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
	1	Norman Kirk	Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs
	2	Hon Hugh Watt	Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister of Works Shadow Minister of Electricity
	3	Bob Tizard	Shadow Minister of Finance Shadow Minister of Statistics
	4	Bill Rowling	Shadow Minister of Overseas Trade Shadow Minister of Marketing Shadow Minister of Broadcasting Shadow Minister of Mines
	5	Norman Douglas	Shadow Minister of Labour Shadow Minister of Immigration Shadow Minister of State Services
	6	Matiu Rata	Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs Shadow Minister of Fisheries Shadow Minister of Forests
	7	Norman King	Shadow Minister of Social Welfare Shadow Minister for Youth Shadow Minister for Recreation
	8	Warren Freer	Shadow Minister of Industries & Commerce Shadow Minister of Customs
	9	Phil Amos	Shadow Minister of Education Shadow Minister of Science Shadow Minister of Arts
	10	Arthur Faulkner	Shadow Minister of Defence Shadow Minister of Island Territories
	11	Martyn Finlay	Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister of Justice Shadow Minister of Police
	12	Bill Fraser	Shadow Minister of Housing Shadow Postmaster-General
	13	Colin Moyle	Shadow Minister of Agriculture Shadow Minister of Lands
	14	Stan Whitehead	Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs Shadow Minister of Local Government Shadow Minister for Civil Defence
	15	Hon John Mathison	Shadow Minister of Transport Shadow Minister of Marine Shadow Minister of Railways Shadow Minister of Tourism
	16	Ethel McMillan	Shadow Minister of Health
	17	Joe Walding	Shadow Minister of the Environment Shadow Minister of Conservation
	18	Mick Connelly	Shadow Minister of Racing

References

• Grant, David (2014). The Mighty Totara: The life and times of Norman Kirk. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 9781775535799.