Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1994Vol. 64 No. 1

Richardson dumped

p. 11 · Read in the full issue

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New Zealand

in new lineup

Prime minister Jim Bolger has dumped Ruth Richardson from the finance port folio. Announcing his new lineup after the November 6 general election Bolger said Richardson had been offered a cabinet position but preferred to go to the backbenchers if she did not get finance. Bill Birch becomes the new finance minister, Don McKinnon re mains deputy prime minister, minister for foreign affairs and Pacific island affairs, Jenny Shipley is the new minister for health and Doug Kidd is minister of labour and minister for fisheries. John Banks has been stripped of his police responsibilities but keeps tourism and sports.

The National team has 20 cabinet ministers, three ministers not in the cabinet and three under-secretaries.

Meanwhile opposition Labour Party leader Mike Moore has been replaced by his deputy Helen Clark.

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