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Charles Chauvel
LabourFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$431,000
3 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$95,644
3 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
3 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,600(highest) |
| 2012 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,600(highest) |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| Total Career Earnings (3 years) | $431,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2013 | MP | - | - | $4,102 | $1,958 | $6,821 | - | $6,821 |
| 2012 | MP | - | - | $29,414 | $15,292 | $52,324 | $4,252 | $61,031 |
| 2011 | MP | - | - | $9,658 | $3,475 | $14,659 | - | $27,792 |
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 declarations20127 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Kittery Trust Pepperell Trust Victory Trust Rocco Trust Tarawera Trust
Real Property (1)
- •Unit titled apartment (jointly owned), Sydney, Australia Apartment, Wellington
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •National Bank of New Zealand Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (3)
- •Moldova – United Nations Commissioner on HIV. Contributor to travel and accommodation: United Nations Development Programme.
- •South Africa – United Nations Commissioner on HIV. Contributor to travel and accommodation: United Nations Development Programme.
- •Switzerland – United Nations Commissioner on HIV. Contributor to travel and accommodation: United Nations Development Programme.
20115 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Unit titled apartment (jointly owned), Sydney, Australia
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •National Bank of New Zealand Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (2)
- •United States of America, Brazil – participant in meeting on Global Fund Replenishment, followed by participating in first meeting on the UN Global Commission on HIV and the Law. Contributor to travel and accommodation: United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Foundation.
- •Philippines – participant in Regional Forum on the Effect of Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples. Contributor to travel and accommodation: New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development.
20105 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Kittery Trust Pepperrell Trust Victory Trust
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment (jointly owned), Sydney, Australia
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •National Bank of New Zealand Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Brussels and Strasbourg – European Union Visitors Programme. Contributor to travel and accommodation: European Commission.
20097 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Kittery Trust Pepperrell Trust Victory Trust
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment (jointly owned), Sydney, Australia
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •National Bank of New Zealand Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (3)
- •Australia – APEC 2020: AsiaLink Convention for Leaders. Contributor to travel: Myer Foundation, University of Melbourne.
- •Australia – business placement with Qantas Airways Limited, organised by the New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust. Contributor to travel: Qantas Airways Limited.
- •Australia – return travel to Sydney for self and partner. Contributor to travel: Air New Zealand.
20086 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Kittery Trust Pepperrell Trust Victory Trust
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment (jointly owned), Sydney, Australia
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •National Bank of New Zealand Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (2)
- •Australia – APEC 2020: AsiaLink Convention for Leaders. Contributor to travel: Myer Foundation, University of Melbourne.
- •Australia – business placement with Qantas Airways Limited, organised by the New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust. Contributor to travel: Qantas Airways Limited.
20077 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Kittery Trust Pepperrell Trust Victory Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Hutt Valley Union Health Service – promoting health services – trustee (unpaid position)
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment (jointly owned), Sydney, Australia
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •National Bank of New Zealand Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •France – New Zealand / France Parliamentary Friendship Group study tour. Contributor to internal travel and accommodation: Government of France.
Gifts (1)
- •Maxim Limited – Website design and maintenance
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