New faces, wise heads in bold Labour line up

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Mon Nov 24 2014 13:00:00 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)

New faces, wise heads in bold Labour line up

Monday, 24 November 2014, 11:05 am
Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party

New faces, wise heads in bold Labour line up

Labour Leader Andrew Little today announced a bold new caucus line up which brings forward new talent and draws on the party’s depth of experience.

“Labour has many new and highly capable MPs who will have the opportunity to prove their ability. At the same time our senior hands will be on deck to take the fight to the National-led Government and support our upcoming stars,” Andrew Little says.

“I am pleased to announce Annette King will be my deputy for the coming year. In recent weeks she has shown how crucial her wisdom and strength is to Labour.

“Grant Robertson will be my Finance spokesperson and number three. He is one of the best performers in Parliament and is more than a match for Bill English.

“Nanaia Mahuta’s lead role in Labour regaining the Māori seats is recognised in her number four position and her reappointment as Māori Development spokesperson.

“Talented up and comers Carmel Sepuloni, Kelvin Davis and David Clark are taking on key roles and will be important members of my front bench.

“These roles will be reviewed in a year to ensure Labour has the strongest possible team to head into the 2017 election.

“This is an exciting new line up and I’m looking forward to getting down to business,” Andrew Little.

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Labour Party Caucus 24 November 2014

Andrew Little

Leader of the Opposition
Security and Intelligence

Annette King

Deputy Leader
Health

Grant Robertson

Finance

Nanaia Mahuta

Maori Development

Phil Twyford

Housing
Transport

Chris Hipkins

Shadow Leader of the House
Senior Whip
Education
Early Childhood Education

Carmel Sepuloni

Social Development
Junior Whip

Kelvin Davis

Police
Corrections
Associate Justice (Sexual & Domestic Violence)
Associate Education (Maori Education)
Associate Regional Development

Jacinda Ardern

Justice
Children
Small Business
Arts, Culture, Heritage

David Clark

Economic Development
Associate Finance
Associate Health (Mental Health)

Su’a William Sio

Pacific Island Affairs
Local Government
Associate Housing (South Auckland)
Interfaith Dialogue

Iain Lees-Galloway

Labour

Megan Woods

Environment
Climate Change

David Cunliffe

Regional Development
Tertiary Education
Research & Development
Science & Innovation
Associate Economic Devt

David Parker

Trade & Export Growth
Shadow Attorney General
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

David Shearer

Foreign Affairs
Consumer Affairs

Phil Goff

Defence
Veterans' Affairs
Disarmament
Auckland Issues
Ethnic Affairs

Unranked

Trevor Mallard

Assistant Speaker
Internal Affairs (excluding Gambling)
Sport and Recreation
Animal Rights
Parliamentary Reform

Unranked

Ruth Dyson

Conservation
Senior Citizens
Disability Issues
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Unranked

Damien O’Connor

Primary Industries
Biosecurity
Food Safety

Unranked

Clayton Cosgrove

Revenue
SOEs
Building and Construction
Earthquake Commission
Assoc. Finance

Unranked

Sue Moroney

ACC
Immigration
Women’s Affairs
Associate Labour

Unranked

Clare Curran

ICT Broadcasting
Open Government
Assoc. Justice
Assoc. Commerce

Unranked

Kris Faafoi

Commerce
State Services
Racing
Assistant Whip

Unranked

Louisa Wall

Youth Affairs
Assoc. Auckland Issues (South Auckland)
Assoc . Sport and Recreation

Unranked

Stuart Nash

Forestry
Energy
Land Information
Statistics

Unranked

Rino Tirikatene

Fisheries
Associate Regional Development
Customs

Unranked

Meka Whaitiri

Water
Assoc. Regional Development
Assoc. Finance
Assoc. Primary Industries

Unranked

Poto Willams

Community & Voluntary
Assoc. Housing (Chch)
Assoc. Justice (Family)
Assoc. Education (Christchurch Schools)

Unranked

Peeni Henare

Tourism
Associate Maori Development (Employment & Te Reo Maori)

Unranked

Adrian Rurawhe

Civil Defence & Emergency Management
Assoc. Internal Affairs (Gambling)
Assoc. Treaty Negotiations

Unranked

Jenny Salesa

Employment, Skills and Training

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