# Minister of Works (New Zealand)

The Minister of Works was a former ministerial position in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of the Ministry of Works and Development.

## List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Works.

### Key

Independent  Liberal  Reform  United  Labour  National
| No. | Name | Term of Office | Term of Office | Prime Minister |
| 1 | William Gisborne | 27 September 1870 | 2 December 1871 | Fox |
| 2 | John Davies Ormond | 2 December 1871 | 10 September 1872 | Fox |
| 3 | Thomas Gillies | 10 September 1872 | 11 October 1872 | Stafford |
| (2) | John Davies Ormond | 11 October 1872 | 29 October 1872 | Waterhouse |
| 4 | Edward Richardson | 29 October 1872 | 4 January 1877 | Waterhouse |
| 4 | Edward Richardson | 29 October 1872 | 4 January 1877 | Fox |
| 4 | Edward Richardson | 29 October 1872 | 4 January 1877 | Vogel |
| 4 | Edward Richardson | 29 October 1872 | 4 January 1877 | Pollen |
| 4 | Edward Richardson | 29 October 1872 | 4 January 1877 | Vogel |
| 4 | Edward Richardson | 29 October 1872 | 4 January 1877 | Atkinson |
| (2) | John Davies Ormond | 4 January 1877 | 13 October 1877 | Atkinson |
| 5 | William Larnach | 13 October 1877 | 5 March 1878 | Grey |
| 6 | James Macandrew | 5 March 1878 | 8 October 1879 | Grey |
| 7 | Richard Oliver | 8 October 1879 | 31 May 1880 | Hall |
| 8 | Walter Woods Johnston | 21 April 1882 | 23 November 1883 | Whitaker |
| 9 | Edwin Mitchelson | 23 November 1883 | 16 August 1884 | Whitaker |
| 9 | Edwin Mitchelson | 23 November 1883 | 16 August 1884 | Atkinson |
| (4) | Edward Richardson | 16 August 1884 | 28 August 1884 | Stout |
| (9) | Edwin Mitchelson | 28 August 1884 | 3 September 1884 | Atkinson |
| (4) | Edward Richardson | 3 September 1884 | 8 October 1887 | Stout |
| (9) | Edwin Mitchelson | 11 October 1887 | 17 October 1889 | Atkinson |
| 10 | Thomas Fergus | 17 October 1889 | 24 January 1891 | Atkinson |
| 11 | Richard Seddon | 24 January 1891 | 2 March 1896 | Ballance |
| 11 | Richard Seddon | 24 January 1891 | 2 March 1896 | Seddon |
| 12 | William Hall-Jones | 2 March 1896 | 30 November 1908 | Seddon |
| 12 | William Hall-Jones | 2 March 1896 | 30 November 1908 | Hall-Jones |
| 12 | William Hall-Jones | 2 March 1896 | 30 November 1908 | Ward |
| 13 | Roderick McKenzie | 6 January 1909 | 28 March 1912 | Ward |
| 14 | William MacDonald | 28 March 1912 | 10 July 1912 | Mackenzie |
| 15 | William Fraser | 10 July 1912 | 3 April 1920 | Massey |
| 16 | Gordon Coates | 3 April 1920 | 12 June 1926 | Massey |
| 16 | Gordon Coates | 3 April 1920 | 12 June 1926 | Bell |
| 16 | Gordon Coates | 3 April 1920 | 12 June 1926 | Coates |
| 17 | Kenneth Williams | 12 June 1926 | 10 December 1928 | Coates |
| 18 | Alfred Ransom | 10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 | Ward |
| 19 | William Taverner | 28 May 1930 | 22 September 1931 | Forbes |
| (16) | Gordon Coates | 22 September 1931 | 10 April 1933 | Forbes |
| 20 | John Bitchener | 10 April 1933 | 6 December 1935 | Forbes |
| 21 | Bob Semple | 6 December 1935 | 21 January 1941 | Savage |
| 21 | Bob Semple | 6 December 1935 | 21 January 1941 | Fraser |
| 22 | Tim Armstrong | 21 January 1941 | 8 November 1942 | Fraser |
| (21) | Bob Semple | 8 November 1942 | 13 December 1949 | Fraser |
| 23 | Stan Goosman | 13 December 1949 | 12 December 1957 | Holland |
| 23 | Stan Goosman | 13 December 1949 | 12 December 1957 | Holyoake |
| 24 | Hugh Watt | 12 December 1957 | 12 December 1960 | Nash |
| (23) | Stan Goosman | 12 December 1960 | 20 December 1963 | Holyoake |
| 25 | Percy Allen | 20 December 1963 | 8 December 1972 | Holyoake |
| 25 | Percy Allen | 20 December 1963 | 8 December 1972 | Marshall |
| (24) | Hugh Watt | 8 December 1972 | 29 August 1974 | Kirk |
| 26 | Arthur Faulkner | 29 August 1974 | 10 September 1974 | Kirk |
| (24) | Hugh Watt | 10 September 1974 | 13 March 1975 | Rowling |
| 27 | Mick Connelly | 13 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | Rowling |
| 28 | Bill Young | 12 December 1975 | 11 December 1981 | Muldoon |
| 29 | Derek Quigley | 11 December 1981 | 15 June 1982 | Muldoon |
| 30 | Tony Friedlander | 15 June 1982 | 26 July 1984 | Muldoon |
| 31 | Fraser Colman | 26 July 1984 | 15 August 1987 | Lange |
| 32 | Richard Prebble | 15 August 1987 | 8 November 1988 | Lange |
| 33 | Bill Jeffries | 8 November 1988 | 9 February 1990 | Lange |
| 33 | Bill Jeffries | 8 November 1988 | 9 February 1990 | Palmer |
| 34 | Peter Neilson | 9 February 1990 | 2 November 1990 | Palmer |
| 34 | Peter Neilson | 9 February 1990 | 2 November 1990 | Moore |
| 35 | Doug Kidd | 2 November 1990 | 3 October 1991 | Bolger |
| 36 | Maurice McTigue | 3 October 1991 | 1 July 1993 | Bolger |
| 37 | Wyatt Creech | 1 July 1993 | 21 December 1993 | Bolger |