Government and Political System of New Zealand (WIP)

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The Government of New Zealand

New Zealand Cabinet (sitting Government)

Prime Minister	Helen Clark
Dep. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance	Michael Cullen
Attorney-General	Margaret Wilson
Minister of Defence	Mark Bhurton
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Phil Goff
Minister of Internal Affairs and Health	George Hawkins
Minister of Trade	Jim Sutton
Minister of Immigration	Paul Swain
Minister of Civil Defence and Police	Annette King
Minister of Business, Innovation and Employment	Jim Anderton

The current government of New Zealand is made up of Labour, Progressive and Alliance Ministers from the House of Representatives.

New Zealand Parliment

The Legislature

The House of Representatives of New Zealand. Elected officials.

Results of the last (2002) election. Red represents Labour, blue National, black NZ First, yellow ACT Party, green Green, purple United Future, and grey Progressive.

The Sovereign

Queen Elizabeth II
Represented by: Governer-General Silvia Cartwright

The Executive Branch

The Executive Council of New Zealand. Made up of Ministers from the House of Representatives. Advises The Sovereign.

The Judiciary

The Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Important Ministries of the New Zealand Government

New Zealand Treasury

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Health

Immigration Service

Ministry of Civil Defence and Police

Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment

 

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