Shadow Leader of the House (New Zealand)
Shadow Leader of the House | |
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Member of | Shadow Cabinet |
Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
Inaugural holder | Bill Birch |
Formation | 7 April 1986 |
Deputy | Hon Michael Woodhouse |
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 Chris Bishop, a member of the New Zealand National Party.
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 | |||
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1 | Bill Birch | 7 April 1986 | 2 November 1990 | Bolger | |||
2 | Jonathan Hunt | 27 November 1990 | 10 December 1999 | Moore | |||
Clark | |||||||
3 | Roger Sowry | 15 December 1999 | 8 October 2001 | Shipley | |||
4 | Gerry Brownlee | 8 October 2001 | 19 November 2008 | English | |||
Brash | |||||||
Key | |||||||
5 | Michael Cullen | 20 November 2008[2] | 29 April 2009 | Goff | |||
6 | Darren Hughes | 5 May 2009 | 3 February 2011 | ||||
7 | Trevor Mallard | 3 February 2011 | 23 September 2013 | ||||
Shearer | |||||||
8 | Grant Robertson | 23 September 2013[3] | 24 November 2014 | Cunliffe | |||
9 | Chris Hipkins | 24 November 2014[4] | 26 October 2017 | Little | |||
Ardern | |||||||
10 | Simon Bridges | 2 November 2017[5] | 27 February 2018 | English | |||
(4) | Gerry Brownlee | 27 February 2018[6][7] | 14 July 2020 | Bridges | |||
Muller | |||||||
11 | Chris Bishop | 14 July 2020[8] | 28 August 2021 | Collins | |||
12 | Michael Woodhouse | 28 August 2021[9] | 6 December 2021 | ||||
(11) | Chris Bishop | 6 December 2021[10] | Incumbent | Luxon |
See also[]
- Manager of Opposition Business in the House (Australia), equivalent office in Australia
References[]
- ^ "People of Parliament". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Labour's shadow Cabinet announced". Scoop. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ "New look Labour line-up ready for action". Scoop. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "New faces, wise heads in bold Labour line up". Scoop. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "National unveils strong Opposition team". Scoop. Archived from the original on 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Bridges Thanks Outgoing MPs, Announces Reshuffle". Scoop. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Todd Muller announces shape of next Government". Scoop. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "National Party leader Judith Collins reveals caucus reshuffle". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "National Party reshuffle: Judith Collins strips Chris Bishop of key portfolio". Stuff. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Small, Zane (6 December 2021). "Judith Collins plunges to #19 in Christopher Luxon's National Party reshuffle as Shane Reti, Chris Bishop keep top roles". Newshub. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
Categories:
- Parliament of New Zealand
- 1986 establishments in New Zealand
- Lists of political office-holders in New Zealand