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New Arts and Broadcasting Ministers announced

18 Nov 2008
Christopher Finlayson (pictured) is the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage and Jonathan Coleman

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Prime Minister John Key has announced his ministers, who were sworn in on Wednesday morning. Christopher Finlayson (pictured) is the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage and Jonathan Coleman is the Minister of Broadcasting. Read more for the full list of ministers.

  • The Cabinet John Key - Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, Ministerial Services, Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service, Minister Responsible for the GCSB Bill English - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister for Infrastructure Gerry Brownlee - Minister for Economic Development, Minister of Energy and Resources, Leader of the House, Associate Minister for the Rugby World Cup Simon Power - Minister of Justice, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister of Commerce, Minister Responsible for the Law Commission, Associate Minister of Finance, Deputy Leader of the House Tony Ryall - Minister of Health, Minister of State Services Dr Nick Smith - Minister for the Environment, Minister for Climate Change Issues, Minister for ACC Judith Collins - Minister of Police, Minister of Corrections, Minister of Veterans' Affairs Anne Tolley - Minister of Education, Minister for Tertiary Education, Minister Responsible for the Education Review Office Christopher Finlayson - Attorney-General (Includes responsibility for Serious Fraud Office), Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage David Carter - Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister of Forestry Murray McCully - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for the Rugby World Cup Tim Groser - Minister of Trade, Minister of Conservation, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues (International Negotiations) Dr Wayne Mapp - Minister of Defence, Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Associate Minister for Economic Development, Associate Minister for Tertiary Education Steven Joyce - Minister of Transport, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Associate Minister of Finance, Associate Minister for Infrastructure Hon Georgina te Heuheu - Minister for Courts, Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Associate Minister of Maori Affairs Paula Bennett - Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister for Disability Issues, Minister of Youth Affairs Phil Heatley - Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Housing Pansy Wong - Minister for Ethnic Affairs, Minister of Women's Affairs, Associate Minister for ACC, Associate Minister of Energy and Resources Dr Jonathan Coleman - Minister of Immigration, Minister of Broadcasting, Associate Minister of Tourism, Associate Minister of Health Kate Wilkinson - Minister of Labour, Minister for Food Safety, Associate Minister of Immigration
  • Ministers Outside Cabinet Maurice Williamson - Minister for Building and Construction, Minister of Customs, Minister of Statistics, Minister for Small Business Dr Richard Worth - Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister for Land Information, Minister Responsible for Archives New Zealand, Minister Responsible for the National Library, Associate Minister of Justice John Carter - Minister of Civil Defence, Minister for Senior Citizens, Minister for Racing, Associate Minister of Local Government
  • Support Party Ministers Rodney Hide - Minister of Local Government, Minister for Regulatory Reform, Associate Minister of Commerce Heather Roy - Minister of Consumer Affairs, Associate Minister of Defence, Associate Minister of Education Dr Pita Sharples - Minister of Maori Affairs, Associate Minister of Corrections, Associate Minister of Education Tariana Turia - Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Associate Minister of Health, Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Peter Dunne - Minister of Revenue, Associate Minister of Health 18/11/08 ADVERTISEMENT
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