$2,518,191
10 years tracked
$1,081,825
10 years of data
Peter Francis Dunne (born 17 March 1954) is a New Zealand retired politician. Dunne was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ōhāriu electorate and its predecessors from 1984 to 2017, first as a member of the Labour Party from 1984 to 1994 before joining or leading a succession of minor centrist parties. He was the Leader of Future New Zealand from 1994 to 1995, United New Zealand from 1996 to 2000, and United Future from 2000 to 2017. He was four times appointed a minister in governments led by both the National and Labour governments in 1990, 1996, 2005 to 2013 and 2014 to 2017 and held the offices of Minister of Regional Development, Minister of Revenue and Minister of Internal Affairs. Except for two terms (2002 to 2008), Dunne was the sole member of his party from the 1996 general election until his retirement at the 2017 general election. While the party continued to contest the election without him, it attained only 0.1% of the party vote and no seats in Parliament. In his retirement Dunne has appeared as a political commentator.
| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Minister of Internal Affairs Also: Minister of Internal Affairs; Associate Minister of Health; Associate Minister of Conservation | Minister (Cabinet) | $288,437(highest) |
| 2016 | Minister of Internal Affairs Also: Minister of Internal Affairs; Associate Minister of Health; Associate Minister of Conservation | Minister (Cabinet) | $288,437(highest) |
| 2015 |
Minister of Internal Affairs Also: Minister of Internal Affairs; Associate Minister of Health; Associate Minister of Conservation |
| Minister (Cabinet) |
| $281,117 |
| 2014 | Minister of Internal Affairs Also: Ordinary MP; Minister of Internal Affairs; Associate Minister of Health; Associate Minister of Conservation | Minister (Cabinet) | $275,000 |
| 2013 | Minister of Revenue Also: Minister of Revenue; Associate Minister of Health; Ordinary MP | Minister (Cabinet) | $262,700 |
| 2012 | Minister of Revenue Also: Minister of Revenue; Associate Minister of Health | Minister (Cabinet) | $262,700 |
| 2011 | Minister of Revenue Also: Minister of Revenue; Associate Minister of Health | Minister (Cabinet) | $257,800 |
| 2010 | Minister of Revenue | Minister outside Cabinet | $202,000 |
| 2009 | Minister of Revenue | Minister outside Cabinet | $202,000 |
| 2008 | Minister of Revenue | Minister outside Cabinet | $198,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (10 years) | $2,518,191 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2017 | Minister | - | $1,751 | $14,577 | $27,777 | $524 | $59,104 | $103,198 |
| 2016 | Minister | - | $1,868 | $12,410 | $23,106 | $324 | $89,297 | $126,190 |
| 2015 | Minister | - | $1,438 | $20,135 | $37,900 | $1,175 | $77,508 | $137,363 |
| 2014 | Minister | - | $1,482 | $31,188 | $31,776 | $7,407 | $114,037 | $178,481 |
| 2013 | Minister | - | $334 | $23,131 | $24,299 | $23,520 | $65,851 | $114,214 |
| 2012 | Minister | - | $307 | $28,276 | $52,908 | $5,139 | $6,517 | $88,994 |
| 2011 | Minister | - | $1,582 | $25,069 | $53,693 | $2,722 | $44,550 | $127,615 |
| 2010 | Minister | - | $1,606 | $22,690 | $61,731 | - | - | $86,027 |
| 2009 | Minister | - | $501 | $11,548 | $26,163 | - | $35,921 | $74,132 |
| 2008 | Minister | - | $840 | $13,288 | $31,483 | - | - | $45,611 |
MP expenses from Parliament disclosure. Minister expenses disclosed separately via DIA Executive disclosure. Years showing '-' may indicate the person held a ministerial role during that period.