Shadow Cabinet of Keith Holyoake

New Zealand political leader Keith Holyoake assembled a "shadow cabinet" within the National Party caucus after his change to the position of Leader of the Opposition in 1957.[1] He composed this of individuals who acted for the party as spokespeople in assigned roles while he was Leader of the Opposition (1957–60). As the National Party formed the largest party not in government at the time, the frontbench team was as a result the Official Opposition within the New Zealand House of Representatives.

Frontbench team

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The list below contains a list of Holyoake's shadow ministers and their respective roles.[2]

Rank Shadow Minister Portfolio
1 Rt Hon Keith Holyoake Leader of the Opposition
2 Hon Jack Marshall Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Minister of Justice
Shadow Attorney-General
3 Hon Jack Watts Shadow Minister of Finance
Shadow Minister of Trade
Shadow Minister of Marketing
4 Hon Dean Eyre Shadow Minister of Defence
Shadow Minister of Housing
5 Hon Ronald Algie Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs
6 Hon Stan Goosman Shadow Minister of Works
Shadow Minister of Electricity
7 William Gillespie Shadow Minister of Agriculture
Shadow Minister of Lands
8 Hon Ralph Hanan Shadow Minister of Health
Shadow Minister of Social Security
9 Hon John McAlpine Shadow Minister of Transport
Shadow Minister of Labour
Shadow Minister of Employment
10 Geoffrey Sim Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs
11 Hon Sidney Smith Shadow Minister of Local Government
Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs
12 Hon Tom Shand Shadow Minister of Civil Aviation
13 Hon Geoff Gerard Senior Whip
14 Ernest Aderman Junior Whip

Notes

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  1. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 283.
  2. ^ "National Party Caucus". The New Zealand Herald. 21 March 1958. p. 12.

References

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  • Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.