The Ministry of Economic Development (Manat? ?hanga in M?ori) 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 & 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

• Ministry website