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Career MP Salary
$4,447,117
24 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$3,226,066
17 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Judith Anne Collins (born 24 February 1959) is a New Zealand politician who has served as the attorney-general and minister of defence since 27 November 2023. She served as the leader of the Opposition and leader of the New Zealand National Party from 14 July 2020 to 25 November 2021. Collins has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Papakura since 2008 and was MP for Clevedon from 2002 to 2008. Born in Hamilton, Collins studied at Matamata College, the University of Canterbury and University of Auckland. Before entering politics, she worked as a commercial lawyer and was President of the Auckland District Law Society and Vice-President of the New Zealand Law Society. She was a solicitor for four different firms from 1981 and 1990, before running her own practice for a decade. She was a director of Housing New Zealand from 1999 to 2001 and worked as special counsel for Minter Ellison Rudd Watts from 2000 to 2002 before she entered Parliament at the 2002 election.
Universities
University of Auckland
University of CanterburySalary & Role History
24 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minister of Defence Also: Attorney General; Minister of Defence; Minister of Digitising Government; Minister of GCSB; Minister of NZSIS; Minister of Public Service; Minister of Space; Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology | Minister (Cabinet) | $316,100(highest) |
| 2024 | Minister of Defence Also: Attorney General; Minister of Defence; Minister of Digitising Government; Minister of GCSB; Minister of NZSIS; Minister of Space; Minister (Lead Coordination) for Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques; Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology |
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
20 years of declarations202527 declared interests▼
Trusts (6)
- •Barbara Collins Family Trust (trustee)
- •Schoeller Family Trust (trustee)
- •Sigmund Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •James Resettlement Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •Judith Collins Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests