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Speed surveys show that nearly one in 10 cars are exceeding 110 km/h on the open road.
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Ministers of Transport
| Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Joyce | November 2008 - | National |
| Annette King (1947 - ) |
May 2006 - November 2008 | Labour |
| Pete Hodgson (1950 - ) Acting Minister |
Mar 2006 - May 2006 | Labour |
| David Parker (1960 - ) |
Oct 2005 - Mar 2006 | Labour |
| Pete Hodgson (1950 - ) |
Feb 2004 - Oct 2005 | Labour |
| Paul Swain (1951 - ) |
Aug 2002 - Feb 2004 | Labour |
| Mark Gosche (1955 - ) |
Nov 1999 - July 2002 | Labour |
| Maurice Donald Williamson (1951 - ) |
8 Dec 1997 - 27 Nov 1999 | National |
| Jennifer Mary Shipley (1952 - ) |
16 Dec 1996 - 8 Dec 1997 | National |
| Maurice Donald Williamson (1951 - ) |
29 Nov 1993-16 Dec 1996 | National |
| William Robson Storey (1936 - ) |
2 Nov 1990 - 30 Nov 1993 | National |
| William Patrick Jefferies (1945 - ) |
24 Aug 1987 - 2 Nov 1990 | Labour |
| Richard William Prebble (1948 - ) |
26 Jul 1984 - 24 Aug 1987 | Labour |
| George Frederick Gair (1926 - ) |
11 Dec 1981 - 28 July 1984 | National |
| Colin C. A. McLachlan (1924 - 1985) |
12 Dec 1975 - 11 Dec 1981 | National |
| Basil Malcolm Arthur (1928 - 1985) |
8 Dec 1972 - 12 Dec 1975 | Labour |
| John Bowie Gordon (1921 - 1991) |
12 Dec 1966 - 8 Dec 1972 | National |
| John Kenneth McAlpine (1906 - 1984) |
12 Dec 1960 - 12 Dec 1966 | National |
| John Mathison (1901 - 1982) |
12 Dec 1957 - 12 Dec 1960 | Labour |
| William Stanley Goosman (1890 - 1969) |
13 Dec 1949 - 12 Dec 1957 | National |
| Frederick Hackett (1901 - 1963) |
18 Oct 1947 - 13 Dec 1949 | Labour |
| James O'Brien (1875 - 1947) |
9 Dec 1942 - 28 Sep 1947 | Labour |
| Robert Semple (1873 - 1955) |
6 Dec 1935 - 9 Dec 1942 | Labour |
| Joseph Gordon Coates (1878 - 1943) |
22 Sep 1931 - 8 Dec 1935 | Reform |
| William Burgoyne Taverner (1880 - 1958) |
28 May 1930 - 25 Aug 1931 | United |
| William Andrew Veitch (1870 - 1961) |
18 Dec 1929 - 28 May 1930 | United |
Minister of Transport Safety
| Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Duynhoven (1955 - ) |
(Minister for Transport Safety) July 2004 - November 2008 |
Labour |
Last updated: 12 February 2009