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Career MP Salary
$545,800
3 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$382,904
3 years of data
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Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Pansy Yu Fong Wong (Chinese: 黃徐毓芳; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Chèuih Yūk-fōng; born 1955) is a New Zealand former politician. Wong was a National Party Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1996 to 2011. She was New Zealand's first MP and first Cabinet minister of Asian ethnicity and served as Minister for Ethnic Affairs and Minister of Women's Affairs in the Fifth National Government. Wong resigned from Parliament in January 2011 after allegations of misusing parliamentary travel allowances.
Universities
Yale UniversitySalary & Role History
3 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| 2010 | Minister of Ethnic Affairs | Minister outside Cabinet | $202,000(highest) |
| 2009 | Minister of Ethnic Affairs | Minister outside Cabinet | $202,000(highest) |
| Total Career Earnings (3 years) | |||
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles (1)
- Trustee
Crown Entity Roles (1)
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
5 years of declarations20106 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (3)
- •Retail Business Dreamland Distributors Limited (not Trading) – Smith City Limited – retail business
- •Broadway Industries – manufacturer and distributor
- •Christchurch Gondola New Zealand – gondola operator
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
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