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Hon Rick Barker
LabourFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$384,800
2 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$167,597
2 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 5 Mar 2026Director with local government and regional investment experience.
Hon Rick Barker Chair Hawke's Bay Regional Council Director Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Company Limited
Education
Master's Degree in Public Policy
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
2 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ordinary MP Also: ["Ordinary MP"] | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| 2008 | Minister (Cabinet) Also: ["Minister (Cabinet)"] | Minister (Cabinet) | $243,000(highest) |
| Total Career Earnings (2 years) | $384,800 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
Expense History
Role types: MP (Parliament) · Minister (Executive)
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2011 | MP | $2,600 | - | $6,919 | $7,556 | $18,037 | - | $35,112 |
| 2008 | Minister | - | $2,201 | $19,079 | $54,762 | - | $56,443 | $132,485 |
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.
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (1)
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
6 years of declarations201110 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (2)
- •Te Aranga Marae Trust – marae activities
- •Premier Youth Training Trust – working with young people to improve their lives
Other Companies & Business Interests (3)
- •New Zealand Pure Products Trading Limited (not currently trading) – exporting 4 Trusts Barker Family Trust
- •entities
- •
Company Directorships (1)
- •Burnett Properties Limited – property
overseas travel costs (2)
- •Australia – playing in Parliamentary Rugby Team. Contributor to travel: Air New Zealand. Contributor to accommodation: Parliamentary Sports Club. * Interest rate payable in relation to the debt is less than the normal market interest rate that applied at the time the debt was incurred or, if the terms of the debt have been amended, at the time of that amendment. ANNUAL RETURNS J. 7
- •Trinidad and Tobago – presentations to seminar on parliamentary practice. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •West Bay Super
Real Property (1)
- •Family house, Hastings
20108 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •New Zealand Pure Products Trading Limited (not currently trading) – export goods
- •
Trusts (1)
- •Barker Family Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Premier Youth Training Trust – working with young people to improve their lives and make good citizens
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Hastings Property, Tawa
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •West Bay Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Barker Family Trust – loan – nil interest
Company Directorships (1)
- •Burnett Properties Limited – property
20095 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (1)
- •
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Hastings House, Tawa
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Global Retirement Trust
Company Directorships (1)
- •Burnett Properties Limited – property
Trusts (1)
- •Barker Family Trust Upton Family Trust
20084 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Burnett Properties Limited – property
Trusts (1)
- •Barker Family Trust
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Global Retirement Trust
Other Companies & Business Interests (1)
- •
20076 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Burnett Properties Limited – property
Other Companies & Business Interests (1)
- •
Trusts (1)
- •Barker Family Trust
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Global Retirement Trust
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •HSBC Limited – mortgage
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Hungary – representing the Government at the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian uprising. Contributor to accommodation and other internal expenses: Government of Hungary.
20065 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •HSBC Limited – mortgage
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Global Retirement Trust
Trusts (1)
- •Barker Family Trust
Other Companies & Business Interests (1)
- •
Company Directorships (1)
- •Burnett Properties Limited – property owner
Source: Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament
Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests