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Career MP Salary
$2,884,565
12 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$1,064,856
12 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Jennifer Teresia Salesa (née Latu, born c. 1968) is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who has served as a Member of Parliament since 2014. She was first elected as MP for Manukau East, and after its abolition in 2020 won the replacement electorate of Panmure-Ōtāhuhu. She served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government as Minister for Building and Construction, Minister of Customs (from 2019) and Minister for Ethnic Communities from 2017 until 6 November 2020.
Salary & Role History
12 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $175,400 |
| 2024 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $172,000 |
| 2023 | Assistant Speaker | Speaker | $295,663(highest) |
| 2022 | Assistant Speaker |
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
11 years of declarations202513 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (5)
- •Kaha’u Superannuation Fund
- •TIAA-Cref retirement account, United States of America
- •Fisher Funds TWO KiwiSaver Scheme
- •Fidelity super
- •John Hancock super
Real Property (5)
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests