Michael Dunkley will resume his position as Opposition Senate leader, with Craig Cannonier and Kathy Michelmore completing the One Bermuda Alliance Senate team when the Upper House resumes next week.But Mr Dunkley, whose demotion as Senate leader was seen as one of the final nails in the United Bermuda Party coffin six months ago, said he doesn’t know whether he will retain his role as Shadow Public Safety Minister.Warwick West MP Mark Pettingill has served as Public Safety spokesman for the Bermuda Democratic Alliance, suggesting he is also a contender for the crime job in the new party.OBA leader John Barritt will select his Shadow Cabinet over the next few days, with all portfolios up for grabs, along with new positions as shadow board chairmen a concept designed to give more party members a say on issues of the day.According to the OBA’s constitution, Mr Barritt must liaise with chairman Michael Fahy, deputy leader Mr Cannonier, Senate leader Mr Dunkley and House leader and whip Shawn Crockwell before finalising his team.The Shadow portfolios will be divided up between the ten MPs and three Senators, with some long-serving former UBP MPs expected to keep their roles, particularly Bob Richards in Finance, with Mr Fahy a likely understudy as Finance shadow board chairman.Grant Gibbons is well-established in Education, with no obvious challenger from the former BDA camp; Louise Jackson has long held the Shadow Health post, although physician Dr Michelmore could be a challenger for that title.Several lawyers are in the frame for the Shadow Justice job, including former UBP deputy leader Mr Moniz and Mr Pettingill, while Donte Hunt is known for mainly speaking on Families, a position which becomes vacant in the absence of Suzann Roberts-Holshouser.Former leader Kim Swan’s Environment post is available, along with Charlie Swan’s Transport post. Cole Simons and Mr Crockwell have previously held those posts respectively, although Mr Simons has held Tourism in recent months. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has held the Shadow Works portfolio while Jeanne Atherden, still with the UBP, has held the Economy post.Former BDA members Michael Branco, Toni Daniels and Wayne Scott, all in attendance at the OBA launch, could be in line for shadow board chairman roles.Shadow boards were used in the BDA which was unable to appoint Shadow Ministers.Mr Fahy said yesterday: “The shadow boards will include people who have an interest in that particular area and will each have a chairperson who will be able to speak on those issues and act in tandem with the Shadow Minister.“They will essentially be the shadow to the Shadow Minister.“The aim is to get a wide range of people talking, giving people a profile as well as demonstrating change. We want to show people that if they get involved they have a real opportunity to make policy and make change.“This is an opportunity to take part in change, not to sit on the sidelines and criticise and say this is not change. It’s change if you make it change.”Dr Michelmore, the former BDA deputy leader, said regarding her selection yesterday: “I am honoured to have been asked to serve in the Senate as part of the OBA.“I became actively involved in politics in Bermuda in 2009 because I believed that we need a new political landscape. We must move beyond divisiveness and historical score-settling, towards tackling the issues facing our Country with integrity, accountability, and open public discourse.“I believe that Bermuda deserves leadership that is prepared to fully address the crises we face with regard to crime, education, and our economy. We need a Government that is effective and which will work for its people.”Asked what she brings to the Senate, Dr Michelmore, a physician at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, replied: “Integrity, energy, balance, and a woman’s point of view. I have an extensive background in medicine and health issues, and I believe this will be an asset, particularly as we attempt to address the future of healthcare in Bermuda.”Mr Cannonier said he was honoured to have been asked to serve as a Senator by Mr Barritt and said he was “very much looking forward” to taking his seat in the Senate.He said: “It’s going to be wonderful. It’s obvious crime is the main issue we need to immediately tackle, and of course what is happening with the economy. We need to get these two issues under control and have a plan for the future of our country.”Mr Cannonier said he was “going to concentrate on the Senate” for the time-being, but he hinted that he may want to become leader of the OBA and said he would “entertain a future as an MP.”He said: “Who knows what will happen? I am relatively new to politics and it’s been a steep learning curve, but I’m loving every minute. The interesting scenario is that in order to be leader you have to be a Member of Parliament. That’s all I’m saying.”