina te Heuheu |  |
31 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| 4 | Matt Robson | |
10 December 1999 | 15 August 2002 | Clark | ||
| 5 | Margaret Wilson |  |
15 August 2002 | 19 May 2003 | |||
| 6 | Rick Barker |  |
19 May 2003 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| (3) | Georgina te Heuheu | |
19 November 2008 | 14 December 2011 | Key | ||
| 7 | Chester Borrows |  |
14 December 2011 | 8 October 2014 | |||
| 8 | Amy Adams | .jpg) |
8 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | |||
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| 9 | Andrew Little | .jpg) |
26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | ||
| 10 | William Sio | .jpg) |
6 November 2020 | 1 February 2023 | |||
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| 11 | Rino Tirikatene |  |
1 February 2023 | 27 November 2023 | |||
| 12 | Nicole McKee | .jpg) |
27 November 2023 | present | Luxon | ||