Cabinet posts announced for New Zealand's incoming Government

Six weeks after the country's general election, New Zealand's National Party leader Christopher Luxon has been confirmed as Prime Minister.

Forming a three-party coalition government with the NZ First and ACT parties, the newly installed Prime Minister announced that the Deputy Prime Minister role will be shared between NZ First party leader Winston Peters and ACT party leader David Seymour along with 20 Cabinet ministerial appointments.

Ministrial appointments relevant to the leisure industry are:

Winston Peters
Deputy Prime Minister (until 31st May 2025), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for Racing.

Chris Bishop
Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Leader of the House and Associate Minister of Finance.

Dr Shane Reti
Minister of Health and Minister for Pacific Peoples.

Simeon Brown
Minister for Energy, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Transport, Minister for Auckland and Deputy Leader of the House.

Erica Stanford
Minister of Education and Minister of Immigration.

Paul Goldsmith
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage and Minister for State Owned Enterprises 

Todd McClay
Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Forestry, Minister for Hunting and Fishing, Minister for Trade and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Tama Potaka
Minister of Conservation and Minister for Māori Development, Minister for Whānau Ora and Associate Minister of Housing (Social Housing).

Matt Doocey
Minister for ACC, Minister for Tourism and Hospitality and Minister for Youth, Associate Minister of Health and Associate Minister of Transport.

Melissa Lee
Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Media and Communications and Associate Minister for ACC.

Casey Costello
Minister of Customs and Associate Minister of Health

Jenny Marcroft 
Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Media and Communications.

Simon Watts (outside Cabinet)
Minister of Climate Change and Minister of Revenue.

Penny Simmonds (outside Cabinet)
Minister for Disability Issues, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment.

The administration will be sworn in on Monday.

Prime Minister Luxon had been the Chief Executive of Air New Zealand from 2012 to 2019 befor entering Parliament in 2020.

Image: Christopher Luxon the new Prime Minister New Zealand. Credit: National.