The Minister for Economic and Regional Development is a minister in the government of New Zealand with the responsibility of promoting

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, and is in charge of the

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. The position was established in 1999. The present Minister is

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History

At its establishment, the Minister for Economic Development was the lead minister for the Ministry of Economic Development, which was established out of the former

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as part of the

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coalition agreement. From 1 July 2012, the Minister assumed responsibility for the new

following the merger of the Ministry of Economic Development with several other government agencies. The role title changed to Minister for Economic and Regional Development in 2020 when the standalone regional development portfolio was discontinued. Similar ministerial roles under previous governments include the Minister for Enterprise and Commerce (1998–1999), the

Minister of Trade and Industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

(1972–1988) and the

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(1894–1972).

List of Ministers

;Key :A.Carter was appointed as Acting Minister of Economic Development following the

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and Brownlee's increased workload as Minister for Christchurch Earthquake Recovery (to which he had been appointed in September 2010 after the

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). However, Brownlee retained his warrant as Minister of Economic Development until after the 2011 general election.

References

External links

New Zealand Ministry for Business, Employment and Innovation
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