The Minister of Marketing in New Zealand is a former cabinet position (existing from 1936 to 1953) appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of matters of promoting New Zealand's commercial growth and trade to both domestic and foreign markets. The minister was responsible for the New Zealand Marketing Department and, from 1950, the minister oversaw a Marketing Advisory Council. In 1960 the Overseas Trade portfolio was created with similar duties.

List of ministers

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The following ministers held the office of Minister of Marketing.[1]

Key

  Labour   National

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
1 Walter Nash   25 May 1936 11 October 1936 Savage
- Lee Martin
Acting Minister
  11 October 1936 16 August 1937
(1) Walter Nash   16 August 1937 21 January 1941
Fraser
2 Jim Barclay   21 January 1941 18 October 1943
3 Ben Roberts   18 October 1943 19 December 1946
4 Ted Cullen   19 December 1946 13 December 1949
5 Keith Holyoake   13 December 1949 30 April 1953 Holland

Notes

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  1. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 82–86.

References

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  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.