Shadow Cabinet of Norman Kirk

Labour Members of Parliament in 1966

New Zealand political leader Norman Kirk assembled a "shadow cabinet" system amongst the Labour caucus following his elevation to become Leader of the Opposition in 1965. However, he found it challenging to avoid it being composed mainly of Auckland and Christchurch MPs.

As the Labour Party formed the largest party not in government, the frontbench team was as a result the Official Opposition of the New Zealand House of Representatives.

Frontbench team

The list below contains a list of Kirk's spokespeople and their respective roles:

Rank		Shadow Minister	Portfolio/s
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	1	Norman Kirk	Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	2	Hon Hugh Watt	Deputy Leader Shadow Minister of Works Shadow Minister of Electricity
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	3	Bob Tizard	Shadow Minister of Finance
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	4	Norman Douglas	Shadow Minister of Labour Shadow Minister of Immigration
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	5	Matiu Rata	Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs Shadow Minister of Fisheries Shadow Minister of Forests
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	6	Norman King	Shadow Minister of Welfare
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	7	Warren Freer	Shadow Minister of Commerce Shadow Minister of Trade & Industries
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	8	Phil Amos	Shadow Minister of Education Shadow Minister of Science Shadow Minister of Arts
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	9	Arthur Faulkner	Shadow Minister of Defence
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	10	Martyn Finlay	Shadow Minister of Justice Shadow Minister of Police
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	11	Bill Fraser	Shadow Minister of Housing Shadow Postmaster General
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	12	Colin Moyle	Shadow Minister of Agriculture Shadow Minister of Lands
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	13	Stanley Whitehead	Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs Shadow Minister of Local Government
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	14	Hon Jock Mathison	Shadow Minister of Transport Shadow Minister of Marine Shadow Minister of Railways Shadow Minister of Tourism
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	15	Ethel McMillan	Shadow Minister of Health
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color |	16	Joe Walding	Shadow Minister of the Environment Shadow Minister of Conservation

References

• Grant, David (2014). The Mighty Totara: The life and times of Norman Kirk. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 9781775535799. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)