Shadow Cabinet of Norman Kirk

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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:^[1]

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 Fishiries 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

Notes

^ Grant 2014, pp. 152.

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)

New Zealand Labour Party

Leadership

Leaders Names in bold served as prime minister	Alfred Hindmarsh (1916–18) Harry Holland (1919–33) Michael Joseph Savage (1933–40) Peter Fraser (1940–50) Walter Nash (1950–63) Arnold Nordmeyer (1963–65) Norman Kirk (1965–74) Bill Rowling (1974–83) David Lange (1983–89) Geoffrey Palmer (1989–90) Mike Moore (1990–93) Helen Clark (1993–2008) Phil Goff (2008–11) David Shearer (2011–13) David Cunliffe (2013–14) Andrew Little (2014–17) Jacinda Ardern (2017–23) Chris Hipkins (2023–present)
Deputy leaders	James McCombs (1919–23) Michael Joseph Savage (1923–33) Peter Fraser (1933–40) Walter Nash (1940–51) Jerry Skinner (1951–62) Fred Hackett (1962–63) Hugh Watt (1963–74) Bob Tizard (1974–79) David Lange (1979–83) Geoffrey Palmer (1983–89) Helen Clark (1989–93) David Caygill (1993–96) Michael Cullen (1996–2008) Annette King (2008–11) Grant Robertson (2011–13) David Parker (2013–14) Annette King (2014–17) Jacinda Ardern (2017) Kelvin Davis (2017–23) Carmel Sepuloni (2023–present)
Leadership elections	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1933 1940 1951 1954 1963 1965 1974 1980 1983 1988 1989 1990 1993 1996 2008 2011 2013 2014 2017 2023

Internal offices

Party presidents	James McCombs (1916–17) Andrew Walker (1917–18) Tom Paul (1918–20) Peter Fraser (1920–21) Frederick Cooke (1921–22) Tom Brindle (1922–26) Bob Semple (1926–28) John Archer (1928–29) Jim Thorn (1929–31) Rex Mason (1931–32) Bill Jordan (1932–33) Frank Langstone (1933–34) Tim Armstrong (1934–35) Walter Nash (1935–36) Clyde Carr (1936–37) James Roberts (1937–50) Arnold Nordmeyer (1950–55) Mick Moohan (1955–60) Martyn Finlay (1960–64) Norman Kirk (1964–66) Norman Douglas (1966–70) Bill Rowling (1970–73) Charles Bennett (1973–76) Arthur Faulkner (1976–79) Jim Anderton (1979–84) Margaret Wilson (1984–87) Rex Jones (1987–88) Ruth Dyson (1988–93) Maryan Street (1993–95) Michael Hirschfeld (1995–99) Bob Harvey (1999–2000) Mike Williams (2000–09) Andrew Little (2009–11) Moira Coatsworth (2011–15) Nigel Haworth (2015–19) Claire Szabó (2019–22) Jill Day (2022–present)
General secretaries	John Glover (1916–19) Michael Joseph Savage (1919–20) Moses Ayrton (1920–22) Walter Nash (1922–32) Jim Thorn (1932–36) David Wilson (1936–40) Mick Moohan (1940–48) Allan McDonald (1948–71) John Wybrow (1971–85) Tony Timms (1985–95) Rob Allen (1995–2000) Mike Smith (2001–08) Chris Flatt (2008–12) Tim Barnett (2012–16) Andrew Kirton (2016–18) Andre Anderson (2018–20) Rob Salmond (2020–present)
Senior Whips	Andrew Walker (1916–19) James McCombs (1919–22) Dan Sullivan (1922–35) Bill Jordan (1935–36) Robert McKeen (1937–39) James O'Brien (1939–42) Arthur Shapton Richards (1942–47) Robert Macfarlane (1947–51) Phil Connolly (1951–52) Joe Cotterill (1952–58) Henry May (1958–72) Ron Barclay (1972–76) Roger Drayton (1976–78) Russell Marshall (1978–80) Jonathan Hunt (1980–84) Michael Cullen (1984–87) Margaret Austin (1987–90) Trevor Mallard (1990) Jonathan Hunt (1990–96) Mark Burton (1996–99) Rick Barker (1999–2002) David Benson-Pope (2002–04) Jill Pettis (2004–05) Tim Barnett (2005–08) Darren Hughes (2008–11) Rick Barker (2011) Chris Hipkins (2011–13) Sue Moroney (2013–14) Chris Hipkins (2014–16) Kris Faafoi (2016–17) Ruth Dyson (2017–19) Michael Wood (2019–20) Kieran McAnulty (2020–22) Duncan Webb (2022–23) Tangi Utikere (2023–present)

Organisation

Current members
of parliament
Names without
electorates are list MPs
(List of former MPs)

Leader: Chris Hipkins (Remutaka)
Deputy Leader: Carmel Sepuloni (Kelston)

Related organisations

History

History and related topics	Liberal–Labour Labour Unity Conferences Lee affair Black Budget Mason Affair It's Time Citizens for Rowling Moyle Affair Fish and Chip Brigade Rogernomics Māori loan affair Backbone club Closing the Gaps Helengrad Corngate Foreshore and seabed controversy KiwiSaver
Labour governments	First (1935–49) Second (1957–60) Third (1972–75) Fourth (1984–90) Fifth (1999–2008) Sixth (2017–23)
Shadow cabinets	Kirk Rowling Lange Moore Clark Goff Shearer Cunliffe Little Ardern Hipkins
Predecessor parties	New Zealand Liberal Party New Zealand Socialist Party Independent Political Labour League New Zealand Labour Party (1910) United Labour Party Social Democratic Party

v t e Norman Kirk
Prime Minister of New Zealand (1972–74) Leader of the Labour Party (1965–74) Leader of the Opposition (1965–72)
Premiership	1972–74
General elections	1966 1969 1972
Constituencies	Lyttelton (1957-69) Sydenham (1969-74)
Family	Dame Ruth Kirk (wife) John Kirk (son)
Related articles	Electoral History 1965 leadership election Shadow Cabinet Mason Affair It's Time Save Manapouri campaign Death and funeral Norman Kirk Park