| Agency Name: | New Zealand Cabinet National Security Committee |
| Type: | Committee |
| Seal: | Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg |
| Formed: | 6 October 2014 |
| Chief1 Position: | Prime Minister |
| Chief1 Name: | Christopher Luxon |
| Chief2 Position: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Chief2 Name: | Winston Peters |
| Parent Department: | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
The Cabinet National Security Committee (NSC) is a cabinet-level committee of the New Zealand Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet that was created in October 2014 by the Fifth National Government. This body is modelled after the British National Security Council and the Australian National Security Committee of Cabinet. The NSC is headed by the Minister of National Security and Intelligence.[1] [2]
The NSC is given oversight over New Zealand's intelligence community and security services and tasked with considering policies and proposals relating to those departments. Another function of the Cabinet National Security Committee is to coordinate and direct national responses to major crises or national security problems. The members of the Committee are the Prime Minister and Ministers responsible for the Civil Defence, the Defence, Foreign Affairs, Government Communications Security Bureau, New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, and Police portfolios.[3]
| Image | Name | Portfolio(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rt. Hon. Christopher Luxon | Prime Minister | ||
| Leader of the New Zealand National Party | |||
| Minister of National Security and Intelligence | |||
| The Rt. Hon. Winston Peters | Deputy Prime Minister | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||
| Minister for Racing | |||
| The Hon. Mark Mitchell | Minister of Corrections | ||
| Minister for Emergency Management | |||
| Minister of Police | |||
| Minister of Defence | |||
| Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques | |||
| Minister Responsible for the GCSB | |||
| Minister Responsible for the NZSIS | |||
| Attorney General | |||
| Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications | |||
| The Hon. Simon Watts | Minister for the Environment | ||
| Minister of Revenue | |||
| The Hon. Todd McClay | Minister of Agriculture | ||
| Minister for Biosecurity | |||
| Minister for Trade and Export Growth | |||
| The Hon. Erica Stanford | Minister of Immigration | ||
| The Hon. Nicola Willis | Minister of Finance |