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The Hon. George Frederick Richardson MP (Mataura) was appointed the first Minister of Agriculture on 17 October 1889.

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  1. The New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1925, Government Printer, Wellington, 1925.
  2. Nightingale, Tony, White Collars and Gumboots: A History of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1892-1992, The Dunmore Press Limited, Palmerston North, 1992.
  3. Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand) website, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast (accessed 24 August 2009).
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Responsible Ministers:

 

GF Richardson 1889-91

John McKenzie 1891-1900

Thomas Young Duncan 1900-06

Robert McNab 1906-08

Joseph Ward 1908-09

Thomas McKenzie 1909-12

William Massey 1912-15

WDS McDonald 1915-19

W Nosworthy 1919-26

Oswald Hawken 1926-28

George Forbes 1928-30

AJ Murdoch 1930-31

David Jones 1931-32

Charles MacMillan 1932-35

William Martin 1935-41

JG Barclay 1941-43

Benjamin Roberts 1943-46

Edward Cullen 1946-49

Keith Holyoake 1949-57

Sidney Smith 1957

Clarence Skinner 1957-60

William Gillespie 1960-61

Thomas Hayman 1961-62

Brian Talboys 1962-69

Douglas Carter 1969-72

 

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Jurisdiction

J0004

1889 ‑ 1972

The Agriculture portfolio was responsible for the development and implementation of policy with regards to the agricultural and horticultural industries. It was also responsible for the departments of state that were involved in providing assistance to and regulation of the agricultural and horticultural industries.

Responsible Ministers:

GF Richardson 1889-91

John McKenzie 1891-1900

Thomas Young Duncan 1900-06

Robert McNab 1906-08

Joseph Ward 1908-09

Thomas McKenzie 1909-12

William Massey 1912-15

WDS McDonald 1915-19

W Nosworthy 1919-26

Oswald Hawken 1926-28

George Forbes 1928-30

AJ Murdoch 1930-31

David Jones 1931-32

Charles MacMillan 1932-35

William Martin 1935-41

JG Barclay 1941-43

Benjamin Roberts 1943-46

Edward Cullen 1946-49

Keith Holyoake 1949-57

Sidney Smith 1957

Clarence Skinner 1957-60

William Gillespie 1960-61

Thomas Hayman 1961-62

Brian Talboys 1962-69

Douglas Carter 1969-72


The Hon. George Frederick Richardson MP (Mataura) was appointed the first Minister of Agriculture on 17 October 1889.


  1. The New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1925, Government Printer, Wellington, 1925.
  2. Nightingale, Tony, White Collars and Gumboots: A History of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1892-1992, The Dunmore Press Limited, Palmerston North, 1992.
  3. Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand) website, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast (accessed 24 August 2009).






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