8 November 2005
National Party portfolio changes
National Party Leader Don Brash has today announced the following portfolio changes:
Pansy Wong: gains Commerce
Shane Ardern: gains Forestry, loses Fisheries
Phil Heatley: regains Fisheries
Chris Tremain: Statistics
ENDS
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