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Career MP Salary
$1,264,724
34 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$714,558
7 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Philip Bruce Goff (born 22 June 1953) is a New Zealand retired politician and former diplomat. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2016. He served as leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011. During the Fifth Labour Government, in office from 1999 to 2008, Goff was a senior minister in a number of portfolios, including Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister of Defence, and Associate Minister of Finance. Goff was elected mayor of Auckland in 2016, and served two terms, before retiring in 2022. In 2023 he took up a diplomatic post as High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom, which he held until 2025.
Salary & Role History
34 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $160,024 |
| 2015 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $156,800 |
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $150,700 |
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP |
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
11 years of declarations201619 declared interests▼
Debts Owed to the Member (3)
- •Bank of New Zealand – term deposit and bank account
- •Westpac Bank – bank account
- •Kiwibank – term deposit
Retirement Schemes (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