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

  National   Labour

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Leader
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[3] 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[4] 24 November 2014 Cunliffe
9 Chris Hipkins 24 November 2014[5] 26 October 2017 Little
Ardern
10 Simon Bridges 2 November 2017[6] 27 February 2018 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 Michael Woodhouse 28 August 2021[10] 6 December 2021
(11) Chris Bishop 6 December 2021[11] 19 January 2023 Luxon
(12) Michael Woodhouse Michael Woodhouse 19 January 2023 14 October 2023
13 Kieran McAnulty 30 November 2023 present Hipkins

See also

References

  1. ^ "People of Parliament". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins reveals new shadow Cabinet". Radio New Zealand. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Labour's shadow Cabinet announced". Scoop. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  4. ^ "New look Labour line-up ready for action". Scoop. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. ^ "New faces, wise heads in bold Labour line up". Scoop. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "National unveils strong Opposition team". Scoop. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Bridges Thanks Outgoing MPs, Announces Reshuffle". Scoop. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Todd Muller announces shape of next Government". Scoop. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. ^ "National Party leader Judith Collins reveals caucus reshuffle". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. ^ "National Party reshuffle: Judith Collins strips Chris Bishop of key portfolio". Stuff. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  11. ^ 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.