title: Shadow Cabinet of Harry Holland
text: # Shadow Cabinet of Harry Holland
  
  New Zealand political leader Harry Holland assembled a spokesperson system amongst the Labour caucus following his elevation to become Leader of the Opposition on 16 June 1926, when Labour won the 1926 Eden by-election. As the Labour Party formed the largest party not in government, his frontbench team was as a result the Official Opposition of the New Zealand House of Representatives.
  
  Holland once again became Leader of the Opposition in 1931 after his agreement to give confidence in the house to the United Party government ended. He remained leader until his death in 1933.
  
  ## Frontbench team
  
  The list below contains a list of Holland's spokespeople and their respective roles:
  
  ### 1926–28
  
  | Shadow Minister | Portfolio |
  | - | - |
  | Harry Holland | Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs |
  | Michael Joseph Savage | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Internal Affairs Spokesperson for Native Affairs Accossiate spokesperson for Finance |
  | Peter Fraser | Spokesperson for Education Spokesperson for Health Parliamentary Caucus Secretary |
  | James McCombs | Spokesperson for Finance |
  | Bob Semple | Spokesperson for Labour Spokesperson for Mines |
  | Dan Sullivan | Senior Whip |
  | Rex Mason | Spokesperson for Justice |
  | Ted Howard | Junior Whip |
  
  ### 1931–33
  
  | Shadow Minister | Portfolio |
  | - | - |
  | Harry Holland | Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs |
  | Michael Joseph Savage | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for Internal Affairs Spokesperson for Native Affairs |
  | Peter Fraser | Spokesperson for Education Spokesperson for Health Parliamentary Caucus Secretary |
  | Walter Nash | Spokesperson for Finance |
  | Bob Semple | Spokesperson for Labour Spokesperson for Mines |
  | Dan Sullivan | Senior Whip |
  | Rex Mason | Spokesperson for Justice |
  | Ted Howard | Junior Whip |
  