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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of | Shadow Cabinet |
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Inaugural holder | Bill Birch |
| Formation | 7 April 1986 |
| Deputy | Hon Duncan Webb |
List of shadow leaders of the House
The following individuals have been appointed as shadow leader of the New Zealand House of Representatives:
- Key
| 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 2 November 2017[6] | 27 February 2018 | English | ||
| (4) | Gerry Brownlee | .png) | 27 February 2018[7][8] | 14 July 2020 | Bridges | ||
| Muller | |||||||
| 11 | Chris Bishop | .png) | 14 July 2020[9] | 28 August 2021 | Collins | ||
| 12 | Michael Woodhouse | .png) | 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
- Leader of the Opposition – Leader of the largest faction of a legislature that is not in government
- Minority leader – Legislative political position
- Shadow cabinet – Feature of the Westminster system of government
References
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