# Minister of Lands (New Zealand)

The Minister of Lands in New Zealand was a cabinet position appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of the Department of Lands and Survey.

## List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Lands.

### Key

Independent  Liberal  Reform  United  Labour  National
| No. | No. | Name | Term of Office | Term of Office | Prime Minister |
| | 1 | Henry Tancred | 19 August 1858 | 12 July 1861 | Stafford |
| | 2 | William Gisborne | 2 August 1861 | 6 August 1862 | Fox |
| | 3 | Walter Mantell | 6 August 1862 | 21 August 1862 | Domett |
| | 4 | Alfred Domett | 22 August 1862 | 30 October 1863 | Domett |
| | 5 | Thomas Gillies | 30 October 1863 | 13 January 1864 | Whitaker |
| | (4) | Alfred Domett | 13 January 1864 | 24 November 1864 | Whitaker |
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| | 6 | William Fitzherbert | 10 September 1872 | 11 October 1872 | Stafford |
| | 7 | Maurice O'Rorke | 11 October 1872 | 13 August 1874 | Waterhouse |
| | 7 | Maurice O'Rorke | 11 October 1872 | 13 August 1874 | Fox |
| | 7 | Maurice O'Rorke | 11 October 1872 | 13 August 1874 | Vogel |
| | 8 | Harry Atkinson | 7 September 1874 | 1 September 1876 | Vogel |
| | 8 | Harry Atkinson | 7 September 1874 | 1 September 1876 | Pollen |
| | 8 | Harry Atkinson | 7 September 1874 | 1 September 1876 | Vogel |
| | 9 | John Davies Ormond | 1 September 1876 | 13 September 1876 | Atkinson |
| | (8) | Harry Atkinson | 13 September 1876 | 4 January 1877 | Atkinson |
| | 10 | Donald Reid | 4 January 1877 | 13 October 1877 | Atkinson |
| | 11 | James Macandrew | 15 October 1877 | 25 July 1878 | Grey |
| | 12 | Robert Stout | 25 July 1878 | 25 June 1879 | Grey |
| | 13 | William Gisborne | 25 June 1879 | 15 July 1879 | Grey |
| | 14 | James William Thomson | 15 July 1879 | 8 October 1879 | Grey |
| | 15 | William Rolleston | 8 October 1879 | 16 August 1884 | Hall |
| | 15 | William Rolleston | 8 October 1879 | 16 August 1884 | Whitaker |
| | 15 | William Rolleston | 8 October 1879 | 16 August 1884 | Atkinson |
| | (11) | James Macandrew | 16 August 1884 | 28 August 1884 | Stout |
| | 16 | Richmond Hursthouse | 28 August 1884 | 3 September 1884 | Atkinson |
| | 17 | John Ballance | 3 September 1884 | 8 October 1887 | Stout |
| | 18 | George Richardson | 8 October 1887 | 24 January 1891 | Atkinson |
| | 19 | John McKenzie | 24 January 1891 | 27 June 1900 | Ballance |
| | 19 | John McKenzie | 24 January 1891 | 27 June 1900 | Seddon |
| | 20 | Thomas Young Duncan | 2 July 1900 | 6 August 1906 | Seddon |
| | 20 | Thomas Young Duncan | 2 July 1900 | 6 August 1906 | Hall-Jones |
| | 21 | Robert McNab | 6 August 1906 | 30 November 1908 | Ward |
| | 22 | Joseph Ward | 1 December 1908 | 28 March 1912 | Ward |
| | 23 | Thomas Mackenzie | 28 March 1912 | 10 July 1912 | Mackenzie |
| | 24 | William Massey | 10 July 1912 | 27 February 1918 | Massey |
| | 25 | David Guthrie | 27 February 1918 | 25 June 1924 | Massey |
| | 26 | Alex McLeod | 25 June 1924 | 28 November 1928 | Massey |
| | 26 | Alex McLeod | 25 June 1924 | 28 November 1928 | Bell |
| | 26 | Alex McLeod | 25 June 1924 | 28 November 1928 | Coates |
| | 27 | Kenneth Williams | 28 November 1928 | 10 December 1928 | Coates |
| | 28 | George Forbes | 10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 | Ward |
| | 29 | Alfred Ransom | 28 May 1930 | 6 December 1935 | Forbes |
| | 30 | Frank Langstone | 6 December 1935 | 21 December 1942 | Savage |
| | 30 | Frank Langstone | 6 December 1935 | 21 December 1942 | Fraser |
| | 31 | Jim Barclay | 7 July 1943 | 18 October 1943 | Fraser |
| | 32 | Jerry Skinner | 29 October 1943 | 26 November 1949 | Fraser |
| | 33 | Ernest Corbett | 13 December 1949 | 26 September 1957 | Holland |
| | 34 | Geoff Gerard | 26 September 1957 | 12 December 1957 | Holland |
| | 34 | Geoff Gerard | 26 September 1957 | 12 December 1957 | Holyoake |
| | (32) | Jerry Skinner | 12 December 1957 | 12 December 1960 | Nash |
| | (34) | Geoff Gerard | 12 December 1960 | 12 December 1966 | Holyoake |
| | 35 | Duncan MacIntyre | 12 December 1966 | 8 December 1972 | Holyoake |
| | 35 | Duncan MacIntyre | 12 December 1966 | 8 December 1972 | Marshall |
| | 36 | Matiu Rata | 8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Kirk |
| | 36 | Matiu Rata | 8 December 1972 | 12 December 1975 | Rowling |
| | 37 | Venn Young | 12 December 1975 | 11 December 1981 | Muldoon |
| | 38 | Jonathan Elworthy | 11 December 1981 | 26 July 1984 | Muldoon |
| | 39 | Koro Wētere | 26 July 1984 | 16 September 1987 | Lange |
| | 40 | Peter Tapsell | 16 September 1987 | 2 November 1990 | Lange |
| | 40 | Peter Tapsell | 16 September 1987 | 2 November 1990 | Palmer |
| | 40 | Peter Tapsell | 16 September 1987 | 2 November 1990 | Moore |
| | 41 | Rob Storey | 2 November 1990 | 2 November 1993 | Bolger |
| | 42 | Denis Marshall | 2 November 1993 | 10 December 1996 | Bolger |
| | 43 | John Luxton | 10 December 1996 | 31 August 1998 | Bolger |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ Domett was appointed to the Lands portfolio, but not in Ministerial capacity