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The Right Honourable in New Zealand

Those granted the title "The Right Honourable" in New Zealand

Effective

The Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO
[Governor-General]

2 August 2010
The Right Honourable John Key, MP
[Prime Minister]
2 August 2010
The Right Honourable Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias, GNZM, PC*
[Chief Justice]
2 August 2010
Dr The Right Honourable Lockwood Smith, MP
[Speaker of the House of Representatives]
2 August 2010

The Right Honourable Sir Jeremiah Mateparae, GNZM, QSO
[Governor-General]

31 August 2011

The Right Honourable David Carter, MP
[Speaker of the House of Representatives]

31 January 2013

The Right Honourable Dame Patricia Lee Reddy, GNZM, QSO
[Governor-General]

28 September 2016

The Right Honourable Simon William English, MP
[Prime Minister]

12 December 2016

The Right Honourable Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern, MP
[Prime Minister]

26 October 2017

The Right Honourable Trevor Colin Mallard, MP
[Speaker of the House of Representatives]

7 November 2017
The Right Honourable Dame Helen Diana Winkelmann, GNZM
[Chief Justice]
13 March 2019

The Right Honourable Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro, GNZM, QSO
[Governor-General]

21 October 2021

The Right Honourable Adrian Paki Rurawhe, MP
[Speaker of the House of Representatives]

24 August 2022
The Right Honourable Christopher John Hipkins, MP
[Prime Minister]
25 January 2023

The titles and postnominals denoting honours and Crown appointments in the above list were current at the time the title The Rt Hon was acquired.

* The Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1999.

Last updated: 
Thursday, 25 August 2022

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