New Zealand political leader Harry Holland assembled a spokesperson system amongst the Labour caucus following his elevation to become Leader of the Opposition on 16 June 1926, when Labour won the 1926 Eden by-election. As the Labour Party formed the largest party not in government, his frontbench team was as a result the Official Opposition of the New Zealand House of Representatives.
Holland once again became Leader of the Opposition in 1931 after his agreement to give confidence in the house to the United Party government ended. He remained leader until his death in 1933.
The list below contains a list of Holland's spokespeople and their respective roles:
| Shadow Minister | Portfolio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs | |||
| bgcolor= | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Internal Affairs Spokesperson for Native Affairs Accossiate spokesperson for Finance | |||
| bgcolor= | Spokesperson for Education Spokesperson for Health Parliamentary Caucus Secretary | |||
| bgcolor= | Spokesperson for Finance | |||
| bgcolor= | Spokesperson for Labour Spokesperson for Mines | |||
| bgcolor= | Senior Whip | |||
| bgcolor= | Spokesperson for Justice | |||
| bgcolor= | Junior Whip |
| Shadow Minister | Portfolio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs | |||
| bgcolor= | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Internal Affairs Spokesperson for Native Affairs | |||
| bgcolor= | Spokesperson for Education Spokesperson for Health Parliamentary Caucus Secretary | |||
| bgcolor= | Spokesperson for Finance | |||
| bgcolor= | Spokesperson for Labour Spokesperson for Mines | |||
| bgcolor= | Senior Whip | |||
| bgcolor= | Spokesperson for Justice | |||
| bgcolor= | Junior Whip |
. Patrick O'Farrell . Harry Holland: Militant Socialist . registration . Canberra, Australia . Australian National University Press . 1964 .
. Barry Gustafson . From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage . 1986 . Reed Methuen . Auckland . 0-474-00138-5.