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Damien Smith
LabourFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$652,000
4 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$174,432
4 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
4 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2021 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| Total Career Earnings (4 years) | $652,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2023 | MP | $27,773 | - | $15,217 | $13,251 | - | - | $56,836 |
| 2022 | MP | $30,914 | - | $18,039 | $7,508 | - | - | $57,282 |
| 2021 | MP | $33,853 | - | $10,295 | $7,619 | - | - | $52,689 |
| 2020 | MP | $1,546 | - | $5,707 | $267 | - | - | $7,625 |
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
3 years of declarations20236 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (2)
- •TMG International Limited – business advisory services (growth companies and start-ups)
- •Scalata Limited – business and finance advisory services
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •MSL UK (private company; not incorporated) – microbiological soil products to the farming and growing industries
- •MSL Australia (private company; not incorporated) – microbiological soil products to the farming and growing industries
Trusts (1)
- •Damien Smith Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Westpac KiwiSaver
20226 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (2)
- •TMG International Limited – business advisory services (growth companies and start-ups)
- •Scalata Limited – business and finance advisory services
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •MSL UK (private company) Not Incorporated – microbiological soil products to the farming and growing industries
- •MSL Australia (private company) Not Incorporated – microbiological soil products to the farming and growing industries
Trusts (1)
- •Damien Smith Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Westpac KiwiSaver
20218 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •TMG International Limited – business advisory services (growth companies and start-ups)
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •MSL UK (Private Company) Not Incorporated – microbiological soils products to the farming and growing industries
- •MSL Australia (Private Company) Not Incorporated – microbiological soils products to the farming and growing industries
Trusts (3)
- •Damien Smith Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •Lune Trust (trustee)
- •Jonathan Moon Trust (trustee)
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Mindful Software NZ – financial tech software (growth fund, phase 1, market validation: NZTE)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Westpac KiwiSaver
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