WELLINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday ahead of the Nov. 7 general election.
The reshuffle brings new talent to tackle economic challenges from the Middle East conflicts and global fuel disruptions, Luxon said in a statement.
"The past few weeks have underlined how important energy security is, and as such, I will be elevating the energy portfolio to senior minister Simeon Brown," Luxon said.
The changes also bring Chris Penk into the cabinet as the defense minister. ■
