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Kōrero: Foreign policy and diplomatic representation

Foreign ministers and foreign secretaries, 1919–2009

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Foreign ministers and foreign secretaries, 1919–2009

This chart lists New Zealand's foreign-affairs ministers and secretaries since the Department of External Affairs was set up in 1919. Ministers whose names are highlighted were also premiers or prime ministers at the same time. The chart also shows some significant developments in New Zealand's foreign relations in that period.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Michael Green, Foreign policy and diplomatic representation – Developing a diplomatic service, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/34318/foreign-ministers-and-foreign-secretaries-1919-2009 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Michael Green, i tāngia i te 28 May 2012, updated 1 May 2016.