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Minister for Biosecurity
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Incumbent Andrew Hoggard since 27 November 2023
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of New Zealand Executive Council
Reports to	Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	27 November 2023
First holder	Andrew Hoggard

The Minister for Biosecurity is a minister in the New Zealand Government with the responsibility of managing biosecurity.

The current Minister for Biosecurity is Andrew Hoggard.

History

The portfolio was created after the 1996 general election. Previously, biosecurity matters had been under the purview of the Minister of Agriculture; it was John Falloon, acting in that portfolio, who had been responsible for the passage of the Biosecurity Act 1993. Briefly from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2011 to 2017, the portfolio was consolidated with other primary industries portfolios, first as the Minister for Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control and latterly as the Minister for Primary Industries.

List of ministers for biosecurity

The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Biosecurity.

No.		Name	Portrait	Term of office		Prime Minister
	1	Simon Upton		16 December 1996	8 December 1997		Bolger
	2	John Luxton		8 December 1997	10 December 1999
							Shipley
	3	Marian Hobbs		10 December 1999	23 February 2001		Clark
	4	Jim Sutton		28 March 2001	19 October 2005
	5	Jim Anderton		19 October 2005	19 November 2008
	6	David Carter		19 November 2008	14 November 2011		Key
Office not in use: See Minister for Primary Industries
	7	Damien O'Connor		26 October 2017	27 November 2023		Ardern
	8	Andrew Hoggard		27 November 2023	Incumbent		Luxon

Notes

1. From 31 August 1998 until 10 December 1999, the portfolio was titled Minister for Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control and responsibility for the former Biosecurity portfolio was delegated to the associate minister, David Carter.
2. Sutton acted in the portfolio from 23 February 2001.

References

1. "Biosecurity | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
2. Steyl, Louisa (27 November 2023). "Meet your ministers: The quartet leading primary industry". Stuff. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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