Winston Peters: Foreign minister, New Zealand
Winston Peters is the foreign minister of New Zealand, listed by the United Nations as “Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing, and Minister for Rail of New Zealand”. Winston Peters holds 2 posts on the official record.
Posts held
- Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing, and Minister for Rail of New Zealand (foreign minister), New Zealand. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026. - Minister of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Ministerial List for Announcement (to take effect 7 April 2026), list dated 7 April 2026, read 2 November 2026 (saved copy).
Where Winston Peters sits in the ladder of power
As foreign minister, Winston Peters works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of New Zealand (regions, cities).
Above that, New Zealand is a member of:
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in New Zealand
- King Charles III King, New Zealand
- Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of New Zealand, New Zealand
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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