Labour’s cabinet

• mickysavage
• 3 years ago
• Categories: grant robertson, jacinda ardern, Kelvin Davis, labour, phil twyford, uncategorized

The cabinet has been announced and it is a reasonably remarkable shake up.

Some highlights:

• Grant Robertson will be Deputy Prime Minister, Kelvin Davis having previously declared that he did not want the position.
• Andrew Little picks up Health.
• Phil Twyford is demoted to outside of Cabinet and Michael Wood picks up Transport.
• Carmel Sepuloni gains the Arts.
• Nanaia Mahuta is Minister of Foreign Affairs and retains Local Government.
• Poto Williams picks up Police.
• Peeni Henare enters Cabinet and picks up Defence.
• Ayesha Verrall enters Cabinet and is an associate Minister of Health with responsibility for Public Health.
• Michael Wood enters Cabinet and picks up Transport and Industrial Relations.
• Kiri Allen enters Cabinet and picks up Conservation.
• David Clark returns to Cabinet [and Meka Whaitiri becomes a Minister outside of cabinet].
• Red Deb becomes an Undersecretary for Revenue.

This represents considerable change and is more radical than many were thinking would happen.  Jacinda Ardern is clearly in control.