Ministerial reshuffle
Bill English has announced a minor reshuffle due to the retirements of Murray McCully and hekia parata.
- nikki kaye becomes Education Minister (from Parata)
- Gerry Brownlee becomes foreign Minister (from McCully)
- Mark Mitchell becomes defence Minister (from Brownlee) and moves inside Cabinet
- Nathan Guy becomes Civil Defence Minister (from Brownlee)
- Simon Bridges becomes leader of the House (from Brownlee)
- Nicky Wagner becomes Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration (from Brownlee)
- Amy Adams takes some house building (from N Smith)
- Tim Macindoe made Minister of Customs and Associate Education and Associate transport
- Scott Simpson made Minister of Statistics and Associate Environment and Associate Immigration
Looks to be all pretty sensible. Huge kudos to Nikki Kaye for taking on such a huge portfolio at such a relatively youthful age. Also a big vote of confidence in Mark Mitchell in giving him Defence,