National’s new lineup
The front bench is:
- Christopher Luxon, Leader, National Security & Intelligence
- Nicola Willis, Deputy Leader, Housing and Social Investment
- Simon Bridges, Finance, Infrastructure
- Chris Bishop, Covid-19 response, Shadow House Leader
- Shane Reti, Health, Maori-Crown Relations, Pacific
- Louise Upston, Social Development, Child Poverty
- Erica Stanford, Education, Immigration
- Matt Doocey, Mental Health, Youth
- Simeon Brown, Transport, Public Service
Pleased to see Erica, Matt and Simeon get promoted to the front bench. They have all done excellent work in their portfolios and have been very effective MPs. This is a front bench based on performance.
So what are the match offs:
- Luxon vs Ardern on running the Government
- Willis vs Woods on housing
- Bridges vs Robertson on Finance
- Bishop vs Hipkins on Covid-19
- Reti vs Little on Health
- Upston vs Sepuloni on welfare
- Stanford vs Hipkins on education
- Doocey vs Little on Mental Health
- Brown vs Wood on Transport
Looking forward to the final session of the House this year.