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Career MP Salary
$1,447,300
6 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$292,497
6 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Penelope Elsie Simmonds (born September 1959) is a New Zealand politician, Member of Parliament and a Minister in the House of Representatives for the National Party. She previously served as the chief executive of the Southern Institute of Technology. Following the 2023 New Zealand general election, Simmonds assumed the disability issues, environmental, tertiary education and skills, and associate social development and employment portfolios in the Sixth National Government.
Salary & Role History
6 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minister for Environment Also: Minister for Environment; Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment; Minister for Vocational Education; Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills | Minister (Cabinet) | $316,100(highest) |
| 2024 | Minister for Environment Also: Minister for Environment; Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment; Minister for Disability Issues; Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills | Minister (Cabinet) | $310,000 |
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (1)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
Declared Financial Interests
5 years of declarations20257 declared interests▼
Real Property (4)
- •Family cribs (x3; owned by family trust) – Riverton, Southland
- •Farm (jointly owned) – Ryal Bush, Southland
- •Family home and farm (jointly owned) – Mabel Bush, Southland
- •Rental property (owned by family trust) – Invercargill
Trusts (2)
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests