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MPs with Student Loans

Members of Parliament who have declared student loans in their financial interests

MPs with Student Loans

7

Total Declarations

14

Years of Data

10

2009 - 2022

Currently Paying

2

current MPs

By Party

Labour4 MPs
Independent2 MPs
National1 MP

Current MPs (2)

Declared: 2019
Declared: 2013, 2012

Former MPs (5)

Gaurav SharmaIndependent
Declared: 2022, 2021
Declared: 2022, 2021
Declared: 2022, 2021
Jami-Lee RossIndependent
Declared: 2016, 2015, 2014
Nikki KayeNational
Declared: 2010, 2009

Why This Matters

Student loans affect financial decisions and policy perspectives. MPs who have experienced student debt may bring different insights to education funding debates and student support policies. Most MPs paid off their loans before entering Parliament or never had one.

Context

New Zealand's student loan scheme began in 1992. Interest-free student loans were introduced in 2006. MPs who studied before these dates may have had different educational funding arrangements.

Declarations Over Time

2009
1
2010
1
2012
1
2013
1
2014
1
2015
1
2016
1
2019
1
2021
3
2022
3

Data Source

Student loan data from the Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament. MPs are required to declare debts owed, including student loans to the New Zealand Government or Inland Revenue Department. This data shows the existence of a loan but not the balance.