The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage is a minister in the government of New Zealand with responsibility for arts, culture, heritage, and broadcasting, and is in charge of the

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. The position was established in 1975 as Minister for the Arts. The present Minister is Carmel Sepuloni.https://dpmc.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2020-11/ministerial-list-2-nov-2020.pdf She has two Associate Ministers:

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and

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History

The

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established a ministerial portfolio with responsibility for the arts at its election in 1975. This reflected a growing interest of the Government in the cultural sector. The name of the portfolio changed to "Minister for Arts and Culture" in 1987. During this period, the portfolio was serviced by the

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. A separate portfolio, Minister responsible for the

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, was established in 1987. This was held first by Jonathan Hunt (24 August 1987 – 9 February 1990) and subsequently by

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(also the Minister for Arts and Culture; 9 February 1990 – 2 November 1990) before being subsumed back into the responsibilities of the Minister for Arts and Culture. A standalone agency, the Ministry for Cultural Affairs, was established by the Fourth National Government in 1991, which necessitated the change of title to "Minister for Cultural Affairs." With the creation of the

in 1999, which brought together cultural and heritage responsibilities in the same agency, the portfolio title changed to match its department. The present name was adopted in November 1999 at the election of the

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List of Ministers

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List of Associate Ministers

References

External links

New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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