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Ministry of Economic Development (New Zealand)

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The Ministry of Economic Development in New Zealand has an overarching goal of promoting the development of New Zealand's economy. However, it deals with policy in a wide range of different areas such as: energy, telecommunications and the radio spectrum, industry and regional development, intellectual property, consumer issues, tourism, international trade, and the regulatory environment.

Organisation

The Ministry's CEO is Geoff Dangerfield.

The Ministry includes the following sub-entities:

  • Business Registries Branch which manages the Companies Office;
  • Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) ;
  • New Zealand Insolvency Service ;
  • Radio Spectrum Management ; and
  • Crown Minerals Group .

The Ministry is further divided into seven branches, each with its own Deputy secretary:

  • Economic Strategy - Lewis Holden;
  • Industry and Regional Development (including the Ministry of Tourism) - Ray Salter;
  • Business Services - Neville Harris;
  • Competition, Trade & Investment - Mark Steel;
  • Effective Markets (including the Ministry of Consumer Affiars) - Liz MacPherson;
  • Energy & Communication - David Smol; and
  • Organisational Development and Support - Sue Gordon.

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