Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Workplace Relations and Safety of New Zealand
Workplace Relations and Safety of New Zealand
	Coat of arms of New Zealand
	Flag of New Zealand
	Incumbent; Brooke van Velden; since 27 November 2023
	WorkSafe New Zealand
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	8 October 2014
First holder	Michael Woodhouse
Salary	$288,900
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz

StyleThe Honourable

Member of

Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand

AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is a minister in the New Zealand Government. The minister has responsibility for WorkSafe New Zealand and acts as chair of the Industrial Relations Foundation. It was preceded by the Minister of Labour.

The current minister is Brooke van Velden.^[2]

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[2]

	Name	Term of Office
1	Michael Woodhouse	8 October 2014	26 October 2017	Key
1	Michael Woodhouse	8 October 2014	26 October 2017	English
2	Iain Lees-Galloway	26 October 2017	22 July 2020	Ardern
3	Andrew Little	22 July 2020	6 November 2020
4	Michael Wood	6 November 2020	21 June 2023
4	Michael Wood	6 November 2020	21 June 2023	Hipkins
5	Carmel Sepuloni	21 June 2023	27 November 2023	Hipkins
6	Brooke van Velden	27 November 2023	present	Luxon

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Workplace Relations and Safety of New Zealand
Coat of arms of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Incumbent Brooke van Velden since 27 November 2023
WorkSafe New Zealand
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	8 October 2014
First holder	Michael Woodhouse
Salary	$288,900^[1]
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz