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
The following ministers held the office of Minister of Marketing.[1]
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| 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
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 82–86.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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