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The '''Minister offor National Security and Intelligence''' is a [[Ministers in the New Zealand Government|minister]] in the [[government of New Zealand Government]] who is responsible for leading and setting the policies and legislative framework of New Zealand's national security system. The current minister is [[Christopher Luxon]], who is also the current [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]], as by convention, the National Security and Intelligence portfolio is always held by the Prime Minister.

==Role and responsiblyresponsibility==

The Minister offor National Security and Intelligence is responsible for overseeing policy and legislation relating to New Zealand's national security apparatus. The Minister also chairs the [[Cabinet National Security Committee (New Zealand)|Cabinet National Security Committee]] and the Parliamentary specialist committee on [[Intelligence and Security Committee (New Zealand)|Intelligence and Security]].<ref name="Scoop 6 October 2014">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=National Security and Intelligence role created |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1410/S00026/national-security-and-intelligence-role-created.htm |newspaper= Scoop Media|location=New Zealand |date=6 October 2014 |access-date=7 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1410/Outline_of_security_portfolio_responsibilties.pdf |title=Outline of security portfolio responsibilities |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=6 October 2014 |website=Scoop Media |access-date=7 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/portfolios/national-security-and-intelligence | title=National Security and Intelligence &#124; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) | date=10 November 2020 }}</ref> The minister does not provide direct oversight to New Zealand's main two intelligence agencies, the [[New Zealand Security Intelligence Service]] (NZSIS) and [[Government Communications Security Bureau]] (GCSB), which is instead provided by two separate portfolios, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS and Minister Responsible for the GCSB.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/portfolios/nzsis | title=NZSIS &#124; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) | date=12 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/portfolios/gcsb | title=GCSB &#124; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) | date=12 October 2017 }}</ref> Administrative support for the portfolio is provided by the [[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]].

Prior to the creation of the National Security and Intelligence portfolio in 2014, the NZSIS and GCSB portfolios were, by convention and without exception, held by the Prime Minister, meaning sole ministerial oversight of New Zealand's intelligence and security agencies and arrangements lay with the Prime Minister.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=126}} The portfolio was established following the [[2014 New Zealand general election|2014 election]] by Prime Minister [[John Key]] as part of a rearrangement to the way New Zealand's intelligence sector was governed.<ref name="Scoop 6 October 2014"/> Since then it has been convention for the Prime Minister to hold the National Security and Intelligence portfolio, while direct ministerial oversight for the NZSIS and GCSB is delegated to another senior minister. Chris Hipkins has held the portfolio since becoming Prime Minister in January 2023, while [[Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)|Andrew Little]] currently holds the NZSIS and GCSB portfolios.<ref>https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/cabinet-office/ministers-and-their-portfolios/ministerial-list</ref>

==List of ministers offor national security and intelligence==

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