| Post: | Minister for Seniors |
| Flag: | Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of New Zealand |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of Arms of New Zealand |
| Incumbent: | Casey Costello |
| Incumbentsince: | 27 November 2023 |
| Department: | Ministry of Social Development |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Member Of: | |
| Reports To: | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer: | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation: | 24 July 1990 |
| Inaugural: | Margaret Shields |
| Salary: | $288,900[1] |
| Website: | www.beehive.govt.nz |
The Minister for Seniors is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the rights and interests of senior citizens.
The post was established by the Fourth Labour Government on 24 July 1990. It was split from the Social Welfare portfolio.
The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Seniors.
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:" | 1 | Margaret Shields | 24 July 1990 | 2 November 1990 | width=1 style="color:inherit;background:" | Palmer | |||
| height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:" | Moore | ||||||||
| 2 | Graeme Lee | 2 November 1990 | 3 October 1991 | Bolger | |||||
| 3 | Wyatt Creech | 3 October 1991 | 29 November 1993 | ||||||
| 4 | Peter Gresham | 29 November 1993 | 16 December 1996 | ||||||
| height=40 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:" | 5 | Robyn McDonald | 16 December 1996 | 31 August 1998 | |||||
| height=40 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:" | Shipley | ||||||||
| 6 | David Carter | 31 August 1998 | 10 December 1999 | ||||||
| 7 | Lianne Dalziel | 10 December 1999 | 28 January 2003 | Clark | |||||
| 8 | Ruth Dyson | 28 January 2003 | 19 November 2008 | ||||||
| 9 | John Carter | 19 November 2008 | 8 June 2011 | Key | |||||
| 10 | Craig Foss | 8 June 2011 | 14 December 2011 | ||||||
| 11 | Jo Goodhew | 14 December 2011 | 8 October 2014 | ||||||
| height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:" | 12 | Maggie Barry | 8 October 2014 | 26 October 2017 | |||||
| height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:" | English | ||||||||
| 13 | Tracey Martin | 26 October 2017 | 6 November 2020 | Ardern | |||||
| height=40 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:" | 14 | Ayesha Verrall | 6 November 2020 | 1 February 2023 | |||||
| height=40 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:" | Hipkins | ||||||||
| 15 | Ginny Andersen | 1 February 2023 | 27 November 2023 | ||||||
| 16 | Casey Costello | 27 November 2023 | present | Luxon | |||||