Shadow Leader of the House (New Zealand) explained

Post:	Shadow Leader of the House
Insignia:	House of Representatives crest.png
Incumbent:	Hon Kieran McAnulty
Incumbentsince:	30 November 2023
Deputy:	Hon Duncan Webb
Member Of:	Shadow Cabinet
Appointer:	Leader of the Opposition
Formation:	7 April 1986
Inaugural:	Bill Birch

In the New Zealand Parliament, the shadow leader of the House is traditionally appointed by the largest Opposition party.^[1] The position is currently held by Kieran McAnulty, a member of the New Zealand Labour Party.^[2]

List of shadow leaders of the House

The following individuals have been appointed as shadow leader of the New Zealand House of Representatives:

Key

No.		Name	Portrait	Term of Office		Leader
	1	Bill Birch		7 April 1986	2 November 1990	width=1 style="color:inherit;background:"		Bolger
	2	Jonathan Hunt		27 November 1990	10 December 1999		Moore
						Clark
	3	Roger Sowry		15 December 1999	8 October 2001	width=1 style="color:inherit;background:"		Shipley
	4	Gerry Brownlee		8 October 2001	19 November 2008		English
						Brash
						Key
	5	Michael Cullen		20 November 2008^[3]	29 April 2009		Goff
	6	Darren Hughes		5 May 2009	3 February 2011
	7	Trevor Mallard		3 February 2011	23 September 2013	height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:"
height=15 style="color:inherit;background:"							Shearer
height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:"		8	Grant Robertson		23 September 2013^[4]	24 November 2014		Cunliffe
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	9	Chris Hipkins		24 November 2014^[5]	26 October 2017	height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:"		Little
height=15 style="color:inherit;background:"							Ardern
	10	Simon Bridges			2 November 2017^[6]		27 February 2018	width=1 style="color:inherit;background:"		English
	(4)	Gerry Brownlee		27 February 2018^[7] ^[8]	14 July 2020		Bridges
						Muller
	11	Chris Bishop			14 July 2020^[9]	28 August 2021		Collins
	12	Michael Woodhouse		28 August 2021^[10]	6 December 2021
	(11)	Chris Bishop		6 December 2021^[11]	19 January 2023		Luxon
	(12)	Michael Woodhouse		19 January 2023	14 October 2023
	13	Kieran McAnulty		30 November 2023	present	width=1 style="color:inherit;background:"		Hipkins

Notes and References

1. Web site: People of Parliament. 25 May 2020. New Zealand Parliament. en-NZ.
2. News: Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins reveals new shadow Cabinet . . 30 November 2023 . 30 November 2023 . en .
3. Web site: Labour's shadow Cabinet announced. 20 November 2008. Scoop. en-NZ.
4. Web site: New look Labour line-up ready for action. 23 September 2013. Scoop. en-NZ.
5. Web site: New faces, wise heads in bold Labour line up. 24 November 2014. 31 May 2021. Scoop. en-NZ.
6. Web site: National unveils strong Opposition team. 2 November 2020. Scoop. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102024359/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1711/S00010/national-unveils-strong-opposition-team.htm. 2017-11-02. en-NZ.
7. Web site: Bridges Thanks Outgoing MPs, Announces Reshuffle. 11 February 2020. Scoop. en-NZ.
8. Web site: Todd Muller announces shape of next Government. 25 May 2020. Scoop. en-NZ.
9. Web site: National Party leader Judith Collins reveals caucus reshuffle. 11 November 2020. Radio New Zealand. 11 November 2020 . en-NZ.
10. Web site: 2021-08-27. National Party reshuffle: Judith Collins strips Chris Bishop of key portfolio. 2021-08-27. Stuff. en.
11. News: Small . Zane . Judith Collins plunges to #19 in Christopher Luxon's National Party reshuffle as Shane Reti, Chris Bishop keep top roles . 6 December 2021 . . 6 December 2021.