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Jacinda Ardern
LabourFormer MP
Charity OfficerCareer MP Salary
$4,195,743
14 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$2,651,308
13 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
14 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Child Poverty Reduction; Minister for National Security and Intelligence; Minister for Ministerial Services; Associate Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2022 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Child Poverty Reduction; Minister for National Security and Intelligence; Minister for Ministerial Services; Associate Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2021 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Child Poverty Reduction; Minister for National Security and Intelligence; Minister for Ministerial Services; Associate Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2020 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2019 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2018 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2017 | Prime Minister Also: "Prime Minister; Leader of the Opposition; Minister for Arts | Prime Minister | $471,049(highest) |
| 2016 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $158,500 |
| 2015 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $154,500 |
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $151,200 |
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $147,800 |
| 2012 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,600 |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| 2008 | Member of Parliament (List) Also: Member of Parliament (List); Labour | List MP | $0 |
| Total Career Earnings (14 years) | $4,195,743 | ||
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 | Minister | - | $537 | $5,616 | $3,477 | - | $113,300 | $122,930 |
| 2022 | Minister | - | $2,391 | $23,441 | $68,834 | - | $600,427 | $695,095 |
| 2021 | Minister | - | $1,689 | $25,832 | $70,565 | - | - | $98,086 |
| 2020 | Minister | - | $5,415 | $27,154 | $71,459 | - | $246 | $104,274 |
| 2019 | Minister | - | $3,016 | $43,531 | $112,112 | - | $264,717 | $423,377 |
| 2018 | Minister | $6,904 | $3,006 | $31,466 | $174,044 | $82,795 | $234,058 | $518,464 |
| 2017 | Minister | $30,981 | - | $39,032 | $56,365 | $99,691 | $6,128 | $232,198 |
| 2016 | MP | $27,923 | - | $30,014 | $16,005 | $75,166 | - | $131,592 |
| 2015 | MP | $27,923 | - | $30,808 | $15,392 | $75,563 | - | $97,220 |
| 2014 | MP | $22,445 | - | $28,461 | $13,048 | $64,862 | - | $64,862 |
| 2013 | MP | $16,891 | - | $33,054 | $17,942 | $69,331 | $1,767 | $69,331 |
| 2012 | MP | $16,852 | - | $27,681 | $15,267 | $61,233 | - | $75,136 |
| 2011 | MP | $3,600 | - | $4,597 | $1,175 | $9,372 | - | $18,744 |
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
Charity Roles (1)
- Current
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
15 years of declarations202335 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home – Mt Albert electorate, Auckland
overseas travel costs (12)
- •Thailand – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Thailand.
- •Viet Nam – bilateral visit with trade delegation. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Viet Nam.
- •Government of Cambodia.
- •Cambodia – East Asia Summit. Contributor to travel and accommodation:
- •Zealand (return travel on the inaugural New York to Auckland flight).
- •Samoa – 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Samoa.
- •Government of Fiji.
- •Fiji – Pacific Islands Forum. Contributor to travel and accommodation:
- •Government of Singapore.
- •Singapore – bilateral visit with trade delegation. Contributor to travel:
- •Japan – bilateral visit with trade delegation. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Japan.
- •New York – United Nations High Level Week. Contributor to travel: Air New
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
Gifts (17)
- •New Zealand Cricket – 2022)
- •– Tickets and corporate hospitality for New Zealand vs Australia match (13 March
- •New Zealand Rugby – vs Australia, 8 October 2022)
- •– Tickets and corporate hospitality for Rugby World Cup opening test (Black Ferns
- •Fiona Garlick – Bronze medallion (edition 8/9, gifted by the artist)
- •President of the United States – Large wooden bowl with presidential seal
- •Harvard University – cardigan (x1)
- •female exporters involved in trade delegation to Australia (to be donated) (Cumulative) wooden bowl with Harvard crest (x1), children’s book (x1), merino – Handbag
- •Yu Mei – Item for use and onward donation
- •Meadowlark – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Deadly Ponies – Items for use and onward donation
- •Caitlin Crisp – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Emilia Wickstead – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Carlson – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Zoe and Morgan – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Juliette Hogan – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Kate Sylvester – (Cumulative) loaned items
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •Booster Super
- •Booster KiwiSaver
- •AMP Super
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Rocky Nook Bowls, Mt Albert – bowling club
202211 declared interests▼
Gifts (6)
- •Juliette Hogan – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Ambassador of Cuba – Christmas gift basket
- •Zoe and Morgan – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •– New Zealand Rugby
- •– Tickets and corporate hospitality for the New Zealand vs Australia rugby match –
- •Emilia Wickstead – Garments (x3)
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •Booster Super
- •Booster KiwiSaver
- •AMP Super
Real Property (1)
- •Family home – Mt Albert electorate, Auckland
202117 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (2)
- •Australia – Bilateral visit. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Australia.
- •Fiji – Bilateral visit. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Fiji.
Gifts (9)
- •Ambassador of Cuba – Christmas gift hamper
- •Juliette Hogan – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Zoe and Morgan – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •– Tickets and corporate hospitality for the New Zealand v Australia Bledisloe Cup
- •New Zealand Rugby – test 11 October 2020
- •– Tickets and corporate hospitality for the New Zealand v India match 8 February
- •New Zealand Cricket – 2020
- •CRS – Tickets and corporate hospitality for Elton John concert 16 February 2020
- •– Music
Real Property (1)
- •Family home – Mt Albert electorate, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •AMP State Sector Super
- •AMP Retail Super
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
- •Fidelity Life Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
202045 declared interests▼
Gifts (28)
- •President of France – Small Sèvres porcelain dish (displayed at Premier House)
- •TAV Pacific – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Juliette Hogan – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Harman Grubisa – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Kate Sylvester – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •Kiri Nathan – (Cumulative) loaned items
- •– Warriors
- •CEO and board of New Zealand – Hospitality and tickets to Warriors v Rabbitohs
- •New Zealand Rugby – Hospitality and tickets to All Blacks v Australia
- •– Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
- •Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of – Ettinger frame and signed photograph
- •– Book Awards Trust
- •New Zealand – 16 books shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
- •– Magazine
- •TIME – Lifetime subscription to TIME magazine (gifted to TIME 100 alumni)
- •Ambassador of Cuba – Gift basket
- •– Jordan
- •His Majesty King Abdullah II of – Hallam Cassell hand-carved frieze in frame
- •L’Oréal Group New Zealand – Refuge in Wellington)
- •– Products from L’Oréal (products were donated to Dress for Success and Women’s
- •Kākahu – Kākahu
- •– Matekino Lawless, and 250 other women of Aotearoa
- •CRS Music – Elton John concert tickets
- •U2 Concert – U2 concert tickets
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- •Mena – Loaned item
- •Maggie Marilyn – Loaned item
- •
Real Property (1)
- •Family home – Mt Albert electorate, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •AMP State Sector Super
- •AMP Retail Super
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
- •Fidelity Life Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
overseas travel costs (11)
- •China – bilateral visit.
- •Thailand – East Asia Summit.
- •Japan – bilateral visit and Rugby World Cup - related events.
- •United States of America – United Nations General Assembly and Christchurch
- •Call meetings.
- •Australia – bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia and speech to the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.
- •France – Christchurch Call meetings.
- •Tokelau – Realm visit. The primary expenses relating to all travel were funded by the Crown. Some accommodation, internal flights, ground transport, and/or other incidental expenses were met by the host Governments.
- •Tuvalu – 50th Pacific Islands Forum.
- •Partnership.
- •Singapore – bilateral visit and to sign the New Zealand - Singapore Enhanced
201937 declared interests▼
Gifts (20)
- •Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the – Signed, framed photograph
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- •– Macron
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- •All Blacks V Australia at Eden Park Hospitality and Tickets – All Blacks v Australia at Eden Park hospitality and tickets(+1 linked)
- •Columbia University - Branded Compass By Tiffany and Co. – Columbia University - branded compass by Tiffany and Co.(+1 linked)
- •– University
- •Lapis Lazuli Box – Lapis lazuli box
- •Ambassador of Cuba – Gift basket
- •Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal – Signed, framed photographs (x2)
- •– Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
- •– Duchess of Cornwall
- •Juliette Hogan – Loaned items (cumulative gift)
- •Kiri Nathan – Loaned items (cumulative gift)
- •TAV – Loaned items (cumulative gift)
- •Emilia Wickstead – Loaned items (cumulative gift)
- •Harman Grubisa – Loaned items (cumulative gift)
- •Zoe & Morgan – Loaned items (cumulative gift)
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Mt Albert electorate, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •AMP State Sector Super
- •AMP Retail Super
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
- •Fidelity Life Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
overseas travel costs (11)
- •Australia – Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum.
- •Samoa, Niue, Tonga, and Cook Islands – Pacific Mission.
- •Australia – Commonwealth Games.
- •United Kingdom – Commonwealth Summit.
- •Nauru – 49th Pacific Islands Forum.
- •United States of America – United Nations General Assembly Leaders Week.
- •Singapore – East Asia Summit.
- •Papua New Guinea – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
- •United Kingdom – bilateral visit.
- •Switzerland – World Economic Forum, Davos.
- •Belgium – bilateral visits with European Union. The primary expenses relating to all travel were funded by the Crown. Some accommodation, internal flights, ground transport, and/or other incidental expenses were met by the host Governments.
201822 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Mt Albert electorate
Gifts (13)
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- •
- •
- •
- •New Zealand Rugby – Hospitality and tickets for three All Blacks matches
- •
- •Oil Painting – APEC Gift: Framed oil painting by Jane Arrieta Ebarle in presentation box (given
- •National Organising Committee for ASEAN – donated)
- •– APEC Gift: Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime handset and S3 Frontier watch (to be
- •National Organising Committee for ASEAN – be donated)
- •Tablet – APEC Gift: Brown & Proud NTC handset and NTC tablet with leather cover (to
- •Souveran Rollerball Pen – Souveran rollerball pen
- •One Red Pelikan Souveran Fountain Pen, with Bottle of Ink, and One Red Pelikan – One red Pelikan Souveran fountain pen, with bottle of ink, and one red Pelikan
overseas travel costs (3)
- •Philippines – Official visit East Asia Summit (EAS) meeting. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of the Philippines. The primary expenses relating to all travel were funded by the Crown. Some accommodation, internal flights, and/or other incidental expenses were met by the host Government.
- •Viet Nam – Official visit Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Viet Nam.
- •Australia – Bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Australia. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Australia.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •Fidelity Life Super
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
- •AMP Retail Super
- •AMP State Sector Super
201714 declared interests▼
Payment for Activities (1)
- •JAM TV – direct donation to children’s charitable project in lieu of appearance fee
overseas travel costs (3)
- •Two stops in Europe and North America – filming for TV programme. Contributor to travel and accommodation: JAM TV.
- •World Economic Forum.
- •Japan – Young Global Leaders Annual Forum. Contributor to accommodation:
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •Fidelity Life Super
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
- •AMP Retail Super
- •AMP State Sector Super
Real Property (3)
- •February 2017)
- •Previous family home, Auckland Central (sold in October 2016, settled in
- •Family home, Point Chevalier
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (2)
- •Cultivate Mentoring Lab – provides free mentoring service for women
- •Feed the Need – provides free lunches to low decile schools
20169 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Freemans Bay, Auckland
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Switzerland – attendance at the World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders annual meeting, August 2015. Contributor to travel: World Economic Forum.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •Fidelity Life Super
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
- •AMP Retail Super
- •AMP State Sector Super
20154 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Freemans Bay, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
- •AMP State Sector Super
- •AMP Retail Superannuation Scheme ANZ KiwiSaver Fidelity Life Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Gifts (1)
- •Cirque du Soleil ANNUAL RETURNS J. 7 – Tickets to Cirque du Soleil (x2)
20143 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Freemans Bay, Auckland
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •Prudential Super
- •AMP State Sector Super
- •AMP Retail Superannuation Scheme ASB Super
20135 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (2)
- •Australia – Visitors Programme, social policy focus. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Australian Government.
- •United States – International Visitors Programme on the development of American foreign policy. Contributor to travel (economy class airfare) and accommodation: US State Department.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •Prudential Super
- •AMP Super
- •One Path Superannuation Scheme ASB Superannuation Scheme AXA Super
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Freemans Bay, Auckland
20125 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •Prudential Super
- •State Sector Super
- •Government Super
Gifts (4)
- •International Rugby Board – Rugby World Cup ticket and hospitality, final
- •Vector – Rugby World Cup tickets and hospitality, semi-final
- •New Zealand Rugby Union – Rugby World Cup tickets and hospitality, pool match
- •Telecom – Rugby World Cup tickets and hospitality, pool match
20112 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Sweden – preside over Congress of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and handover to a new incoming President. Contributor to travel: IUSY (partly-subsidised economy airfare). Contributor to accommodation: SSU (social democratic youth of Sweden).
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •Prudential Super
- •State Sector Super
- •Government Super
20104 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •Prudential Super
- •State Sector Super
- •Government Super
overseas travel costs (3)
- •Hungary – lead the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) festival as President of the organisation. Contributor to travel: IUSY (partly-subsidised economy airfare). Contributor to accommodation: IUSY.
- •Thailand – preside over IUSY Asia Pacific Committee meeting. Contributor to travel: IUSY (partly-subsidised economy airfare). Contributor to accommodation: Olaf Palmer Centre (Swedish not-for-profit organisation).
- •Argentina – preside over American Committee meeting of IUSY. Contributor to travel: IUSY (partly-subsidised economy airfare). Contributor to accommodation: IUSY.
20093 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (2)
- •Bolivia – attend American Committee Meeting of the International Union of Socialist Youth and chair IUSY Presidium Meeting. Contributors to accommodation: IUSY, FES (German not-for- profit organisation).
- •Mexico – preside over International Union of Socialist Youth Presidium Meeting and IUSY World Council. Contributor to travel: IUSY (return economy class airfare). Contributors to accommodation: IUSY, Partido de la Revolución Democrática of Mexico (hosts).
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •KiwiSaver Prudential Super
- •State Sector Super
Source: Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament
Cross-Sector Roles
Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests