Shadow Cabinet of Christopher Luxon
| Shadow Cabinet of Christopher Luxon | |
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 Shadow Cabinet of New Zealand | |
| 30 November 2021 – Present | |
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| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Leader of the Opposition | Christopher Luxon |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Nicola Willis |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Official Opposition |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 30 November 2021 |
| Legislature term(s) | 53rd New Zealand Parliament |
| Predecessor | Shadow Cabinet of Judith Collins |
The Shadow Cabinet of Christopher Luxon has formed the official Opposition in the 53rd New Zealand Parliament since December 2021, replacing the Shadow Cabinet of Judith Collins. Christopher Luxon was appointed Leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition in a party leadership election on 30 November 2021.[1]
Origins[]
On 24 November 2021, National Party leader Judith Collins demoted National MP and former leader Simon Bridges over historical allegations of "serious misconduct" involving fellow MP Jacqui Dean.[2][3] In response to Collins' demotion of Bridges, the National Party's parliamentary caucus passed a vote of no confidence in her leadership on 25 November. Deputy leader Shane Reti assumed the role of interim leader until a leadership vote was held on 30 November.[4]
Bridges and Christopher Luxon announced they were running for the leadership while Nicola Willis announced she was running for the deputy leadership.[5] Prior to the leadership vote on 30 November, Bridges withdrew from the race and endorsed Luxon. As a result, Luxon and Willis were elected as leader and deputy leader.[6]
Formation[]
In his first post-leadership election press conference on 30 November 2021, Luxon did not release many details on portfolio allocations that would be given out in the first iteration of his shadow cabinet, but it was confirmed that Wellington Central-based List MP Nicola Willis would be Deputy Leader of the Opposition and that she would most likely retain the Housing spokesperson portfolio.[7][8]
The following day the Otago Daily Times reported that Michael Woodhouse, who shared the Finance portfolio with Andrew Bayly, was likely to not retain the role in Luxon's shadow cabinet.[9] Luxon announced on 2 December 2021 that Bridges would be the finance and infrastructure spokesperson, ranked third in the shadow cabinet.[10] Luxon announced the remaining portfolio allocations on 6 December.[11] Only the first 20 were given numerical rankings, with the rest being listed by seniority.[12] On 7 December, the caucus elected Chris Penk as senior whip and re-elected Maureen Pugh as junior whip.[13]
List of spokespersons[]
| Rank | MP | Portfolio | |
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| 1 | Christopher Luxon |
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| 2 | Nicola Willis |
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| 3 | Chris Bishop |
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| 4 | Dr Shane Reti |
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| 5 | Hon Paul Goldsmith |
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| 6 | Hon Louise Upston |
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| 7 | Erica Stanford |
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| 8 | Matt Doocey |
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| 9 | Simeon Brown |
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| 10 | Barbara Kuriger |
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| 11 | Hon Scott Simpson |
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| 12 | Melissa Lee |
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| 13 | Hon Mark Mitchell |
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| 14 | Andrew Bayly |
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| 15 | Hon Gerry Brownlee |
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| 16 | Stuart Smith |
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| 17 | Hon Michael Woodhouse |
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| 18 | Hon Judith Collins |
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| 19 | Hon David Bennett |
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| Hon Jacqui Dean |
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| Hon Todd McClay |
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| Simon O'Connor |
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| Ian McKelvie |
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| Todd Muller |
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| Maureen Pugh |
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| Harete Hipango |
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| Chris Penk |
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| Tim van de Molen |
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| Nicola Grigg |
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| Joseph Mooney |
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| Penny Simmonds |
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| Simon Watts |
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| Simon Bridges | No portfolio | ||
Subsequent changes[]
Luxon carried out his first shadow cabinet reshuffle on 16 March 2022 to account for the resignation of Finance and Infrastructure spokesperson Simon Bridges, who was ranked third in the line up. Bridge's Finance portfolio was given to Deputy Leader Nicola Willis while Infrastructure was given to Chris Bishop, who also moved up in the rankings from fourth to third, while replacing Willis in the Housing portfolio. Dr Shane Reti moved up from fifth to fourth in the rankings, with Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith moving up from 12th to replace Reti in fifth.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Christopher Luxon voted new National Party leader as Simon Bridges withdraws". Radio New Zealand. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Simon Bridges demoted by National Party leader Judith Collins following serious misconduct allegation involving historic interaction with MP Jacqui Dean". The New Zealand Herald. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Houlahan, Mike (26 November 2021). "'Not my intention': Dean disappointed by Collins' move against Bridges". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Manch, Thomas (25 November 2021). "Deposed National Party leader Judith Collins leaves Parliament in a hurry, says she's feeling 'very good'". Stuff. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "National leadership: Judith Collins dumped; Shane Reti interim leader; Mark Mitchell, Christopher Luxon likely candidates". The New Zealand Herald. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Cooke, Henry (30 November 2021). "National leadership: Christopher Luxon elected leader, Nicola Willis deputy". Stuff. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Manhire, Toby (1 December 2021). "'We are the reset': Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis take the National Party helm". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Cooke, Henry (30 November 2021). "National leadership: New deputy Nicola Willis says she will focus on stopping party infighting". Stuff. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Houlahan, Mike (1 December 2021). "Southern MPs positive on Luxon; Woodhouse set to lose role". Otago Daily Times. Allied Press. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Small, Zane (2 December 2021). "Simon Bridges given coveted finance portfolio after stepping aside to let National elect Christopher Luxon". Newshub. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Small, Zane (6 December 2021). "Judith Collins plunges to #19 in Christopher Luxon's reshuffle as Shane Reti, Chris Bishop keep top roles". Newshub.
- ^ Cooke, Henry (6 December 2021). "Christopher Luxon demotes Judith Collins off front bench in first reshuffle". Stuff.
- ^ Cooke, Henry (7 December 2021). "National elects Chris Penk senior whip, Maureen Pugh to keep junior role". Stuff. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ https://www.national.org.nz/team
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