Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand

The **Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand** () is the second-most senior minister in the Government of New Zealand, although this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. The office was created as a ministerial portfolio in 1954. The officeholder usually deputises for the prime minister at official functions.

The current Deputy Prime Minister is David Seymour since 2025.

## List of deputy prime ministers of New Zealand

- Key

|colspan=2|No.|Name|Portrait|Concurrent portfolio(s)|colspan=2|Term of office|colspan=2|Prime Minister|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Keith Holyoake||Minister of Agriculture|13 November 1954|20 September 1957|width=1 style="background:"||Holland||||||
|Jack Marshall||Attorney-General Minister of Justice|20 September 1957|12 December 1957|style="background:"||Holyoake||||||
|Jerry Skinner||Minister of Agriculture Minister of Lands|12 December 1957|12 December 1960|style="background:"||Nash||||||
|Jack Marshall||Minister of Overseas Trade Minister of Industries and Commerce Minister of Labour Minister of Immigration|12 December 1960|9 February 1972|style="background:"||Holyoake||||||
|Robert Muldoon||Minister of Finance Minister of Statistics|9 February 1972|8 December 1972|height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:"||Marshall||||||
|Hugh Watt||Minister of Labour Minister of Works|8 December 1972|1 September 1974|style="background:"||Kirk||||||
|Bob Tizard||Minister of Finance|10 September 1974|12 December 1975|style="background:"||Rowling||||||
|Brian Talboys||Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Overseas Trade|12 December 1975|4 March 1981|rowspan=3 style="background:"||rowspan=3|Muldoon|||||
|Duncan MacIntyre||Minister of Agriculture|4 March 1981|15 March 1984|||||||||
|Jim McLay||Attorney-General Minister of Justice|15 March 1984|26 July 1984|||||||||
|Geoffrey Palmer||Attorney-General Minister of Justice|26 July 1984|8 August 1989|style="background:"||Lange||||||
|rowspan=2|Helen Clark|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|Minister of Labour Minister of Health|rowspan=2|8 August 1989|rowspan=2|2 November 1990|style="background:"||Palmer|
|style="background:"||Moore|||||||||||
|Don McKinnon||Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Overseas Trade|2 November 1990|16 December 1996|rowspan=2 height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:"||rowspan=2|Bolger|||||
|rowspan=2|Winston Peters|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|Treasurer|rowspan=2|16 December 1996|rowspan=2|14 August 1998||||
|rowspan=2 style="background:"||rowspan=2|Shipley||||||||||
|Wyatt Creech||Minister of Education Minister of Health|14 August 1998|10 December 1999|||||||||
|Jim Anderton||Minister of Economic Development Minister of Customs|10 December 1999|15 August 2002|rowspan=2 height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:"||rowspan=2|Clark|||||
|Michael Cullen||Minister of Finance Treasurer Leader of the House|15 August 2002|19 November 2008|||||||||
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|Bill English||Minister of Finance Minister for Infrastructure|19 November 2008|12 December 2016|style="background:"||Key||||||
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|Paula Bennett||Minister of State Services Minister of Police Minister of Tourism|12 December 2016|26 October 2017|style="background:"||English||||||
|Winston Peters||Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for State Owned Enterprises Minister of Racing|26 October 2017|6 November 2020|rowspan=2 height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:"||rowspan=2|Ardern|||||
|Grant Robertson||Minister of Finance Minister for Infrastructure Minister of Racing Minister for Sport and Recreation|6 November 2020|25 January 2023|||||||||
|Carmel Sepuloni||Minister for Social Development Minister for ACC Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage|25 January 2023|27 November 2023|height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:"||Hipkins||||||
|Winston Peters||Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for State Owned Enterprises Minister of Racing|27 November 2023|31 May 2025|rowspan=2 height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 gray; background:"||rowspan=2|Luxon|||||

## Living former deputy prime ministers

As of , there are nine living former New Zealand deputy prime ministers, as seen below. The most recent Deputy Prime Minister to die was Michael Cullen (served 2002–2008), on 19 August 2021, aged 76.

## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: Deputy Prime Minister
- **body**: New Zealand
- **insignia**: Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg
- **insigniacaption**: Coat of Arms of New Zealand
- **image**: David Seymour at Government House, Wellington.png
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **incumbent**: David Seymour
- **incumbentsince**: 31 May 2025
- **department**: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand), Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- **style**: The Honourable
- **member of**: * Cabinet of New Zealand
* Executive Council of New Zealand, Executive Council
- **reports to**: Prime Minister of New Zealand
- **appointer**: Governor-General of New Zealand
- **termlength**: At His Majesty's pleasure
- **formation**: 13 November 1954
- **first**: Sir Keith Holyoake
- **salary**: $354,100 (NZD)
- **website**: [https://www.beehive.govt.nz/portfolio/Deputy-Prime-Minister www.beehive.govt.nz]