The Minister for Energy is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the New Zealand Electricity Authority and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. The current Minister is Simeon Brown.
| Minister for Energy of New Zealand | |
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Simeon Brown since 27 November 2023 | |
| New Zealand Electricity Authority Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Executive Council |
| 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 | Warren Freer |
| Salary | $288,900[1] |
| Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Energy and Resources.[2]
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||
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| As Minister of Energy and Resources | |||||||
| 1 | Warren Freer | 
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8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Kirk | ||
| Rowling | |||||||
| 2 | Eric Holland | 
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12 December 1975 | 8 March 1977 | Muldoon | ||
| 3 | George Gair | 
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8 March 1977 | 13 December 1978 | |||
| 4 | Bill Birch | 
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13 December 1978 | 26 July 1984 | |||
| 5 | Bob Tizard | 
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26 July 1984 | 16 September 1987 | Lange | ||
| 6 | David Butcher | 
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16 September 1987 | 2 November 1990 | |||
| Palmer | |||||||
| Moore | |||||||
| 7 | John Luxton | 
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2 November 1990 | 2 March 1994 | Bolger | ||
| 8 | Doug Kidd | 
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2 March 1994 | 16 December 1996 | |||
| 9 | Max Bradford | 
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16 December 1996 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 10 | Pete Hodgson | 
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10 December 1999 | 21 December 2004 | Clark | ||
| 11 | Trevor Mallard | 
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21 December 2004 | 19 October 2005 | |||
| 12 | David Parker | 
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19 October 2005 | 21 March 2006 | |||
| (11) | Trevor Mallard Acting Minister |
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21 March 2006 | 3 May 2006 | |||
| (12) | David Parker |
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3 May 2006 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| 13 | Gerry Brownlee | 
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19 November 2008 | 14 December 2011 | Key | ||
| 14 | Phil Heatley | 
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14 December 2011 | 29 January 2013 | |||
| 15 | Simon Bridges | 
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29 January 2013 | 20 December 2016 | |||
| 16 | Judith Collins | 
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20 December 2016 | 26 October 2017 | English | ||
| 17 | Megan Woods | 
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26 October 2017 | 27 November 2023 | Ardern | ||
| Hipkins | |||||||
| As Minister for Energy | |||||||
| 18 | Simeon Brown | 
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27 November 2023 | present | Luxon | ||