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Career MP Salary
$1,630,200
10 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$726,841
10 years of data
Profile1mo agoParliament1mo 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
Charity Roles (1)
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
8 years of declarations202520 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (4)
- •Kiwi Empire Confectionery Limited – confectionery and food manufacturing
- •Nanak Deep Investments Limited – investment property
- •King Trustee Management Limited – owns trust
- •Core Ceuticals Pacific Limited (not trading)
Other Companies & Business Interests (5)
Cross-Sector Roles
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests
About this profile
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Source registers used on this page
- Parliament.nz (MP register of pecuniary interests)
- Te Kawa Mataaho public-service appointment records
- NZ Government Gazette appointment notices
- Remuneration Authority salary determinations
- Companies Office records (for company directorships)
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