National
Minister for Energy
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister (Constitution Act 1986).
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Simeon Brown National since April 2026
Report Source: dpmc.govt.nz,
checked (+1 more)
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 'Sixth National Government of New Zealand' (ministers table and reshuffle history), read 2026-10-12: ministers, portfolios and start dates, incl. reshuffles of 2 Apr 2026 and 12 Aug 2026. Fallback: Wikipedia (raw wikitext saved under data/raw/wikipedia-nz/), because the Beehive ministers page returned no content to our fetcher; cross-checked against the Wikipedia article text citing 1News, RNZ and Beehive releases. For: Minister for Energy, Simeon Brown, current term
- dpmc.govt.nz · checked DPMC Cabinet Office, Ministerial List, 13 August 2026 (linked from dpmc.govt.nz ministerial-list page as of 2026-10-08; read via Wayback copy, site returns HTTP 403), read 2026-10-12: holder of this portfolio or responsibility confirmed. Start dates not given by this source. For: Simeon Brown, current term