After a number of weeks of negotiating a deal that all parties were happy with, the new National-ACT-NZ First Government has officially been formed.
National Party Leader Christopher Luxon was formally signed in as New Zealand's Prime Minister by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro on Monday, with both NZ First Leader Winston Peters and ACT leader David Seymour announced as the Deputy Prime Minister (until May 31st 2025).
The remaining Ministers have also been announced and a full list of those most relevant to rural Kiwis is shown below including the position each member holds, the party they belong to and whether their role is held within cabinet or not.
Minister of Agriculture: Hon Tod McClay (NAT) - Associate Ministers: Nicola Willis (NAT), Nicola Grigg (NAT), Mark Patterson (NZF - outside of cabinet)
Minister of Biosecurity: Andrew Hoggard (ACT - outside of cabinet)
Minister of Climate Change: Simon Watts (NAT - outside of cabinet)
Minister of Conservation: Tama Potaka (NAT)
Minister of Energy: Simeon Brown (NAT) - Associate Ministers: Shane Jones (NZF)
Minister of Environment: Penny Simmonds (NAT - outside of cabinet) - Associate Ministers: Andrew Hoggard (ACT - outside of cabinet)
Minister of Food Safety: Andrew Hoggard (ACT - outside of cabinet)
Minister of Forestry: Hon Tod McClay (NAT)
Minister of Hunting & Fishing: Hon Tod McClay (NAT)
Minister of Oceans & Fisheries: Shane Jones (NZF)
Minister of Rural Communities: Mark Patterson (NZF - outside of cabinet)
Minister of State for Trade: Nicola Grigg (NAT - outside of cabinet)
Minister of Trade: Hon Tod McClay (NAT)
For more, check out the entire list at beehive.govt.nz/ministers.
