Politics of New Zealand
Legislature
Parliament is responsible for passing laws (statutes), adopting the state's budgets, and exercising control of the Government. It currently has a single chamber, the House of Representatives.

Politics of New Zealand

Section Title: Legislature
Table Section Text: Parliament is responsible for passing laws (statutes), adopting the state's budgets, and exercising control of the Government. It currently has a single chamber, the House of Representatives.

Office	Name	Party	Since

Queen	Elizabeth II	6 February 1952

Governor-General	Dame Patsy Reddy	28 September 2016

Speaker of the House	Trevor Mallard	Labour	7 November 2017

Leader of the House	Chris Hipkins	Labour	26 October 2017

Sentence(s)

Since 6 February 1952, Elizabeth II has been the Queen of New Zealand.
Queen Elizabeth II is the sovereign since 6 February, 1952 in New Zealand.

final_sentence: Since 6 February 1952, Elizabeth II has been the Queen of New Zealand.
final_sentence: Queen Elizabeth II is the sovereign since 6 February, 1952 in New Zealand.