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Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control
New Zealand minister of the Crown / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control was a minister in the government of New Zealand.
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Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control | |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
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 June 1987 |
First holder | Russell Marshall |
Salary | $288,900[1] |
Website | www.beehive.govt.nz |
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The portfolio was established after the declaration of the New Zealand nuclear-free zone and passing of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 on 8 June 1987. It was disestablished in 2011 following the report of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control. In 2018 the portfolio was re-established.[2]
The Last Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control was Grant Robertson, a member of the Labour Party.[3]