New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development

Infobox Government agency
agency_name = Ministry of Economic Development
"Manatū Ōhanga"

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logo_caption = Logo of the Ministry of Economic Development


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formed =
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jurisdiction = New Zealand
headquarters = 33 Bowen Street, Wellington, New Zealand
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minister1_name = Pete Hodgson
minister1_pfo = Economic Development
minister2_name = Lianne Dalziel
minister2_pfo = Commerce
minister3_name = Damien O'Connor
minister3_pfo = Tourism
minister4_name = David Cunliffe
minister4_pfo = Communications and Information
minister5_name = David Parker
minister5_pfo = Energy
minister6_name = Judith Tizard
minister6_pfo = Consumer Affairs
minister7_name = Clayton Cosgrove
minister7_pfo = Small Business
chief1_name = David Smol
chief1_position = Chief Executive
chief1_predecessor = Geoff Dangerfield
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parent_agency =
child1_agency = Companies Office
child2_agency = [http://www.iponz.govt.nz Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand]
child3_agency = [http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/ Ministry of Consumer Affairs]
child4_agency = [http://www.tourism.govt.nz/ Ministry of Tourism]
child5_agency = [http://www.enforcement.med.govt.nz/ National Enforcement Unit]
child6_agency = [http://www.insolvency.govt.nz/ New Zealand Insolvency and Trustee Service]
child7_agency = New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
website = http://www.med.govt.nz/
footnotes =The Ministry of Economic Development ("Manatū Ōhanga" in Māori) in New Zealand has an overarching goal of promoting the development of New Zealand's economy. However, it deals with policy in a wide range of different areas such as: energy, telecommunications and the radio spectrum, industry and regional development, intellectual property, consumer issues, tourism, international trade, and the regulatory environment. The Ministry serves seven Ministerial portfolios and six Associate Ministerial portfolios to a total of 11 Ministers and Associate Ministers (some of which have multiple portfolios) and The Chief Executive for the Ministry of Economic Development is David Smol.

Organisation

The Ministry's CEO is David Smol.

The Ministry is divided into seven branches focussing on specific areas, each with its own Deputy Secretary:
* Economic Strategy - Lewis Holden;
* Industry and Regional Development - Mark Steel (including the Ministry of Tourism) - Ray Salter;
* Business Services - Neville Harris;
* Competition, Trade & Investment - Andrew Jackson;
* Effective Markets (including the Ministry of Consumer Affairs) - Liz MacPherson;
* Energy & Communication - Stuart Calman (Acting); and
* Organisational Development and Support - Sue Gordon.

The Ministry also includes the following sub-entities:
* Business Registries Branch which manages the Companies Office;
* Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) [http://www.iponz.govt.nz] ;
* New Zealand Insolvency Service [http://www.its.govt.nz] ;
* Radio Spectrum Management [http://www.rsm.govt.nz] ;
* Crown Minerals Group [http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz] ; and
* New Zealand Trade and Enterprise [http://www.nzte.govt.nz] which reports to both the Ministry of Economic Development and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Current Ministers for the Ministry of Economic Development

External links

* [http://www.med.govt.nz Ministry website]