Shadow Cabinet Of Norman Kirk
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Norman Kirk Norman Eric Kirk (6 January 1923 – 31 August 1974) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. Born into poverty in Southern Canterbury, Kirk left school at ...
assembled a "shadow cabinet" system amongst the Labour caucus following his elevation to become Leader of the Opposition in 1965. However, he found it challenging to avoid it being composed mainly of Auckland and Christchurch MPs. As the Labour Party formed the largest party not in government, the frontbench team was as a result the
Official Opposition Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''th ...
of the
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Frontbench team

The list below contains a list of Kirk's spokespeople and their respective roles:


Notes


References

* {{Norman Kirk New Zealand Labour Party Kirk, Norman 1965 establishments in New Zealand 1972 disestablishments in New Zealand