Ministers of the New Zealand Government

Ministers, in the New Zealand Government, are members of Parliament who hold ministerial warrants from the Crown to perform certain functions of government.

Executive power is exercised by ministers, all of whom are sworn into the Executive Council and accountable to the elected legislature, the House of Representatives.

This includes formulating and implementing policies and advising the governor-general.

Constitutional functions of the governor-general include presiding over the Executive Council, appointing ministers and judges, granting royal assent to legislation, and summoning and dissolving parliament.

In practice, the governor-general is obliged to follow the advice of the prime minister on the appointment and dismissal of ministers.

The Prime Minister (informally abbreviated to PM) ranks as the most senior government minister.

All ministers serve concurrently as councillors of the Executive Council of New Zealand.

All Government ministers must be appointed as executive councillors before they are appointed as ministers; therefore all Cabinet ministers are also executive councillors.

When Parliament was established, however, many believed that they would soon replace these appointed officials, with ministerial positions being given to members of Parliament instead.

The New Zealand Government comprises a prime minister (head of government) and other ministers.

Today, the Executive Council is not used for deliberation—rather, Cabinet is the forum for debate.

The Cabinet of New Zealand (Te Rūnanga o te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa) is the New Zealand Government's body of senior ministers, responsible to the New Zealand Parliament.

The Attorney-General is simultaneously a ministerial position and the chief law officer of the Crown, and has responsibility for supervising New Zealand law and advising the government on legal matters.

Ministers, in the New Zealand Government, are members of Parliament who hold ministerial warrants from the Crown to perform certain functions of government.

Ministers, in the New Zealand Government, are members of Parliament who hold ministerial warrants from the Crown to perform certain functions of government.

This includes formulating and implementing policies and advising the governor-general.

Ministers collectively make up the executive branch of the New Zealand state.

In practice, the governor-general is obliged to follow the advice of the prime minister on the appointment and dismissal of ministers.

These executives are also formally titled "ministers of the Crown", as in other Commonwealth realms.

These executives are also formally titled "ministers of the Crown", as in other Commonwealth realms.

A minister is generally charged with supervising a particular aspect of the government's activities ("portfolio"), such as the provision of health services (Minister of Health) or the upkeep of law enforcement (Minister of Police).

A minister is generally charged with supervising a particular aspect of the government's activities ("portfolio"), such as the provision of health services (Minister of Health) or the upkeep of law enforcement (Minister of Police).

A minister is generally charged with supervising a particular aspect of the government's activities ("portfolio"), such as the provision of health services (Minister of Health) or the upkeep of law enforcement (Minister of Police).

A minister is also responsible for a corresponding public sector organisation, usually known as a department or ministry.

A minister is also responsible for a corresponding public sector organisation, usually known as a department or ministry.

Sometimes, people may be appointed ministers without being given any specific role—they are known as ministers without portfolio.

Such appointments have become rare today, although sometimes a person may be appointed to a sinecure portfolio such as "Minister of State" for similar purposes.

Such appointments have become rare today, although sometimes a person may be appointed to a sinecure portfolio such as "Minister of State" for similar purposes.

The recommendations that a prime minister chooses to give are theoretically their own affair, but the political party (or parties) behind them will almost certainly have views on the matter, and most recommendations are made only after negotiation and bargaining.

Different parties have different mechanisms for this—the Labour Party, for example, has provision for its parliamentary caucus to select ministers, while the process of portfolio allocation remains with the Labour prime minister.

Different parties have different mechanisms for this—the Labour Party, for example, has provision for its parliamentary caucus to select ministers, while the process of portfolio allocation remains with the Labour prime minister.