Shadow Cabinet of Jacinda Ardern explained

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Labour Caucus portfolios reallocated . Scoop.co.nz. 3 August 2017. 3 August 2017.