▁alternative ▁program . ▁As ▁many ▁National ▁MP s ▁were ▁Minister s ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁National - led ▁Government , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁named ▁Sp okes pers ons ▁for ▁areas ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁previously ▁had ▁minister ial ▁responsibility . ▁Most ▁other ▁MP s ▁picked ▁up ▁minor ▁port fol ios , ▁although ▁new ▁MP s ▁were ▁not ▁assigned ▁any ▁particular ▁respons ib ilities . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁English ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁leadership ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁National ▁Party ▁leader ▁by ▁Simon ▁Br id ges ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Other ▁than ▁Br id ges ' ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁leadership , ▁no ▁changes ▁to ▁port folio ▁respons ib ilities ▁were ▁named ▁until ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁when ▁Br id ges ▁announced ▁his ▁own ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁sp okes pers ons ▁The ▁O pp osition ▁port folio ▁sp okes pers ons ▁were ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁The ▁ten ▁MP s ▁who ▁entered ▁Parliament ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election ▁( S ime on ▁Brown , ▁Andrew ▁Fal lo on , ▁H are te ▁H ip ango , ▁Matt ▁King , ▁Den ise ▁Lee , ▁Chris ▁P enk , ▁Er ica ▁Stan ford , ▁Tim ▁van ▁de ▁Mol en , ▁Ham ish ▁Walker , ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁Y ule ) ▁were ▁not ▁ranked ▁or ▁given ▁port folio ▁alloc ations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁National ▁Party ▁English