New Zealand political leader Don Brash assembled a "shadow cabinet" within the National Party caucus after his election to the position of Leader of the Opposition in 2003. He composed this of individuals who acted for the party as spokespeople in assigned roles while he was Leader of the Opposition (2003–2006).
As the National Party formed the largest party not in government at the time, the frontbench team was as a result the Official Opposition within the New Zealand House of Representatives.
Frontbench team The list below contains a list of Brash's spokespeople and their respective roles as announced 26 October 2005. The first twenty-seven members are given rankings. Rank Spokesperson Portfolio 1 Dr Don Brash Leader of the OppositionSpokesperson for SISSpokesperson for Relationships with non-government parties 2 Gerry Brownlee Deputy Leader of the OppositionShadow Leader of the HouseSpokesperson for State ServicesSpokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi IssuesSpokesperson for Maori Affairs 3 Hon Bill English Spokesperson for EducationDeputy Spokesperson for Finance 4 John Key Spokesperson for Finance 5 Hon Dr Nick Smith Spokesperson for the Environment/RMASpokesperson for EnergySpokesperson for Building and ConstructionCaucus Representative on the National Party board 6 Hon Tony Ryall Spokesperson for Health 7 Simon Power Spokesperson for Law and Order (Police and Corrections) 8 Judith Collins Spokesperson for WelfareSpokesperson for Veteran's AffairsSpokesperson for Family AffairsLiaison with Pacific Island New Zealanders 9 Katherine Rich Spokesperson for Economic DevelopmentSpokesperson for SOE'sLiaison with Youth 10 Hon David Carter Spokesperson for AgricultureSpokesperson for Tourism 11 Hon Murray McCully Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and TradeSpokesperson for DefenseSpokesperson for ConservationSpokesperson for Sport and Recreation 12 Hon Dr Lockwood Smith Spokesperson for ImmigrationSpokesperson for RevenueAssociate Spokesperson for FinanceLiaison with ex-pats 13 Hon Maurice Williamson Spokesperson for TransportSpokesperson for Communications and InformationSpokesperson for Technology 14 Dr Wayne Mapp Spokesperson for Labor and Industrial RelationsSpokesperson for Political Correctness eradicationChair of Caucus Policy Committee 15 Dr Richard Worth Spokesperson for JusticeSpokesperson for Local Government (Auckland) 16 Lindsay Tisch Chief WhipSpokesperson for Racing 17 Tim Groser Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and HeritageAssociate Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Trade 18 Chris Finlayson Shadow Attorney-GeneralAssociate Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Issues and Maori Affairs (Treaty Negotiations)Associate Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage 19 John Carter Spokesperson for Local GovernmentSpokesperson for Civil Defense 20 Pansy Wong Associate Spokesperson for Education (International Education)Associate Spokesperson for ImmigrationAssociate Spokesperson for RevenueLiaison with Asian New Zealanders 21 Hon Georgina te Heuheu Spokesperson for BroadcastingAssociate Spokesperson for DefenseAssociate Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Issues and Maori Affairs (Maori development) 22 Paul Hutchison Spokesperson for ACCSpokesperson for Disability IssuesSpokesperson for Research, Science and Technology/CRIsSpokesperson for policy on children 23 Shane Ardern Spokesperson for FisheriesSpokesperson for CustomsSpokesperson for BiosecurityLiaison with rural communities 24 Phil Heatley Spokesperson for HousingAssociate Spokesperson for EnergyAssociate Spokesperson for Fisheries 25 Hon Tau Henare Associate Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Issues and Maori Affairs (Treaty negotiations)Associate Spokesperson for Education (Early Childhood) 26 Sandra Goudie Spokesperson for Senior CitizensSpokesperson for Internal AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Local Government 27 Brian Connell Spokesperson for ForestrySpokesperson for CommerceSpokesperson for Consumer AffairsSpokesperson for Statistics
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