Ministry of Economic Development (New Zealand)
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Dissolved | 1 July 2012 |
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Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
Headquarters | 33 Bowen Street, Wellington, New Zealand Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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Website | http://www.med.govt.nz/ |
The Ministry of Economic Development (Māori: Manatū Ōhanga]) was a New Zealand public sector organisation tasked with promoting development of New Zealand's economy. It was replaced with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on 1 July 2012.
The Ministry dealt with policy in a wide range of different areas including: energy, communications, the radio spectrum, industry and regional development, intellectual property, consumer issues, tourism, international trade, and the regulatory environment. The Ministry served seven ministerial portfolios and two associate ministerial portfolios. It was led by Chief Executive David Smol.
See also
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
- Communications in New Zealand
- Copyright law of New Zealand
- Economy of New Zealand
- Energy in New Zealand