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. Rank Spokesperson Portfolio 1 Jacinda Ardern Leader of the OppositionSpokesperson for Security Intelligence ServiceSpokesperson for ChildrenSpokesperson for Arts, Culture and HeritageAssociate Spokesperson for Auckland Issues Kelvin Davis Deputy Leader of the OppositionSpokesperson for Maori DevelopmentSpokesperson for Corrections 3 Grant Robertson Spokesperson for FinanceSpokesperson for EmploymentAssociate Spokesperson for Art, Culture and Heritage 4 Phil Twyford Spokesperson for Housing, Building and ConstructionSpokesperson for Auckland IssuesAssociate Spokesperson for Transport (Auckland and Ports) 5 Dr Megan Woods Spokesperson for Canterbury IssuesSpokesperson for Climate ChangeSpokesperson for EnergySpokesperson for Innovation and ScienceSpokesperson for Research and DevelopmentAssociate Spokesperson for Trade and Export Growth 6 Chris Hipkins Spokesperson for Education (Including Tertiary Education and Early Childhood Education)Shadow Leader of the House 7 Andrew Little Spokesperson for JusticeSpokesperson for Small BusinessSpokesperson for ACCSpokesperson for New Economy 8 Carmel Sepuloni Junior WhipSpokesperson for Social DevelopmentAssociate Spokesperson for EducationAssociate Spokesperson for Pacific Island AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Children 9 Dr David Clark Spokesperson of Health 10 Hon David Parker Shadow Attorney GeneralSpokesperson for the EnvironmentSpokesperson for Foreign AffairsSpokesperson for WaterSpokesperson for Regulatory ReformSpokesperson for Entrepreneurship & Trade and Export Growth 11 Hon Nanaia Mahuta Spokesperson for ConservationSpokesperson for Whanau OraAssociate Spokesperson for Maori Development 12 Stuart Nash Spokesperson for PoliceSpokesperson for ForestrySpokesperson for Economic Development (Including Regional Development) 13 Meka Whaitiri Spokesperson for Local GovernmentAssociate Spokesperson for Primary IndustriesAssociate Spokesperson for Food Safety 14 Iain Lees-Galloway Spokesperson for Workplace relations and SafetySpokesperson for ImmigrationSpokesperson for Defence 15 William Sio Spokesperson for Pacific Island AffairsSpokesperson for Interfaith DialogueAssociate Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs (Pacific Climate Change)Associate Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities 16 Sue Moroney Spokesperson for TransportAssociate Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety 17 Hon Damien O'Connor Spokesperson for Primary IndustriesSpokesperson for BiosecuritySpokesperson for Food Safety 18 Kris Faafoi Senior WhipSpokesperson for RacingSpokesperson for TourismAssociate Spokesperson for Broadcasting 19 Jenny Salesa Spokesperson for Skills and TrainingAssociate Spokesperson for EducationAssociate Spokesperson for HealthAssociate Spokesperson for Employment 20 Peeni Henare Spokesperson for Urban MaoriSpokesperson for Maori BroadcastingSpokesperson for State Owned EnterprisessAssociate Spokesperson for Māori DevelopmentAssociate Spokesperson for Economic Development 21 Clare Curran Spokesperson for ICTSpokesperson for BroadcastingSpokesperson for Open GovernmentSpokesperson for Civil Defense and Emergency ManagementAssociate Spokesperson for Commerce 22 Adrian Rurawhe Spokesperson for Internal AffairsSpokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi NegotiationssAssociate Spokesperson for Education (Māori) 23 Hon Annette King Spokesperson for State Services 24 Hon Trevor Mallard Assistant SpeakerSpokesperson for Sport and RecreationSpokesperson for Animal WelfareSpokesperson for Parliamentary Reform 25 Hon Ruth Dyson Spokesperson for Senior CitizensSpokesperson for Women's AffairsSpokesperson for StatisticsAssociate Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities (South Island) 26 Rino Tirikatene Spokesperson for FisheriesSpokesperson for Customs 27 Poto Williams Spokesperson for Community and Voluntary SectorSpokesperson for Disability IssuesAssociate Spokesperson for Justice (Sexual & Domestic Violence) 28 Louisa Wall Spokesperson for CourtsSpokesperson for Youth AffairsAssociate Spokesperson for Justice (Legal Aid)Associate Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation 29 Hon Clayton Cosgrove Spokesperson for CommerceSpokesperson for Veterans AffairsSpokesperson for Business OutreachAssociate Spokesperson for Finance 30 Michael Wood Spokesperson for Consumer AffairsSpokesperson for Ethnic CommunitiesSpokesperson for Revenue 31 Raymond Huo Spokesperson for Land Information
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