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Career MP Salary
$1,232,000
8 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$386,137
8 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Raymond Huo (simplified Chinese: 霍建强; traditional Chinese: 霍建強; pinyin: Hùo Jiànqiáng; born 1964) is a New Zealand politician who was a Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2014 and from 2017 to 2020. He was first elected in 2008 as the New Zealand Labour Party's first MP of Chinese descent. He was the third Chinese New Zealander to enter Parliament, after the National Party's Pansy Wong and ACT's Kenneth Wang. Huo announced in July 2020 that he would not be standing in the 2020 election. Multiple news outlets reported in 2021 that his retirement from Parliament came after intelligence agencies flagged concerns about his relationship with the Chinese Government, and was arranged as part of a deal between Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Opposition Leader Todd Muller that also involved National MP Jian Yang leaving Parliament for the same reason.
Salary & Role History
8 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2019 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2018 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2017 |
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles (2)
- Trustee
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
9 years of declarations202013 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Vivafields Limited (as a shareholder) – rental property investment
Trusts (1)
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Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles(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