David Shearer's first frontbench team was announced in December 2011 following the 2011 New Zealand general election and Shearer's own election to the Labour Party leadership.Labour reveals new front bench nzherald.co.nz, 19 December 2011

List of shadow ministers Portfolio Minister Start End Leader 15 September 2013 Deputy Leader 15 September 2013 Attorney-General 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Commerce 15 September 2013 Conservation 15 September 2013 Defence 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Economic Development 20 November 2012 15 September 2013 Education 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Finance 15 September 2013 Foreign Affairs 15 September 2013 Health 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Housing 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Immigration 15 September 2013 Internal Affairs 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Justice 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Labour 15 September 2013 Maori Affairs 29 April 2013 15 September 2013 Police 15 September 2013 Primary Industries 15 September 2013 Revenue 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Social Development 15 September 2013 Tourism 25 February 2013 15 September 2013 Trade 15 September 2013 Transport 25 February 2013 15 September 2013

Frontbench teams The list below contains Shearer's spokespeople and their respective roles:

First iteration Shearer announced his first lineup on 19 December 2011. Rank Shadow Minister Portfolio 1 David Shearer Leader of the OppositionShadow Minister for the New Zealand Security Intelligence ServiceShadow Minister for Science & Innovation 2 Grant Robertson Deputy Leader of the OppositionShadow Minister for the EnvironmentShadow Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Training 3 Hon David Parker Shadow Minister of Finance 4 Jacinda Ardern Shadow Minister for Social Development 5 Hon David Cunliffe Shadow Minister of Economic Development 6 Hon Clayton Cosgrove Shadow Minister for State-Owned EnterprisesShadow Minister for CommerceShadow Minister for Trade Negotiations 7 Hon Shane Jones Shadow Minister for Regional Development 8 Hon Nanaia Mahuta Shadow Minister of Education 9 Hon Maryan Street Shadow Minister of HealthShadow Minister for Disarmament & Arms Control 10 William Sio Shadow Minister for EmploymentShadow Minister of Pacific Island Affairs 11 Phil Twyford Shadow Minister for TransportShadow Minister for Auckland Issues 12 Hon Trevor Mallard Shadow Leader of the HouseShadow Minister for the America's Cup 13 Charles Chauvel Shadow Minister of JusticeShadow Minister of CorrectionsShadow Minister for CourtsShadow Attorney-General 14 Hon Lianne Dalziel Shadow Minister for Canterbury Earthquake RecoveryShadow Minister of Civil Defence and Emergency ManagementShadow Minister for EQCShadow Minister of Consumer Affairs 15 Chris Hipkins Senior WhipShadow Minister of State Services 16 Hon Phil Goff Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 17 Hon Annette King Shadow Minister of HousingShadow Minister of Local Government 18 Darien Fenton Junior WhipShadow Minister of LabourShadow Minister of Immigration 19 Hon Damien O'Connor Shadow Minister of Primary IndustriesShadow Minister for Food Safety 20 Clare Curran Shadow Minister of BroadcastingShadow Minister of Communications and Information TechnologyShadow Minister for Open GovernmentShadow Minister for Disability Issues Hon Ruth Dyson Shadow Minister of ConservationShadow Minister of Internal AffairsShadow Minister for Senior Citizens Hon Parekura Horomia Shadow Minister of Maori AffairsShadow Minister for Treaty Negotiations Sue Moroney Shadow Minister of Early Childhood EducationShadow Minister for Women's Affairs Moana Mackey Shadow Minister for Climate ChangeShadow Minister of Energy and Resources Iain Lees-Galloway Shadow Minister of DefenceShadow Minister of Veteran's Affairs Raymond Huo Shadow Minister of Building and ConstructionShadow Minister of Land InformationShadow Minister of Statistics Rajen Prasad Shadow Minister of Ethnic Affairs Kris Faafoi Shadow Minister of PoliceShadow Minister of Corrections Louisa Wall Shadow Minister for Sport and RecreationShadow Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector David Clark Shadow Minister of Revenue Andrew Little Shadow Minister of ACC Rino Tirikatene Shadow Minister of Tourism Megan Woods Shadow Minister of Youth Affairs Ross Robertson Shadow Minister for Racing

Second iteration Shearer announced a major reshuffle in February 2013. Additional portfolios were adjusted in June 2013 after the death of sitting MP and Maori Affairs spokesperson Parekura Horomia.

Rank Shadow Minister Portfolio 1 David Shearer Leader of the OppositionShadow Minister for the Security Intelligence ServiceShadow Minister for Science & Innovation 2 Grant Robertson Deputy LeaderShadow Minister on Employment, Skills and TrainingShadow Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage 3 Hon David Parker Shadow Minister of FinanceShadow Attorney-General 4 Jacinda Ardern Shadow Minister for Social DevelopmentShadow Minister for Children 5 Hon Clayton Cosgrove Shadow Minister for State-Owned EnterprisesShadow Minister for CommerceShadow Minister for Trade Negotiations 6 Hon Annette King Shadow Minister of Health 7 Hon Shane Jones Shadow Minister for Regional DevelopmentShadow Minister for Forestry 8 Phil Twyford Shadow Minister for HousingShadow Minister for Auckland Issues 9 Hon Maryan Street Shadow Minister for the EnvironmentShadow Minister for Disarmament & Arms Control 10 Chris Hipkins Senior WhipShadow Minister for Education 11 Hon Nanaia Mahuta Shadow Minister for Youth AffairsShadow Minister on Maori Development 12 David Clark Shadow Minister of Economic DevelopmentShadow Minister for Small Business 13 Sue Moroney Shadow Minister for ACCShadow Minister of Early Childhood EducationShadow Minister for Women's Affairs 14 William Sio Shadow Minister of Local GovernmentShadow Minister of Pacific Island Affairs 15 Hon Phil Goff Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and TradeShadow Minister of DefenceShadow Minister of State Services 16 Darien Fenton Junior WhipShadow Minister of LabourShadow Minister of Immigration 17 Hon Damien O'Connor Shadow Minister of Primary IndustriesShadow Minister for Food Safety 18 Clare Curran Shadow Minister of BroadcastingShadow Minister of Communications and Information TechnologyShadow Minister for Open Government 19 Andrew Little Shadow Minister of JusticeShadow Minister of Tourism 20 Megan Woods Shadow Minister for Tertiary Education 21 Hon Trevor Mallard Shadow Leader of the HouseShadow Minister of Internal AffairsShadow Minister of Sport and Recreation 22 Hon Lianne Dalziel Shadow Minister for Canterbury Earthquake RecoveryShadow Minister of Civil Defence and Emergency ManagementShadow Minister for EQC 23 Hon Ruth Dyson Shadow Minister of ConservationShadow Minister of Land InformationShadow Minister for Senior CitizensShadow Minister for Disability Issues 24 Hon David Cunliffe Shadow Minister of RevenueShadow Minister of Fisheries 25 Hon Parekura Horomia Shadow Minister of Maori AffairsShadow Minister for Treaty Negotiations 26 Moana Mackey Shadow Minister for Climate ChangeShadow Minister of Energy and Resources 27 Iain Lees-Galloway Shadow Minister of TransportShadow Minister of Veteran's Affairs 28 Raymond Huo Shadow Minister of Building and ConstructionShadow Minister of Statistics 29 Rajen Prasad Shadow Minister of Ethnic Affairs 30 Kris Faafoi Shadow Minister of PoliceShadow Minister of Corrections 31 Carol Beaumont Shadow Minister of Consumer Affairs 32 Louisa Wall Shadow Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector 33 Rino Tirikatene Shadow Minister of Customs 34 Ross Robertson Shadow Minister for Racing

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