Shadow Leader of the House (New Zealand)

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]

Shadow Leader of the House
Incumbent
Hon Kieran McAnulty
since 30 November 2023
Member ofShadow Cabinet
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
Inaugural holderBill Birch
Formation7 April 1986
DeputyHon Duncan Webb

List of shadow leaders of the House

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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   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 Hipkins

See also

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References

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  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. 11 November 2020. 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.