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Career MP Salary
$2,992,200
12 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$1,987,534
12 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Anne Merrilyn Tolley (née Hicks; born 1 March 1953) is a New Zealand politician. Tolley was elected as a member of the Napier City Council in 1986 and served as deputy mayor from 1989 until 1995. In 1999 she was elected to Parliament as a list MP representing the National Party. She was unseated in 2002 but returned in 2005 as the new East Coast MP. Between 2008 and 2017 she was a senior minister in the Fifth National Government, holding the offices of Minister of Education, Minister of Social Development, Minister of Corrections, Minister of Police and Minister of Local Government. She established Oranga Tamariki and was the first Minister for Children from 2016 to 2017. She was Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2020. In 2021 she was appointed chair of the commission overseeing the Tauranga City Council.
Salary & Role History
12 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Member of Parliament | Ordinary MP | $180,400 |
| 2019 | Member of Parliament | Ordinary MP | $176,900 |
| 2018 | Member of Parliament | Ordinary MP | $168,900 |
| 2017 | Minister for Children |
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles (1)
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
15 years of declarations20206 declared interests▼
Real Property (3)
- •Commercial shops (x4, jointly owned) – Napier
- •Residential flat (owned by superannuation trust) – Wellington
- •Residential house (jointly owned) – Ōhope
Trusts (1)
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles(1)
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests