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.
The list below contains a list of Ardern's spokespeople and their respective roles.[1]
| Rank | Spokesperson | Portfolio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | 1 | Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Security Intelligence Service Spokesperson for Children Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage Associate Spokesperson for Auckland Issues | |||
| bgcolor= | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Maori Development Spokesperson for Corrections | ||||
| bgcolor= | 3 | Spokesperson for Finance Spokesperson for Employment Associate Spokesperson for Art, Culture and Heritage | |||
| bgcolor= | 4 | Spokesperson for Housing, Building and Construction Spokesperson for Auckland Issues Associate Spokesperson for Transport (Auckland and Ports) | |||
| bgcolor= | 5 | Spokesperson for Canterbury Issues Spokesperson for Climate Change Spokesperson for Energy Spokesperson for Innovation and Science Spokesperson for Research and Development Associate Spokesperson for Trade and Export Growth | |||
| bgcolor= | 6 | Spokesperson for Education (Including Tertiary Education and Early Childhood Education) Shadow Leader of the House | |||
| bgcolor= | 7 | Spokesperson for Justice Spokesperson for Small Business Spokesperson for ACC Spokesperson for New Economy | |||
| bgcolor= | 8 | Junior Whip Spokesperson for Social Development Associate Spokesperson for Education Associate Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Associate Spokesperson for Children | |||
| bgcolor= | 9 | Spokesperson of Health | |||
| bgcolor= | 10 | Shadow Attorney General Spokesperson for the Environment Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for Water Spokesperson for Regulatory Reform Spokesperson for Entrepreneurship & Trade and Export Growth | |||
| bgcolor= | 11 | Spokesperson for Conservation Spokesperson for Whanau Ora Associate Spokesperson for Maori Development | |||
| bgcolor= | 12 | Spokesperson for Police Spokesperson for Forestry Spokesperson for Economic Development (Including Regional Development) | |||
| bgcolor= | 13 | Spokesperson for Local Government Associate Spokesperson for Primary Industries Associate Spokesperson for Food Safety | |||
| bgcolor= | 14 | Spokesperson for Workplace relations and Safety Spokesperson for Immigration Spokesperson for Defence | |||
| bgcolor= | 15 | Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Spokesperson for Interfaith Dialogue Associate Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs (Pacific Climate Change) Associate Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities | |||
| bgcolor= | 16 | Spokesperson for Transport Associate Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety | |||
| bgcolor= | 17 | Spokesperson for Primary Industries Spokesperson for Biosecurity Spokesperson for Food Safety | |||
| bgcolor= | 18 | Senior Whip Spokesperson for Racing Spokesperson for Tourism Associate Spokesperson for Broadcasting | |||
| bgcolor= | 19 | Spokesperson for Skills and Training Associate Spokesperson for Education Associate Spokesperson for Health Associate Spokesperson for Employment | |||
| bgcolor= | 20 | Spokesperson for Urban Maori Spokesperson for Maori Broadcasting Spokesperson for State Owned Enterprisess Associate Spokesperson for Māori Development Associate Spokesperson for Economic Development | |||
| bgcolor= | 21 | Spokesperson for ICT Spokesperson for Broadcasting Spokesperson for Open Government Spokesperson for Civil Defense and Emergency Management Associate Spokesperson for Commerce | |||
| bgcolor= | 22 | Spokesperson for Internal Affairs Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiationss Associate Spokesperson for Education (Māori) | |||
| bgcolor= | 23 | Spokesperson for State Services | |||
| bgcolor= | 24 | Assistant Speaker Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation Spokesperson for Animal Welfare Spokesperson for Parliamentary Reform | |||
| bgcolor= | 25 | Spokesperson for Senior Citizens Spokesperson for Women's Affairs Spokesperson for Statistics Associate Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities (South Island) | |||
| bgcolor= | 26 | Spokesperson for Fisheries Spokesperson for Customs | |||
| bgcolor= | 27 | Spokesperson for Community and Voluntary Sector Spokesperson for Disability Issues Associate Spokesperson for Justice (Sexual & Domestic Violence) | |||
| bgcolor= | 28 | Spokesperson for Courts Spokesperson for Youth Affairs Associate Spokesperson for Justice (Legal Aid) Associate Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation | |||
| bgcolor= | 29 | Spokesperson for Commerce Spokesperson for Veterans Affairs Spokesperson for Business Outreach Associate Spokesperson for Finance | |||
| bgcolor= | 30 | Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities Spokesperson for Revenue | |||
| bgcolor= | 31 | Spokesperson for Land Information | |||