The Minister for Regulation is a minister in the New Zealand Government heading the Ministry for Regulation and responsible for regulation within New Zealand.

[1][2][3][4] The current minister is David Seymour, the leader of the ACT Party.

In June 2023, Seymour proposed a Ministry for Regulation if elected as part of a National-led Government in the 2023 election.

[5] He called it the "red tape and regulation police".

[5] It is funded by the disestablishment of the New Zealand Productivity Commission, which occurred on the 29 February 2024.