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Career MP Salary
$1,630,200
10 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$726,841
10 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Kushmiita Parmjeet Kaur Parmar (born 1970) is a New Zealand politician. She first entered Parliament as a list Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives in the 2014 general election, representing the National Party. After failing to be re-elected in the 2020 general election, Parmar changed allegiance to ACT New Zealand and was elected for that party in the 2023 general election. Parmar was the first Indian woman to represent a political party in the New Zealand Parliament.
Salary & Role History
10 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $175,400(highest) |
| 2024 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $172,000 |
| 2023 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $168,600 |
| 2020 | Ordinary MP |
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
8 years of declarations202520 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (5)
- •Dreamland Distributors Limited (not trading)
- •Ninian Holdings Limited – retail business
- •Genesis Energy (shares) – power company
- •Vector Limited (shares) – power company
- •Mercury NZ Limited (shares) – power company
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (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