Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
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	Incumbent; Cameron Brewer; since 7 April 2026
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of New Zealand; Executive Council;
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	27 November 2023
First holder	Andrew Bayly

StyleThe Honourable

Member of

Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand

AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand

The Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing is a minister in the New Zealand Government responsible for small business and the manufacturing sector in New Zealand.^[1]^[2]

The first Minister was Andrew Bayly, who resigned the position in February 2025 after an altercation with a staff member.^[3]^[4]^[5] He was succeeded by Chris Penk.^[6] The current Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing is Cameron Brewer.^[7]

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Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
Coat of arms of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Incumbent Cameron Brewer since 7 April 2026
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of New Zealand Executive Council
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	27 November 2023
First holder	Andrew Bayly

	Name	Term of office
1	Andrew Bayly	27 November 2023	24 January 2025	Luxon
2	Chris Penk	24 January 2025	7 April 2026
3	Cameron Brewer	7 April 2026	Incumbent