New Zealand political leader Phil Goff assembled a "shadow cabinet" after his election to the positions of Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition in 2008 unopposed.
The shadow cabinet was mostly made up of New Zealand members of Parliament of the Labour Party; however, Progressive Party leader and sole MP Jim Anderton, who had been in coalition with Labour in the previous Government remained aligned to Labour in Opposition, as the Opposition Agriculture spokesperson.
Frontbench team 2011 By the 2011 general election, the Opposition spokespersons were as follows:
RankSpokespersonPortfolio1 Hon Phil Goff Leader of the OppositionSpokesperson for the NZ Security Intelligence Service2 Hon Annette King Deputy LeaderSpokesperson for Social Policy3 Hon David Cunliffe Spokesperson for Finance4 Hon David Parker Spokesperson for Economic DevelopmentSpokesperson for EnergyShadow Attorney GeneralAssociate Spokesperson for Finance5 Hon Ruth Dyson Spokesperson for ConservationSpokesperson for State ServicesSpokesperson for Immigration6 Hon Clayton Cosgrove Spokesperson for Law & Order (incl. Police & Corrections)Spokesperson for State Owned EnterprisesAssociate Spokesperson for FinanceSpokesperson for Earthquake Recovery7 Hon Maryan Street Spokesperson for Foreign AffairsSpokesperson for TradeSpokesperson for Overseas Development Assistance8 Hon Trevor Mallard Shadow Leader of the HouseSpokesperson for the Rugby World CupSpokesperson for the America's CupSpokesperson for Sport and RecreationAssociate Spokesperson for Finance9 Hon Parekura Horomia Spokesperson for Māori AffairsSpokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations10 Charles Chauvel Spokesperson for JusticeSpokesperson for the Environment11 Grant Robertson Spokesperson for HealthAssociate Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage12 Hon Shane Jones Spokesperson for TransportSpokesperson for InfrastructureSpokesperson for FisheriesAssociate Spokesperson for Māori Affairs (Economic Development)13 Sue Moroney Spokesperson for Education14 Hon Lianne Dalziel Spokesperson for CommerceSpokesperson for Small BusinessSpokesperson for Regulatory ReformSpokesperson for Electoral Reform15 William Sio Spokesperson for Pacific Island AffairsSpokesperson for Interfaith DialogueSpokesperson for Customs16 Phil Twyford Spokesperson for Local GovernmentSpokesperson for Building and ConstructionSpokesperson for Auckland Issues17Moana MackeySpokesperson for Housing Associate Spokesperson for Research, Science and Technology18 Jacinda Ardern Spokesperson for EmploymentSpokesperson for Youth AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage19 Hon Nanaia Mahuta Spokesperson for Māori Social DevelopmentSpokesperson for the Community and Voluntary Sector20 Hon Rick Barker Chief WhipSpokesperson for Veterans' AffairsSpokesperson for Courts21 Hon Damien O'Connor Spokesperson for AgricultureSpokesperson for Rural AffairsSpokesperson for Biosecurity22 Hon Steve Chadwick Junior WhipSpokesperson for Arts, Culture and HeritageSpokesperson for Senior CitizensAssociate Spokesperson for Health (Aged Care)23 Darien Fenton Spokesperson for LabourSpokesperson for Transport Safety24 David Shearer Spokesperson for Research, Science and TechnologySpokesperson for Tertiary Education25 Stuart Nash Spokesperson for RevenueSpokesperson for ForestryAssociate Spokesperson for Trade26 Chris Hipkins Spokesperson for ACCSpokesperson for Internal Affairs27 Kelvin Davis Spokesperson for TourismAssociate Spokesperson for Education (Special Education) Associate Spokesperson for Māori Affairs (Education)28Brendon BurnsSpokesperson for Climate Change Spokesperson for Water Associate Spokesperson for the Environment29 Ross Robertson Assistant SpeakerSpokesperson for Disarmament and Arms ControlSpokesperson for Racing30 Carol Beaumont Spokesperson for Women's AffairsSpokesperson for Consumer AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Education (Skills)31 Clare Curran Spokesperson for CommunicationsSpokesperson for Broadcasting32 Ashraf Choudhary Spokesperson for Food SafetyAssociate Spokesperson for Ethnic AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Research, Science and Technology33 Raymond Huo Spokesperson for Chinese Community AffairsSpokesperson for StatisticsSpokesperson for the Law Commission34 Iain Lees-Galloway Spokesperson for Land InformationSpokesperson for DefenceAssociate Spokesperson for HealthAssociate Spokesperson for Transport35 Rajen Prasad Spokesperson for Ethnic AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Social Development36 Mita Ririnui Associate Spokesperson for Treaty IssuesAssociate Spokesperson for Health (Māori)37 Carmel Sepuloni Spokesperson for Disability IssuesSpokesperson for Victims' RightsAssociate Spokesperson for Social Development38 Kris Faafoi Spokesperson for Civil DefenceAssociate Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs39 Hon. Pete Hodgson 40 Hon. George Hawkins 41Lynne Pillay42 Louisa Wall
2008 At the time of announcement, the Opposition spokespersons were as follows:
RankSpokespersonPortfolio1 Hon Phil Goff Leader of the OppositionSpokesperson for the NZ Security Intelligence Service2 Hon Annette King Deputy Leader Spokesperson for Social Development3 Hon David Cunliffe Spokesperson for Finance4 Hon Ruth Dyson Spokesperson for Health5 Hon Parekura Horomia Spokesperson for Maori AffairsSpokesperson for Fisheries 6 Hon Clayton Cosgrove Spokesperson for PoliceSpokesperson for CorrectionsSpokesperson for State-Owned EnterprisesAssociate Spokesperson for Finance7 Hon Chris Carter Spokesperson for Education (Overall; Compulsory)Spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs8 Hon Nanaia Mahuta Spokesperson for the EnvironmentSpokesperson for TourismAssociate Spokesperson for Maori Affairs9 Hon Maryan Street Spokesperson for TradeSpokesperson for Tertiary Education10 Hon Darren Hughes Senior WhipSpokesperson for Transport11 Hon David Parker Shadow Attorney-GeneralSpokesperson for Electoral ReformSpokesperson for ACCAssociate Spokesperson for Finance12 Hon Shane Jones Spokesperson for Local GovernmentSpokesperson for Building and ConstructionSpokesperson for Infrastructure 13 Hon Trevor Mallard Spokesperson for LabourSpokesperson for Economic DevelopmentSpokesperson for Sport and Recreation14 Hon Lianne Dalziel Spokesperson for JusticeSpokesperson for Commerce15 Charles Chauvel Spokesperson Responsible for Climate Change IssuesSpokesperson for EnergyAssociate Spokesperson for Commerce16 Hon Pete Hodgson Spokesperson for ImmigrationSpokesperson for Defence– Rt Hon Helen Clark Spokesperson for Foreign AffairsSpokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage– Hon Michael Cullen Shadow Leader of the HouseSpokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations17 Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban Spokesperson for Pacific Island AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Health (Aged Care)Associate Spokesperson for Economic Development18 Moana Mackey Spokesperson for Rural AffairsSpokesperson for Research and DevelopmentSpokesperson for Science and Technology19 Hon Steve Chadwick Junior WhipSpokesperson for Conservation20 Sue Moroney Spokesperson for Women's AffairsSpokesperson for Early Childhood Education21 Hon Rick Barker Spokesperson for CourtsSpokesperson for Veterans' Affairs22 Ross Robertson Spokesperson for Small BusinessSpokesperson for Senior CitizensSpokesperson for RacingAssociate Spokesperson for Disarmament and Arms Control23 George Hawkins Spokesperson for Housing24 Mita Ririnui Spokesperson for ForestryAssociate Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi NegotiationsAssociate Spokesperson for Agriculture25 Lynne Pillay Spokesperson for Disability IssuesAssociate Spokesperson for Justice (Victims Rights)26 Ashraf Choudhary Spokesperson for Food SafetySpokesperson for Agricultural ScienceAssociate Spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs27 Darien Fenton Spokesperson for Transport SafetyAssociate Spokesperson for Labour28 William Sio Spokesperson for CustomsAssociate Spokesperson for Pacific Island AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Local Government29 Jacinda Ardern Spokesperson for Youth AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Justice (Youth Justice)30 Carol Beaumont Spokesperson for Consumer AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Labour 31 Brendon Burns Spokesperson for BroadcastingAssociate Spokesperson for the Environment (Water Quality)32 Clare Curran Spokesperson for Communication and IT33 Kelvin Davis Spokesperson for BiosecurityAssociate Spokesperson for Education34 Chris Hipkins Spokesperson for Internal AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Energy35 Raymond Huo Spokesperson Responsible for the Law CommissionSpokesperson for StatisticsAssociate Spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs36 Iain Lees-Galloway Spokesperson for Land InformationAssociate Spokesperson for DefenceAssociate Spokesperson for Health (Drugs & Alcohol)37 Stuart Nash Spokesperson for RevenueAssociate Spokesperson for TradeAssociate Spokesperson for Forestry38 Rajen Prasad Spokesperson for the Voluntary and Community SectorAssociate Spokesperson for Ethnic AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Social Development and Employment (Family & CYF)39 Grant Robertson Spokesperson for State ServicesAssociate Spokesperson for Arts, Culture, and HeritageAssociate Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs40 Carmel Sepuloni Spokesperson for Civil DefenceAssociate Spokesperson for Tertiary EducationAssociate Spokesperson for Social Development and Employment41 Phil Twyford Spokesperson for Disarmament and Arms ControlSpokesperson Responsible for Auckland IssuesAssociate Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs (Development Assistance)– Hon Jim Anderton Spokesperson for Agriculture
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