| Minister for Sport and Recreation of New Zealand | |
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Chris Bishop since 27 November 2023 | |
| 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 |
The Minister for Sport and Recreation is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of the Sport New Zealand. The current Minister for Sport and Recreation is Chris Bishop.[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 | 
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8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Kirk | ||
| Rowling | |||||||
| 2 | Allan Highet | 
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12 December 1975 | 26 July 1984 | Muldoon | ||
| 3 | Mike Moore | 
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26 July 1984 | 24 July 1987 | Lange | ||
| 4 | Peter Tapsell | 
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24 July 1987 | 10 July 1990 | |||
| Palmer | |||||||
| 5 | Noel Scott | 
|
10 July 1990 | 2 November 1990 | |||
| Moore | |||||||
| 6 | John Banks | 
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2 November 1990 | 16 December 1996 | Bolger | ||
| 7 | Murray McCully | 
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16 December 1996 | 10 December 1999 | |||
| Shipley | |||||||
| 8 | Trevor Mallard | 
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10 December 1999 | 31 October 2007 | Clark | ||
| 9 | Clayton Cosgrove | 
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31 October 2007 | 19 November 2008 | |||
| (7) | Murray McCully | 
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19 November 2008 | 6 October 2014 | Key | ||
| 10 | Jonathan Coleman | 
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6 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | |||
| English | |||||||
| 11 | Grant Robertson | 
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26 October 2017 | 27 November 2023 | Ardern | ||
| Hipkins | |||||||
| 12 | Chris Bishop | 
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27 November 2023 | present | Luxon | ||
