| Minister for Sport and Recreation | |
|---|---|
since 24 January 2025 | |
| Sport New Zealand | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 8 December 1972 |
| First holder | Joe Walding |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
TheMinister for Sport and Recreation is aminister in theNew Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge ofSport New Zealand. The current Minister for Sport and Recreation isMark Mitchell.[2]
The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Sport and Recreation.[3]
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Walding | 8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Kirk | |||
| Rowling | |||||||
| 2 | Allan Highet | 12 December 1975 | 26 July 1984 | Muldoon | |||
| 3 | Mike Moore | 26 July 1984 | 24 July 1987 | Lange | |||
| 4 | Peter Tapsell | 24 July 1987 | 10 July 1990 | ||||
| Palmer | |||||||
| 5 | Noel Scott | ![]() | 10 July 1990 | 2 November 1990 | |||
| Moore | |||||||
| 6 | John Banks | 2 November 1990 | 16 December 1996 | Bolger | |||
| 7 | Murray McCully | 16 December 1996 | 10 December 1999 | ||||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 8 | Trevor Mallard | 10 December 1999 | 31 October 2007 | Clark | |||
| 9 | Clayton Cosgrove | 31 October 2007 | 19 November 2008 | ||||
| (7) | Murray McCully | 19 November 2008 | 6 October 2014 | Key | |||
| 10 | Jonathan Coleman | 6 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | ||||
| English | |||||||
| 11 | Grant Robertson | 26 October 2017 | 27 November 2023 | Ardern | |||
| Hipkins | |||||||
| 12 | Chris Bishop | 27 November 2023 | 24 January 2025 | Luxon | |||
| 13 | Mark Mitchell | 24 January 2025 | present | ||||