McCarten on a National Cabinet
Matt McCarten looks at a possible National Cabinet. His picks are:
- John Key – PM
- Bill English – Deputy PM, Finance
- Gerry Brownlee – Leader of the House, SOEs, State Services
- Simon Power – Justice, Attorney-General
- Judith Collins – Welfare
- Tony Ryall – Health
- Nick Smith – Environment, Conservation
- Maurice Williamson – Transport
- Peter Dunne – Revenue
- Rodney Hide – Education
- Murray McCully – Foreign Affairs
- Lockwood Smith – Overseas Trade, Associate Finance
- David Carter – Agriculture
- Anne Tolley – Education if Hide does not get it
- Wayne Mapp – Defence and Industrial Relations
Matt gets some things wrong. He claims Simon Power will get Justice and AG as there are no other lawyers on the front bench. As Judith Collins was President of the Auckland District Law Society we can assume she is a lawyer.
Matt also says half the people were in the previous 1996 to 1999 Cabinet. Actually only seven out of the 15 were, but more to the point he has overlooked near certs for Cabinet such as Chris Finlayson and Tim Groser. Pansy Wong has an excellent chance also.