New Zealand political leader Helen Clark assembled a "shadow cabinet" system amongst the Labour caucus following her election to the position of Leader of the Opposition in 1993. She composed this of individuals who acted for the party as spokespeople in assigned roles while she was Leader of the Opposition (1993–99).
As the Labour Party formed the largest party not in government, the frontbench team was as a result the Official Opposition of the New Zealand House of Representatives.
| Portfolio | Minister | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | 10 December 1999 | ||
| Deputy Leader | 11 June 1996 | ||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Agriculture | 10 December 1999 | ||
| Attorney-General | 20 December 1996 | ||
| 8 August 1997 | |||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Commerce | 12 October 1994 | ||
| 20 December 1996 | |||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Customs | 12 October 1994 | ||
| 20 December 1996 | |||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Defence | 10 December 1999 | ||
| Education | 29 June 1995 | ||
| 26 June 1996 | |||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Finance | 10 December 1999 | ||
| Foreign Affairs | 28 February 1995 | ||
| 29 June 1995 | |||
| 18 September 1996 | |||
| 31 August 1999 | |||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Health | 8 August 1997 | ||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Internal Affairs | 10 December 1999 | ||
| Justice | 10 December 1999 | ||
| Labour | 8 August 1997 | ||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Maori Affairs | 20 December 1996 | ||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Overseas Trade | 4 April 1996 | ||
| 18 September 1996 | |||
| 31 August 1999 | |||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Revenue | 12 October 1994 | ||
| 20 December 1996 | |||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Social Welfare | 29 June 1995 | ||
| 8 August 1997 | |||
| 10 December 1999 | |||
| Transport | 10 December 1999 | ||
The lists below contains a list of Clark's spokespeople and their respective roles during the 44th Parliament. In the lead up to MMP several party defections took place during the parliamentary term, making reshuffles commonplace.
Clark announced her first lineup on 13 December 1993.[1] Less than a year later, in October 1994, Peter Dunne split from Labour, leading to a rearranging of portfolios. Dunne's commerce and customs portfolios were given to Annette King and the revenue portfolio transferred to Jim Sutton. His seat on the frontbench was allocated to Steve Maharey.[2] In February 1995 there was a minor reshuffle after David Lange announced he would retire at the next election. Deputy Leader David Caygill was given foreign affairs with Richard Northey taking the disarmament and arms control portfolio. Lange retained the racing portfolio.[3] In June 1995 two MPs, Clive Matthewson and Margaret Austin, left Labour to form a new party, United New Zealand. Caygill took the education portfolio from Austin and Annette King was given Matthewson's Social Welfare portfolio. In the same reshuffle Clark took on foreign affairs from Caygill.[4] In June 1996 Caygill announced his retirement and the education portfolio was given to Trevor Mallard.[5] Jack Elder defected to New Zealand First in April 1996 and his overseas trade portfolio was allocated to Jim Sutton. In September 1996 the former leader Mike Moore, who had previously declined to take any portfolio, accepted the foreign affairs and overseas trade portfolios.[6]
| Rank | Shadow Minister | Portfolio/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | 1 | Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Security Intelligence Services | ||
| bgcolor= | 2 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Attorney-General | ||
| bgcolor= | 3 | Shadow Minister of Finance Shadow Minister of Statistics | ||
| bgcolor= | 4 | Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 5 | Shadow Leader of the House Senior Whip | ||
| bgcolor= | 6 | Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Shadow Minister of Racing | ||
| bgcolor= | 7 | Shadow Minister of Social Welfare Shadow Minister for the Audit Department | ||
| bgcolor= | 8 | Shadow Minister of Justice | ||
| bgcolor= | 9 | Shadow Minister of Immigration Shadow Minister of Business & Industry | ||
| bgcolor= | 10 | Shadow Minister of Revenue Shadow Minister of Commerce Shadow Minister of Customs | ||
| bgcolor= | 11 | Shadow Minister of Health Shadow Minister for ACC | ||
| bgcolor= | 12 | Shadow Minister of Education Shadow Minister of Science & Technology | ||
| bgcolor= | 13 | Shadow Minister of Agriculture Shadow Minister of Forestry Shadow Minister of Lands | ||
| bgcolor= | 14 | Shadow Minister of State Services Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs Shadow Minister of Civil Defence Shadow Minister of Sport and Recreation | ||
| bgcolor= | 15 | Shadow Minister of Maori Welfare Shadow Minister of Family Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 16 | Shadow Minister of Women's Affairs Shadow Minister of State Owned Enterprises | ||
| bgcolor= | 17 | Shadow Minister of Labour Shadow Minister of Employment | ||
| bgcolor= | 18 | Shadow Minister for the Environment Shadow Minister of Energy | ||
| bgcolor= | 19 | Shadow Minister of Overseas Trade | ||
| bgcolor= | 20 | Shadow Minister of Fisheries Shadow Minister of Broadcasting | ||
| bgcolor= | 21 | Junior Whip | ||
| bgcolor= | 22 | no portfolio | ||
| bgcolor= | 23 | Shadow Minister of Conservation | ||
| bgcolor= | 24 | Shadow Minister of Housing | ||
| bgcolor= | 25 | Shadow Minister of Defence Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 26 | Shadow Minister of Local Government Shadow Minister of Youth Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 27 | Shadow Minister of Police Shadow Minister for the Serious Fraud Office | ||
| bgcolor= | 28 | Shadow Minister of Tourism Shadow Minister of Small Business | ||
| bgcolor= | 29 | Shadow Minister of Cultural Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 30 | Shadow Minister of Senior Citizens Shadow Minister of Consumer Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 31 | Shadow Minister of Transport | ||
| Rank | Shadow Minister | Portfolio/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | 1 | Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Security Intelligence Services | ||
| bgcolor= | 2 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Finance Shadow Minister of Statistics | ||
| bgcolor= | 3 | Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister of Overseas Trade | ||
| bgcolor= | 4 | Shadow Minister of Labour Shadow Minister of Employment | ||
| bgcolor= | 5 | Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 6 | Shadow Leader of the House Senior Whip | ||
| bgcolor= | 7 | Shadow Minister of Justice | ||
| bgcolor= | 8 | Shadow Minister of Social Welfare Shadow Minister of Immigration Shadow Minister of Business & Industry Shadow Minister of Commerce Shadow Minister of Customs | ||
| bgcolor= | 9 | Shadow Attorney-General | ||
| bgcolor= | 10 | Shadow Minister of Racing | ||
| bgcolor= | 11 | Shadow Minister of Health | ||
| bgcolor= | 12 | Shadow Minister of Education Shadow Minister of State Services Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs Shadow Minister of Civil Defence Shadow Minister of Sport | ||
| bgcolor= | 13 | Shadow Minister of Agriculture Shadow Minister of Forestry Shadow Minister of Lands Shadow Minister of Revenue | ||
| bgcolor= | 14 | Shadow Minister of Social Development Shadow Minister of Family Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 15 | Shadow Minister of Women's Affairs Shadow Minister of State Owned Enterprises | ||
| bgcolor= | 16 | Shadow Minister for the Environment Shadow Minister of Energy | ||
| bgcolor= | 17 | Shadow Minister of Fisheries Shadow Minister of Broadcasting | ||
| bgcolor= | 18 | Junior Whip | ||
| bgcolor= | 19 | Shadow Minister of Conservation | ||
| bgcolor= | 20 | Shadow Minister of Housing Shadow Minister for ACC | ||
| bgcolor= | 21 | Shadow Minister of Defence Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 22 | Shadow Minister of Local Government Shadow Minister of Youth Affairs Shadow Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control | ||
| bgcolor= | 23 | Shadow Minister of Police Shadow Minister of Serious Fraud Office | ||
| bgcolor= | 24 | Shadow Minister of Tourism Shadow Minister of Small Business | ||
| bgcolor= | 25 | Shadow Minister of Cultural Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 26 | Shadow Minister of Senior Citizens Shadow Minister of Consumer Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 27 | Shadow Minister of Transport | ||
| bgcolor= | 28 | Shadow Minister of Ethnic Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 29 | Shadow Minister of Pacific Island Affairs | ||
The list below contains a list of Clark's spokespeople and their respective roles during the 45th Parliament:[7]
Clark announced her first post-election lineup on 20 December 1996.[8] In August 1997 there was a reshuffle surrounding the removal of Lianne Dalziel as Shadow Minister of Health. She was instead made Shadow Attorney-General and given the portfolios of immigration, youth affairs and statistics. Annette King replaced her as Shadow Minister of Health with King's social welfare and racing portfolios being transferred to Steve Maharey and Damien O'Connor respectively. Jill Pettis gained the conservation portfolio from Pete Hodgson who was given labour from Maharey.[9] In September 1999 Jim Sutton resigned as Shadow Minister of Forestry after a policy disagreement. The portfolio was given to Pete Hodgson.[10] After Mike Moore left Parliament to become Director-General of the World Trade Organization the foreign affairs portfolio was given to Phil Goff and overseas trade allocated to Jim Sutton.[11]
| Rank | Shadow Minister | Portfolio/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | 1 | Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Security Intelligence Services | ||
| bgcolor= | 2 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Finance Shadow Minister of Statistics | ||
| bgcolor= | 3 | Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister of Overseas Trade | ||
| bgcolor= | 4 | Shadow Minister for Labour Shadow Minister of Employment | ||
| bgcolor= | 5 | Shadow Leader of the House Shadow Minister of Constitutional Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 6 | Shadow Minister of Justice Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister of Corrections Shadow Minister of Courts | ||
| bgcolor= | 7 | Shadow Minister of Social Welfare Shadow Minister of Immigration Shadow Minister of Racing | ||
| bgcolor= | 8 | Shadow Minister of Health | ||
| bgcolor= | 9 | Shadow Minister of Agriculture Shadow Minister of Treaty Negotiations Shadow Minister of Lands Shadow Minister of Fisheries Shadow Minister of Forestry | ||
| bgcolor= | 10 | Shadow Minister of Education Shadow Minister of State Services Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs Shadow Minister of Sport and Recreation | ||
| bgcolor= | 11 | Shadow Minister of Conservation Shadow Minister for the Environment Shadow Minister of Industry Shadow Minister of Energy | ||
| bgcolor= | 12 | Shadow Minister of Housing Shadow Minister of Overseas Aid | ||
| bgcolor= | 13 | Shadow Minister of Commerce Shadow Minister of State Owned Enterprises | ||
| bgcolor= | 14 | Shadow Minister of Senior Citizens Shadow Minister of Consumer Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 15 | Shadow Minister of Defence Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs Shadow Minister of War Pensions | ||
| bgcolor= | 16 | Shadow Minister of Police Shadow Minister of Serious Fraud Office | ||
| bgcolor= | 17 | Shadow Minister of Regional Development Shadow Minister of Small Business | ||
| bgcolor= | 18 | Shadow Minister of Local Government Shadow Minister of Cultural Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 19 | Shadow Minister of Transport Shadow Minister of Civil Aviation | ||
| bgcolor= | 20 | Shadow Minister of Family Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 21 | Senior Whip Shadow Minister of Adult & Community Education | ||
| bgcolor= | 22 | Junior Whip Shadow Minister of Customs | ||
| bgcolor= | 23 | Shadow Minister of ACC Shadow Minister of Disability Services | ||
| bgcolor= | 24 | Shadow Minister of Pacific Island Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 25 | Shadow Minister of Civil Defence | ||
| bgcolor= | 26 | Shadow Minister of Tourism | ||
| bgcolor= | 27 | Shadow Minister of Revenue | ||
| bgcolor= | 28 | Shadow Minister of Youth Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 29 | Shadow Minister of Women's Affairs Shadow Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control | ||
| bgcolor= | 30 | Shadow Minister of Urban Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 31 | Shadow Minister of Ethnic Affairs Shadow Minister for Public Transport | ||
| bgcolor= | 32 | Shadow Minister of Economic Development Shadow Minister of Employment | ||
| bgcolor= | 33 | Shadow Minister of Broadcasting Shadow Minister of Communications Shadow Minister of Information Technology | ||
| bgcolor= | 34 | Shadow Minister of Maori Education | ||
| bgcolor= | 35 | Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 36 | Shadow Minister of Maori Health & Youth Issues | ||
| Rank | Shadow Minister | Portfolio/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | 1 | Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Security Intelligence Services | ||
| bgcolor= | 2 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Finance | ||
| bgcolor= | 3 | Shadow Minister for Social Welfare Shadow Minister of Employment | ||
| bgcolor= | 4 | Shadow Leader of the House Shadow Minister of Constitutional Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 5 | Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister of Justice Shadow Minister of Corrections Shadow Minister of Courts | ||
| bgcolor= | 6 | Shadow Minister of Health | ||
| bgcolor= | 7 | Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister of Immigration Shadow Minister of Youth Affairs Shadow Minister of Statistics | ||
| bgcolor= | 8 | Shadow Minister of Agriculture Shadow Minister of Trade Shadow Minister of Treaty Negotiations Shadow Minister of Lands Shadow Minister of Fisheries | ||
| bgcolor= | 9 | Shadow Minister of Education Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs Shadow Minister of Sport | ||
| bgcolor= | 10 | Shadow Minister of Labour Shadow Minister of Industry Shadow Minister of Energy Shadow Minister of Forestry | ||
| bgcolor= | 11 | Shadow Minister of Housing Shadow Minister of Overseas Aid | ||
| bgcolor= | 12 | Shadow Minister of Commerce Shadow Minister of State Owned Enterprises | ||
| bgcolor= | 13 | Shadow Minister of Senior Citizens Shadow Minister of Consumer Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 14 | Shadow Minister of Defence Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs Shadow Minister of War Pensions | ||
| bgcolor= | 15 | Shadow Minister of Police Shadow Minister of Serious Fraud Office | ||
| bgcolor= | 16 | Shadow Minister of Regional Development Shadow Minister of Small Business | ||
| bgcolor= | 17 | Shadow Minister of Local Government Shadow Minister of Cultural Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 18 | Shadow Minister of Transport Shadow Minister of Civil Aviation | ||
| bgcolor= | 19 | Shadow Minister of Family Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 20 | Senior Whip Shadow Minister of Adult & Community Education | ||
| bgcolor= | 21 | Junior Whip Shadow Minister of Customs | ||
| bgcolor= | 22 | Shadow Minister of ACC Shadow Minister of Disability Services | ||
| bgcolor= | 23 | Shadow Minister of Pacific Island Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 24 | Shadow Minister of Civil Defense | ||
| bgcolor= | 25 | Shadow Minister of Tourism Shadow Minister of Racing | ||
| bgcolor= | 26 | Shadow Minister of Revenue | ||
| bgcolor= | 27 | Shadow Minister of Conservation | ||
| bgcolor= | 28 | Shadow Minister of Women's Affairs Shadow Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control | ||
| bgcolor= | 29 | Shadow Minister of Human Rights Shadow Minister of Urban Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 30 | Shadow Minister of Ethnic Affairs Shadow Minister of Public Transport | ||
| bgcolor= | 31 | Shadow Minister of Economic Development Shadow Minister of Employment | ||
| bgcolor= | 32 | Shadow Minister of Broadcasting Shadow Minister of Communications Shadow Minister of Information Technology | ||
| bgcolor= | 33 | Shadow Minister of Maori Education | ||
| bgcolor= | 34 | Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs | ||
| bgcolor= | 35 | Shadow Minister of Maori Health & Youth Issues | ||