Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is a minister in the New Zealand Government. The minister has responsibility for WorkSafe New Zealand and acts as chair of the Industrial Relations Foundation. It was preceded by the Minister of Labour.

Workplace Relations and Safety of New Zealand
Coat of arms of New Zealand
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Incumbent Brooke van Velden since 27 November 2023
WorkSafe New Zealand
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	8 October 2014
First holder	Michael Woodhouse
Salary	$288,900[1]
Website	www.beehive.govt.nz

The current minister is Brooke van Velden.^[2]

Overview

The minister oversees the health and safety at work regulatory system, employment relations and standards regulatory system including the overarching employment relations framework and prescribed minimum standards, such as the minimum wage and holiday entitlements.^[3]

List of ministers

Key

  Labour   National   ACT

No.		Name	Portrait	Term of Office		Prime Minister
	1	Michael Woodhouse		8 October 2014	26 October 2017		Key
							English
	2	Iain Lees-Galloway		26 October 2017	22 July 2020		Ardern
	3	Andrew Little		22 July 2020	6 November 2020
	4	Michael Wood		6 November 2020	21 June 2023
							Hipkins
	5	Carmel Sepuloni		21 June 2023	27 November 2023
	6	Brooke van Velden		27 November 2023	present		Luxon