Paul Goldsmith (politician)

The Honourable Paul Goldsmith MP
Goldsmith in 2023
29th Minister for Media and Communications
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 April 2024
Prime Minister	Christopher Luxon
Preceded by	Melissa Lee
53rd Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Christopher Luxon
Preceded by	Ginny Andersen
7th Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Christopher Luxon
Preceded by	Andrew Little
14th Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Christopher Luxon
Preceded by	Carmel Sepuloni
18th Minister for State Owned Enterprises
In office 27 November 2023 – 24 January 2025
Prime Minister	Christopher Luxon
Preceded by	Duncan Webb
Succeeded by	Simeon Brown
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party list
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 November 2011
Ministerial Offices 2014–2017 25th Minister for Science and Innovation In office 20 December 2016 – 26 October 2017 Prime Minister Bill English Preceded by Steven Joyce Succeeded by Megan Woods Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment In office 20 December 2016 – 26 October 2017 Prime Minister Bill English Preceded by Steven Joyce Succeeded by Portfolio Disestablished 11th Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs In office 8 October 2014 – 20 December 2016 Prime Minister John Key Bill English Preceded by Craig Foss Succeeded by Jacqui Dean Minister of Regulatory Reform In office 20 December 2016 – 26 October 2017 Prime Minister Bill English Preceded by Steven Joyce Succeeded by Portfolio Disestablished
Personal details
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Auckland
Political party	National Party
Children	4

Paul Jonathan Goldsmith (born 1971) is a New Zealand historian and politician. The biographer of several leading right-wing political and business figures, he was first elected a list member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the National Party at the 2011 election.

Goldsmith is Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Minister of Justice, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and Minister for Media and Communications in the Sixth National Government.^[1] He was previously an Auckland City Councillor between 2007 and 2010, and a Cabinet minister in the Fifth National Government.