Peeni Henare

The Honourable Peeni Henare MP
Henare in 2023
16th Minister for ACC
In office 1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Carmel Sepuloni
Succeeded by	Matt Doocey
32nd Minister of Forestry
In office 12 April 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Megan Woods (acting)
Succeeded by	Todd McClay
38th Minister of Tourism
In office 1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Stuart Nash
Succeeded by	Matt Doocey
3rd Minister for Whānau Ora
In office 26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Te Ururoa Flavell
Succeeded by	Tama Potaka
41st Minister of Defence
In office 6 November 2020 – 1 February 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Ron Mark
Succeeded by	Andrew Little
14th Minister for Youth
In office 26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Nikki Kaye
Succeeded by	Priyanca Radhakrishnan
26th Minister of Civil Defence
In office 27 June 2019 – 6 November 2020
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Kris Faafoi
Succeeded by	Kiri Allan
8th Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
In office 26 October 2017 – 3 July 2019
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Alfred Ngaro
Succeeded by	Poto Williams
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tāmaki Makaurau
In office 20 September 2014 – 14 October 2023
Preceded by	Pita Sharples
Succeeded by	Takutai Moana Kemp
Majority	927
Personal details
Relations	James Henare (grandfather) Tau Henare (great-grandfather) Dun Mihaka (uncle)
Website	www.labour.org.nz/peenihenare

Peeni Ereatara Gladwyn Henare ([ˈpɛːni ˈhɛnaˌɾɛ]) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has been a member of the New Zealand parliament since the 2014 general election. Henare held the Tāmaki Makaurau Māori electorate since 2014 before being defeated by Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Tarsh Kemp in the 2023 general election.