Jacinda Ardern announced a reshuffled shadow cabinet on 3 August 2017, just two days after she was elected Leader of the Labour Party in New Zealand. The changes were relatively minor and mostly kept the structure inherited from her predecessor Andrew Little. As the Labour Party formed the largest party not in government, this Frontbench team was as a result the Official Opposition of the New Zealand House of Representatives.

Frontbench team

The list below contains a list of Ardern's spokespeople and their respective roles.[1]

Rank Spokesperson Portfolio
1 Jacinda ArdernLeader of the Opposition
Spokesperson for Security Intelligence Service
Spokesperson for Children
Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Associate Spokesperson for Auckland Issues
2 Kelvin DavisDeputy Leader
Spokesperson for Maori Development
Spokesperson for Corrections
3 Grant RobertsonSpokesperson for Finance
Spokesperson for Employment
Associate Spokesperson for Art, Culture and Heritage
4 Phil TwyfordSpokesperson for Housing, Building and Construction
Spokesperson for Auckland Issues
Associate Spokesperson for Transport (Auckland and Ports)
5 Dr Megan WoodsSpokesperson for Canterbury Issues
Spokesperson for Climate Change
Spokesperson for Energy
Spokesperson for Innovation and Science
Spokesperson for Research and Development
Associate Spokesperson for Trade and Export Growth
6 Chris HipkinsSpokesperson for Education (Including Tertiary Education and Early Childhood Education)
Shadow Leader of the House
7 Andrew LittleSpokesperson for Justice
Spokesperson for Small Business
Spokesperson for ACC
Spokesperson for New Economy
8 Carmel SepuloniJunior Whip
Spokesperson for Social Development
Associate Spokesperson for Education
Associate Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs
Associate Spokesperson for Children
9 Dr David ClarkSpokesperson of Health
10 Hon David ParkerShadow Attorney General
Spokesperson for the Environment
Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs
Spokesperson for Water
Spokesperson for Regulatory Reform
Spokesperson for Entrepreneurship & Trade and Export Growth
11 Hon Nanaia MahutaSpokesperson for Conservation
Spokesperson for Whanau Ora
Associate Spokesperson for Maori Development
12 Stuart NashSpokesperson for Police
Spokesperson for Forestry
Spokesperson for Economic Development (Including Regional Development)
13 Meka WhaitiriSpokesperson for Local Government
Associate Spokesperson for Primary Industries
Associate Spokesperson for Food Safety
14 Iain Lees-GallowaySpokesperson for Workplace relations and Safety
Spokesperson for Immigration
Spokesperson for Defence
15 William SioSpokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs
Spokesperson for Interfaith Dialogue
Associate Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs (Pacific Climate Change)
Associate Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities
16 Sue MoroneySpokesperson for Transport
Associate Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety
17 Hon Damien O'ConnorSpokesperson for Primary Industries
Spokesperson for Biosecurity
Spokesperson for Food Safety
18 Kris FaafoiSenior Whip
Spokesperson for Racing
Spokesperson for Tourism
Associate Spokesperson for Broadcasting
19 Jenny SalesaSpokesperson for Skills and Training
Associate Spokesperson for Education
Associate Spokesperson for Health
Associate Spokesperson for Employment
20 Peeni HenareSpokesperson for Urban Maori
Spokesperson for Maori Broadcasting
Spokesperson for State Owned Enterprisess
Associate Spokesperson for Māori Development
Associate Spokesperson for Economic Development
21 Clare CurranSpokesperson for ICT
Spokesperson for Broadcasting
Spokesperson for Open Government
Spokesperson for Civil Defense and Emergency Management
Associate Spokesperson for Commerce
22 Adrian RurawheSpokesperson for Internal Affairs
Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiationss
Associate Spokesperson for Education (Māori)
23 Hon Annette KingSpokesperson for State Services
24 Hon Trevor MallardAssistant Speaker
Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation
Spokesperson for Animal Welfare
Spokesperson for Parliamentary Reform
25 Hon Ruth DysonSpokesperson for Senior Citizens
Spokesperson for Women's Affairs
Spokesperson for Statistics
Associate Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities (South Island)
26 Rino TirikateneSpokesperson for Fisheries
Spokesperson for Customs
27 Poto WilliamsSpokesperson for Community and Voluntary Sector
Spokesperson for Disability Issues
Associate Spokesperson for Justice (Sexual & Domestic Violence)
28 Louisa WallSpokesperson for Courts
Spokesperson for Youth Affairs
Associate Spokesperson for Justice (Legal Aid)
Associate Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation
29 Hon Clayton CosgroveSpokesperson for Commerce
Spokesperson for Veterans Affairs
Spokesperson for Business Outreach
Associate Spokesperson for Finance
30 Michael WoodSpokesperson for Consumer Affairs
Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities
Spokesperson for Revenue
31 Raymond HuoSpokesperson for Land Information

References

  1. "Labour Caucus portfolios reallocated". Scoop.co.nz. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.