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Career MP Salary
$1,307,600
8 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$322,800
8 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Golriz Ghahraman (Persian: گلریز قهرمان; born 1981) is a New Zealand former politician and lawyer. The former United Nations lawyer was a child asylum seeker, and became the first refugee elected to New Zealand's Parliament. Ghahraman was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Green Party from 2017 to 2024, when she resigned amid multiple shoplifting allegations, which she was later convicted of.
Salary & Role History
8 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $168,600(highest) |
| 2023 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000 |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000 |
| 2021 | Ordinary MP |
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles (1)
Crown Entity Roles (3)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
6 years of declarations20233 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Home – Auckland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Booster KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (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