In the New Zealand Parliament, the shadow leader of the House is traditionally appointed by the largest Opposition party. The position is currently held by Kieran McAnulty, a member of the New Zealand Labour Party.
List of shadow leaders of the House The following individuals have been appointed as shadow leader of the New Zealand House of Representatives:
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No.NamePortraitTerm of OfficeLeader 1 Bill Birch 7 April 1986 2 November 1990 Bolger2Jonathan Hunt27 November 199010 December 1999 Moore Clark 3 Roger Sowry 15 December 1999 8 October 2001 Shipley4Gerry Brownlee8 October 200119 November 2008 English Brash Key 5 Michael Cullen 20 November 2008 29 April 2009Goff 6 Darren Hughes 5 May 2009 3 February 20117Trevor Mallard 3 February 201123 September 2013 Shearer8Grant Robertson23 September 201324 November 2014 Cunliffe9Chris Hipkins 24 November 201426 October 2017Little Ardern 10 Simon Bridges 2 November 201727 February 2018 English(4)Gerry Brownlee27 February 201814 July 2020 Bridges Muller 11 Chris Bishop 14 July 2020 28 August 2021 Collins 12 Michael Woodhouse 28 August 2021 6 December 2021 (11) Chris Bishop 6 December 2021 19 January 2023 Luxon (12) Michael Woodhouse 19 January 2023 14 October 2023 13 Kieran McAnulty 30 November 2023 present Hipkins
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