Prime Minister Bill English has now finalised the Cabinet ministers he'll take into the September election.

Nikki Kaye is being sworn in as Minister for Education on 2 May.

Gerry Brownlee is becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs.

KEVIN STENT/Fairfax NZ English has announced new positions for MPs Gerry Brownlee and Nikki Kaye.

Brownlee's current portfolios will be divvied up between three MPs: Mark Mitchell will take on his defence portfolio, Nathan Guy will take on Civil Defence, and Nicky Wagner will take on the Christchurch rebuild.

Simon Bridges is the new "leader of the house," a role previously held by Gerry Brownlee.

KEVIN STENT/Fairfax NZ Bill English on his way to announce the changes in the cabinet reshuffle.