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Career MP Salary
$2,273,885
11 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$819,190
11 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Maureen Helena Pugh (born 1958) is a New Zealand politician. She was the mayor of Westland from 2004 to 2013. She first became a Member of Parliament for the National Party in 2016, leaving Parliament in 2017 and returning in 2018. She was initially a list MP, before winning the West Coast-Tasman electorate in 2023.
Salary & Role History
11 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Speaker | Speaker | $316,100(highest) |
| 2024 | Assistant Speaker | Speaker | $310,000 |
| 2023 | Assistant Speaker | Speaker | $304,000 |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP |
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles (1)
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
9 years of declarations20258 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Real Property (3)
- •Timeshare – Toormina, New South Wales, Australia
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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