A speedy deal
As the Herald shows, John didn’t get Sunday off. And later today the full Ministry will be unveiled.
I am disappointed to read that we will be keeping the Ministry at 28 Ministers. That is far too much. I guess I should be grateful that it isn’t increasing from the record high Helen took it to.
In my ideal Government you would have around 12 Ministers in Cabinet and 10 – 12 outside Cabinet. The Ministers in Cabinet would each look after a cluster (such as Law & Order or Education) and Ministers outside would look after specific portfolios delegated to them.
Anyway that is 23 Ministers from National. Who will they be? I may be wrong, but I would say there are 17 definites or near definites.
- John Key
- Bill English
- Gerry Brownlee
- Simon Power
- Nick Smith
- Tony Ryall
- Judith Collins
- David Carter
- Anne Tolley
- Murray McCully
- Maurice Williamso
- Wayne Mapp
- Chris Finlayson
- Tim Groser
- Pansy Wong
- Steven Joyce
- Georgina te Heuheu
That leaves another six places for the 2005 intake and others to fight over.
There will also be three National MPs in Speakerships, two Whips and half a dozen Select Committee Chairs so all up 35 or so baubles to allocate 🙂