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Career MP Salary
$3,344,133
13 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$1,434,009
13 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Carmel Jean Sepuloni (born 1977) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 20th deputy prime minister of New Zealand. A member of the Labour Party, she was first elected to Parliament in 2008 for a three-year term as a list Member of Parliament (MP) and was re-elected as MP for Kelston in 2014. In 2023, she was elected as the deputy leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Kelvin Davis. Sepuloni is New Zealand's first MP of Tongan descent. She was a senior minister in the Sixth Labour Government under Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, holding office as Minister for Social Development throughout the government's term and additionally serving as Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Minister for ACC, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Minister for Disability Issues and Minister for Pacific Peoples. She became deputy prime minister in January 2023 when the Labour leadership switched to Chris Hipkins.
Salary & Role History
13 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Leader of Opposition | $316,100 |
| 2024 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Leader of Opposition | $310,000 |
| 2023 | Deputy Prime Minister Also: Deputy Leader of the Opposition; Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for ACC; Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Auckland; Acting Minister for Child Poverty Reduction; Associate Minister for Foreign Affairs (Pacific Region); Minister for Social Development and Employment; Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles (1)
- Board Member
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
14 years of declarations20256 declared interests▼
Payment for Activities (2)
- •Fee received for being a contestant on Celebrity Treasure Island – Warner
- •Bros
Gifts (1)
- •Eden Park – Tickets (x2) and corporate hospitality for P!nk concert
Cross-Sector Roles
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests