Changes to National Party Spokesperson Allocations: 11 November 2020 Rank Name Portfolios Gained Lost National Party Spokesperson Allocations 1 Hon Judith Collins • Leader of the Opposition • Pacific Peoples Steady • National Security & Intelligence • Technology, Manufacturing & Artificial Intelligence • Pacific Peoples • Technology, Manufacturing & Artificial Intelligence 2 Dr Shane Reti • Deputy Leader of the Opposition • Deputy Leader of the Opposition Up 3 spots from 5 • Health • Children • Children 3 Andrew Bayly • Shadow Treasurer (Revenue) • Shadow Treasurer (Revenue) • Revenue Up 14 spots from 17 • Infrastructure • Infrastructure • Commerce • Statistics • Statistics • State-Owned Enterprises • Associate Finance • Small Business and Manufacturing 4 Hon Michael Woodhouse • Finance • Finance • Regional Economic Development Up 8 spots from 12 • Transport • Transport • Pike River re-entry • Deputy Shadow Leader of the House 5 Hon Louise Upston • Social Development & Employment • Employment Up 4 spots from 9 • Social Investment • Whānau Ora • Whānau Ora • Land Information • Land Information 6 Hon Todd McClay • Economic Development • Small Business Steady • Small Business • Commerce & Consumer Affairs • Commerce & Consumer Affairs • Associate Pacific Peoples • Tourism • Associate Pacific Peoples 1 Rank Name Portfolios Gained Lost 7 Hon Simon Bridges • Justice • Water • Foreign Affairs Down 3 spots from 4 • Water • Pike River Re-entry • Pike River Re-entry • Māori-Crown Relations • Māori-Crown Relations 8 Chris Bishop • Covid-19 Response • Covid-19 Response • Infrastructure Down 1 spot from 7 • Shadow Leader of the House • Transport 9 Melissa Lee • Broadcasting & Media • Ethnic Communities • Data and Cyber-security Up 7 spots from 16 • Digital Economy & Communications • Ethnic Communities 10 Hon Scott Simpson • Environment • Workplace Relations • Climate Change Steady • Workplace Relations • RMA (Environment) • Planning (RMA reform) • RMA (Environment) 11 Hon David Bennett • Agriculture • Horticulture Steady • Horticulture • Biosecurity • Biosecurity 12 Hon Paul Goldsmith • Education • Education • Finance Down 9 spots from 3 • Earthquake Commission 13 Hon Mark Mitchell • Public Service • Public Service • Defence & Disarmament Up 2 spots from 15 • SOEs • SOEs • Sports & Recreation 14 Barbara Kuriger • Energy & Resources • Energy & Resources • Senior Whip Up 6 spots from 20 • Rural Communities • Associate Transport • Women • Food Safety • Associate Transport 15 Hon Gerry Brownlee • Foreign Affairs • Foreign Affairs • Deputy Leader of the Opposition Down 13 spots from 2 • GCSB & NZSIS • Associate Finance • Covid-19 Border Response • Associate Finance 2 Rank Name Portfolios Gained Lost 16 Nicola Willis • RMA (Housing) • RMA (Housing) • Education Down 3 spots from 13 • Housing & Urban Development (including • Housing & Urban Development (including • Early Childhood Education Social) Social) • Associate Economic Development • Associate Economic Development 17 Stuart Smith • Climate Change • Climate Change • Immigration Up 9 spots from 26 • Viticulture 18 Hon Jacqui Dean • Conservation • Assistant Speaker • Housing and Urban Development Down 4 spots from 14 • Assistant Speaker 19 Todd Muller • Trade & Export Growth • Internal Affairs Down 11 spots from 8 • Internal Affairs 20 Simeon Brown • Police • Police • Tertiary Education Associate Education Up 12 spots from 32 • Corrections • SFO • • Associate Drug Reform • SFO • Youth 21 Matt Doocey • Chief Whip • Chief Whip • Junior Whip Up 4 spots from 25 • Mental Health • Associate Social Development & Employment • Associate Social Development & Employment • Associate Health • Associate Health 22 Maureen Pugh • Junior Whip • Junior Whip • Consumer Affairs Up 18 spots from 40 • Community & Voluntary Sector • Community & Voluntary Sector • Regional Development (South Island) • Emergency Management • Emergency Management • West Coast Issues 23 Hon Dr Nick Smith • Research & Science • Research & Science • State Services Down 5 spots from 18 • Electoral Reform • Drug Reform 24 Chris Penk • Shadow Attorney-General • Shadow Attorney-General Up 13 spots from 37 • Defence • Defence • Courts • Veterans 3 Rank Name Portfolios Gained Lost 25 Simon O'Connor • Customs • Arts, Culture & Heritage • Associate Social Development Up 2 spots from 27 • Arts, Culture & Heritage • Associate Foreign Affairs • Associate Housing and Urban Development (Social Housing) • Associate Foreign Affairs 26 Erica Stanford • Immigration • Immigration • Internal Affairs Up 12 spots from 38 • Early Childhood Education • Early Childhood Education • Associate Environment • Associate Conservation 27 Ian McKelvie • Seniors • Seniors • Fisheries Up 6 spots from 33 • Forestry • Disability Issues • Racing • Disability Issues 28 Tim van de Molen • Oceans & Fisheries • Oceans & Fisheries • Third Whip Up 11 spots from 39 • Animal Welfare • Animal Welfare • Building & Construction 29 Nicola Grigg • Women • Women First term MP • Associate Trade • Associate Trade • Associate Arts, Culture & Heritage • Associate Arts, Culture & Heritage 30 Christopher Luxon • Local Government • Local Government First term MP • Iwi Development • Iwi Development • Associate Transport • Associate Transport 31 Joseph Mooney • Treaty Negotiations • Treaty Negotiations First term MP • Associate Defence • Associate Defence • Associate Tourism • Associate Tourism 32 Penny Simmonds • Tertiary Education • Tertiary Education First term MP • Associate Agriculture • Associate Agriculture • Associate Disability Issues • Associate Disability Issues 33 Simon Watts • ACC • ACC First term MP • Associate Health • Associate Health 4 Rank Name Portfolios Gained Lost Outgoing National Party MPs (excluding retiring MPs) - Hon Alfred Ngaro • Pacific Peoples • Community and Voluntary • Children and Disability Issues - Harete Hipango • Shadow Attorney-General • Crown-Maori Relations and Treaty Negotiations • Māori Tourism - Jonathan Young • Energy & Resources • Arts Culture and Heritage - Hon Tim MacIndoe • ACC • Skills and Employment • Seniors • Civil Defence - Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi • Ethnic Communities • Associate Justice - Lawrence Yule • Local Government - Denise Lee • Local Government (Auckland) - Parmjeet Parmar • Research, Science and Innovation • Statistics - Brett Hudson • Police • Government Digital Services - Jo Hayes • Whānau Ora • Māori Development - Andrew Falloon • Biosecurity • Associate Agriculture • Associate Economic Development • Associate Transport 5 Rank Name Portfolios Gained Lost - Matt King • Regional Development (North Island) • Associate Transport - Dan Bidois • Workplace Relations and Safety - Agnes Loheni • Associate Small Business • Associate Pacific Peoples - Paulo Garcia • Associate Justice 6.