Minister for Racing (New Zealand)

The Minister for Racing is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the regulation of the racing industry and betting services. The minister is also responsible for the New Zealand Racing Board, Racing Industry Transition Agency and Totalisator Agency Board (TAB).^[2]

Minister for Racing
Coat of arms of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Incumbent Winston Peters since 27 November 2023
New Zealand Racing Board Totalisator Agency Board
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of New Zealand Executive Council
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	2 November 1990
First holder	John Falloon
Salary	$288,900[1]
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz

The current minister is Winston Peters, the leader of New Zealand First.^[3] He has held the office on three occasions.

List of ministers for racing

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Racing.

Key

  Labour   National   NZ First   Mauri Pacific

No.		Name	Portrait	Term of office		Prime Minister
	1	John Falloon		2 November 1990	8 November 1996		Bolger
	2	Denis Marshall		8 November 1996	16 December 1996
	3	Tau Henare		16 December 1996	31 August 1998
							Shipley
	4	Clem Simich		31 August 1998	10 December 1999
	5	Annette King		10 December 1999	15 August 2002		Clark
	6	Mark Gosche		15 August 2002	12 May 2003
	7	Damien O'Connor		12 May 2003	19 October 2005
	8	Winston Peters		19 October 2005	19 November 2008
	9	John Carter		19 November 2008	8 June 2011		Key
	10	Craig Foss		8 June 2011	13 December 2011
	11	Nathan Guy		13 December 2011	2 May 2017
							English
	12	David Bennett		2 May 2017	26 October 2017
	(8)	Winston Peters		26 October 2017	6 November 2020		Ardern
	13	Grant Robertson		6 November 2020	14 June 2022
	14	Kieran McAnulty		14 June 2022	27 November 2023
							Hipkins
	(8)	Winston Peters		27 November 2023	Incumbent		Luxon

See also

• New Zealand Racing Board
• Totalisator Agency Board

Notes

1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
2. "Ministerial Portfolio - Racing". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

References

• Temple, Philip (1994). Temple’s Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. ISBN 0 86868 159 8.
• Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2nd ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1-877133-00-0.