The Minister for Climate Change is a minister in the government of New Zealand with responsibility for climate change policy. The position was formally established in 2005 as Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues, but was preceded by the informal role of Convenor of the Ministerial Group on Climate Change, which was held by the Minister of Energy Pete Hodgson.
The present Minister is James Shaw.
Video Minister for Climate Change (New Zealand)
List of ministers
Minister for Climate Change
Minister for International Climate Change Negotiations
Separate ministerial responsibility for International Climate Change Negotiations was established under the Fifth National Government, first through an Associate Minister role and then as a full Minister. The responsibilities associated with this portfolio were incorporated within the Climate Change Issues portfolio in 2012, after a brief period in which Tim Groser held both portfolios.
Maps Minister for Climate Change (New Zealand)
References
External links
- New Zealand Ministry for the Environment
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