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Barry Coates
GreenFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$317,000
2 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$86,694
2 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
2 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $158,500(highest) |
| 2016 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $158,500(highest) |
| Total Career Earnings (2 years) | $317,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2017 | MP | $8,151 | - | $19,976 | $8,482 | $37,802 | - | $74,411 |
| 2016 | MP | $2,844 | - | $8,020 | $1,357 | $12,283 | - | $12,283 |
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 (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
1 years of declarations201711 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (4)
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- •Monk Fruit Corporation – natural sweetener
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Real Property (2)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Epsom, Auckland
- •Rental Property (leasehold, jointly owned), Greenlane, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •Scandia (no contributions since 1996)
- •Ethical Pensions Trust (no contributions since 2003)
- •Grosvenor – socially responsible investment fund
Debts Owed to the Member (2)
- •Westpac Australia – savings
- •Barclays Bank – online saver
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