Minister of Statistics (New Zealand)

Minister of Statistics
Minister of Statistics
	Coat of arms of New Zealand
	Flag of New Zealand
	Incumbent; Scott Simpson; since 7 April 2026
	Statistics New Zealand
Style	The Honourable
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	February 1922
First holder	William Downie Stewart Jr; as Minister in charge of the Department of Statistics
Salary	$288,900
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz

StyleThe Honourable

Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand

AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand

Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure

The Minister of Statistics is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be charged with the responsibility of Statistics New Zealand. The current minister is Scott Simpson.^[2]

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[2]

	Name	Term of Office
1	William Downie Stewart Jr	February 1922	27 June 1923	Massey
2	Richard Bollard	27 June 1923	25 August 1927	Massey
				Bell
				Coates
3	Māui Pōmare	25 August 1927	10 December 1928	Coates
4	Philip De La Perrelle	10 December 1928	22 September 1931	Ward
4	Philip De La Perrelle	10 December 1928	22 September 1931	Forbes
5	Adam Hamilton	22 September 1931	6 December 1935	Forbes
6	Walter Nash	6 December 1935	11 October 1936	Savage
-	Dan Sullivan Acting Minister	11 October 1936	16 August 1937
(6)	Walter Nash	16 August 1937	13 December 1949
(6)	Walter Nash	16 August 1937	13 December 1949	Fraser
7	Jack Marshall	13 December 1949	26 November 1954	Holland
8	Jack Watts	26 November 1954	12 December 1957	Holland
8	Jack Watts	26 November 1954	12 December 1957	Holyoake
(6)	Walter Nash	12 December 1957	12 December 1960	Nash
9	Harry Lake	12 December 1960	21 February 1967	Holyoake
10	Robert Muldoon	4 March 1967	8 December 1972

				Marshall
11	Bill Rowling	8 December 1972	10 September 1974	Kirk
12	Mick Connelly	10 September 1974	12 December 1975	Rowling
13	Peter Wilkinson	12 December 1975	8 March 1977	Muldoon
14	Hugh Templeton	8 March 1977	11 December 1981
15	John Falloon	11 December 1981	26 July 1984
16	Bob Tizard	26 July 1984	24 August 1987	Lange
17	Margaret Shields	24 August 1987	2 November 1990	Lange
				Palmer
				Moore
18	Rob Storey	2 November 1990	1 July 1993	Bolger
19	Maurice Williamson	1 July 1993	10 December 1999	Bolger
19	Maurice Williamson	1 July 1993	10 December 1999	Shipley
20	Paul Swain	10 December 1999	13 November 2000	Clark
21	Laila Harré	13 November 2000	15 August 2002
22	John Tamihere	15 August 2002	15 October 2004
-	Michael Cullen Acting Minister	15 October 2004	21 December 2004
23	Pete Hodgson	21 December 2004	19 October 2005
24	Clayton Cosgrove	19 October 2005	5 November 2007
25	Darren Hughes	5 November 2007	19 November 2008
(19)	Maurice Williamson	19 November 2008	1 May 2014	Key
26	Nicky Wagner	7 May 2014	8 October 2014
27	Craig Foss	16 October 2014	20 December 2016
28	Mark Mitchell	20 December 2016	2 May 2017	English
29	Scott Simpson	2 May 2017	26 October 2017	English
30	James Shaw	26 October 2017	6 November 2020	Ardern
31	David Clark	6 November 2020	1 February 2023	Ardern
31	David Clark	6 November 2020	1 February 2023	Hipkins
32	Deborah Russell	1 February 2023	27 November 2023	Hipkins
33	Andrew Bayly	27 November 2023	24 January 2025	Luxon
34	Shane Reti	24 January 2025	7 April 2026
(29)	Scott Simpson	7 April 2026	Present

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Minister of Statistics
Coat of arms of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Incumbent Scott Simpson since 7 April 2026
Statistics New Zealand
Style	The Honourable
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	February 1922
First holder	William Downie Stewart Jr as Minister in charge of the Department of Statistics
Salary	$288,900^[1]
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz