
$2,992,200
12 years tracked
$1,987,534
12 years of data
Anne 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.
| 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 |
| $303,000(highest) |
| 2016 | Minister for Children | Minister (Cabinet) | $296,000 |
| 2015 | Minister of Social Development | Minister (Cabinet) | $290,000 |
| 2014 | Minister of Social Development | Minister (Cabinet) | $279,000 |
| 2013 | Minister of Social Development | Minister (Cabinet) | $273,000 |
| 2012 | Minister of Police | Minister (Cabinet) | $267,000 |
| 2011 | Minister of Police | Minister (Cabinet) | $262,000 |
| 2010 | Minister of Education | Minister (Cabinet) | $248,000 |
| 2009 | Minister of Education | Minister (Cabinet) | $248,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (12 years) | $2,992,200 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2020 | MP | $41,794 | - | $13,803 | $7,166 | $10,239 | - | $73,705 |
| 2019 | MP | $44,876 | - | $26,721 | $4,816 | $16,283 | $31,268 | $95,631 |
| 2018 | Minister | $22,438 | - | $10,051 | $15,442 | $49,808 | $13,010 | $80,562 |
| 2017 | Minister | $41,436 | $5,054 | $47,591 | $55,779 | $15,878 | $4,643 | $170,378 |
| 2016 | Minister | $40,888 | $4,640 | $44,980 | $42,927 | $3,221 | $69,055 | $205,273 |
| 2015 | Minister | $39,316 | $5,281 | $42,691 | $43,236 | $5,041 | $45,858 | $178,549 |
| 2014 | Minister | $38,347 | $7,812 | $47,737 | $43,303 | $9,709 | $27,140 | $164,339 |
| 2013 | Minister | $37,398 | $4,000 | $42,904 | $58,388 | $7,224 | $81,057 | $223,746 |
| 2012 | Minister | $37,398 | $2,260 | $43,701 | $54,306 | $7,746 | $51,547 | $192,117 |
| 2011 | Minister | $37,398 | $6,623 | $46,974 | $72,374 | $2,617 | $42,307 | $208,294 |
| 2010 | Minister | $38,738 | $7,697 | $41,138 | $87,127 | - | $81,858 | $256,559 |
| 2009 | Minister | $22,045 | $2,918 | $25,486 | $41,394 | - | $46,538 | $138,381 |
MP expenses from Parliament disclosure. Minister expenses disclosed separately via DIA Executive disclosure. Years showing '-' may indicate the person held a ministerial role during that period.