The Minister of Transport is a minister in the New Zealand Government responsible for investment in transport infrastructure and services, regulation, and developing the transport system to maximise economic and social benefits while minimising harm.
Ministers of Transport The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Transport.
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No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister 1 Bill Veitch 10 December 1928 28 May 1930 Ward 2 William Taverner 28 May 1930 22 September 1931Forbes 3 Gordon Coates 22 September 1931 6 December 19354Bob Semple6 December 19359 December 1942 SavageFraser 5 James O'Brien 9 December 1942 28 September 1947† 6 Fred Hackett 18 October 1947 13 December 19497Stan Goosman13 December 194912 December 1957 Holland Holyoake 8 John Mathison 12 December 1957 12 December 1960 Nash 9 John McAlpine 12 December 1960 12 December 1966 Holyoake 10 Peter Gordon 12 December 1966 8 December 1972 Marshall11Sir Basil Arthur8 December 197212 December 1975 Kirk Rowling 12 Colin McLachlan 12 December 1975 11 December 1981 Muldoon 13 George Gair 11 December 1981 26 July 1984 14 Richard Prebble 26 July 1984 24 August 1987Lange15Bill Jeffries 24 August 19872 November 1990 Palmer Moore 16 Rob Storey 2 November 1990 29 November 1993 Bolger 17 Maurice Williamson 29 November 1993 16 December 1996 18 Jenny Shipley 16 December 1996 8 December 1997 (17) Maurice Williamson 8 December 1997 10 December 1999 Shipley 19 Mark Gosche 10 December 1999 27 July 2002 Clark 20 Paul Swain 27 July 2002 26 February 2004 21 Pete Hodgson 26 February 2004 19 October 2005 22 David Parker 19 October 2005 21 March 2006 23 Annette King 21 March 2006 19 November 2008 24 Steven Joyce 19 November 2008 12 December 2011 Key 25 Gerry Brownlee 12 December 2011 6 October 2014 26 Simon Bridges 6 October 2014 26 October 2017 English 27 Phil Twyford 26 October 2017 6 November 2020Ardern 28 Michael Wood 6 November 2020 21 June 2023Hipkins (22) David Parker 21 June 2023 27 November 2023 29 Simeon Brown 27 November 2023 24 January 2025 Luxon 30 Chris Bishop 24 January 2025 present
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