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Mark Mitchell
NationalCurrent MP
Career MP Salary
$3,118,700
15 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$1,415,640
15 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
15 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minister for Corrections Also: Minister for Corrections; Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery; Minister for Ethnic Communities; Minister for Police; Minister for Sport and Recreation | Minister (Cabinet) | $316,100(highest) |
| 2024 | Minister for Corrections Also: Minister for Corrections; Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery; Minister for Police | Minister (Cabinet) | $310,000 |
| 2023 | Minister for Corrections Also: Minister for Corrections; Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery; Minister for Police | Minister (Cabinet) | $304,000 |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $168,400 |
| 2021 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $168,400 |
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $180,400 |
| 2019 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $176,900 |
| 2018 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $168,900 |
| 2017 | Minister of Defence Also: Minister of Defence; Associate Minister of Justice; Minister for Land Information; Minister of Statistics | Minister (Cabinet) | $295,663 |
| 2016 | Associate Minister of Justice Also: Associate Minister of Justice; Minister for Land Information; Minister of Statistics | Minister (Cabinet) | $288,437 |
| 2015 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $156,800 |
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $150,700 |
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $147,500 |
| 2012 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,700 |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| Total Career Earnings (15 years) | $3,118,700 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2025 | Minister | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | Minister | $51,940 | $7,813 | $41,605 | $56,372 | - | $46,578 | $204,308 |
| 2023 | Minister | $35,182 | - | $27,904 | $34,354 | - | - | $101,458 |
| 2022 | MP | $30,914 | - | $22,266 | $22,504 | - | - | $77,167 |
| 2021 | MP | $36,351 | - | $14,721 | $16,122 | - | - | $68,584 |
| 2020 | MP | $25,479 | - | $18,854 | $16,677 | - | - | $63,456 |
| 2019 | MP | $30,914 | - | $36,277 | $26,605 | - | - | $95,813 |
| 2018 | Minister | $22,592 | - | $21,700 | $20,784 | $42,139 | $6,262 | $87,471 |
| 2017 | Minister | $39,633 | $1,834 | $33,455 | $58,444 | $19,184 | $110,095 | $262,644 |
| 2016 | Minister | $28,137 | - | $36,393 | $28,340 | $93,321 | - | $164,714 |
| 2015 | MP | $25,537 | - | $26,689 | $26,028 | $79,041 | $2,486 | $98,977 |
| 2014 | MP | $19,647 | - | $20,971 | $18,721 | $59,471 | - | $59,471 |
| 2013 | MP | $11,304 | - | $27,696 | $22,263 | $61,925 | - | $61,925 |
| 2012 | MP | $10,662 | - | $30,143 | $10,685 | $51,612 | - | $65,325 |
| 2011 | MP | $417 | - | $1,143 | $603 | $2,163 | - | $4,327 |
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 ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
14 years of declarations20259 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Ōrewa Surf Life Saving Club (patron) – surf lifesaving
Real Property (5)
- •Apartment – Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family home – Millwater, Auckland
- •Rental property (residential) – Ōrewa, Auckland
- •Family holiday home – Kūaotunu, Coromandel
- •Family holiday home – Bali, Indonesia
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Milford Asset KiwiSaver
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan*
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •TSB Bank – mortgage interest rate that applied at the time the debt was incurred or, if the terms of the debt have been amended, at the time of the amendment.
202410 declared interests▼
Real Property (6)
- •Apartment – Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family home – Millwater, Auckland
- •Family holiday home – Kūaotunu, Coromandel
- •Rental property (residential) – Māngere Bridge, Auckland
- •Rental property (residential) – Ōrewa, Auckland
- •Rental property (commercial) – Pukekohe, Auckland
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Ōrewa Surf Life Saving Club (patron) – surf lifesaving
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •TSB Bank – mortgage
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan*
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Milford Asset KiwiSaver
202311 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Morocco – counter-terrorism conference. Contributor to travel and accommodation: International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •TSB Bank – mortgage
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan*
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Milford Asset KiwiSaver
Real Property (6)
- •Rental property (residential) – Māngere Bridge, Auckland
- •Rental property (residential) – Māngere Bridge, Auckland
- •Rental property (residential) – Ōrewa, Auckland
- •Rental property (commercial) – Pukekohe, Auckland
- •Apartment – Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family home – Millwater, Auckland
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Orewa Surf Life Saving Club (patron) – surf lifesaving
202211 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Orewa Surf Life Saving Club (patron) – surf lifesaving
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •TSB Bank – mortgage
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan*
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Milford Asset KiwiSaver
Real Property (7)
- •Rental property (residential) – Māngere Bridge, Auckland
- •Rental property (residential) – Māngere Bridge, Auckland
- •Rental property (residential) – Ōrewa, Auckland
- •Rental property (commercial) – Pukekohe, Auckland
- •Family holiday home – Kūaotunu, Coromandel
- •Apartment – Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family home – Millwater, Auckland
202110 declared interests▼
Real Property (6)
- •Rental (residential) – Māngere Bridge, Auckland
- •Family home – Millwater, Auckland
- •Apartment – Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family holiday home – Kūaotunu, Coromandel
- •Rental property (commercial) – Pukekohe, Auckland
- •Rental (residential) – Ōrewa, Auckland
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Orewa Surf Lifesaving Club Patron – surf lifesaving
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan*
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
202012 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
overseas travel costs (4)
- •Hong Kong – parliamentary visit. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Hong
- •Japan – Parliamentary Rugby World Cup. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Parliamentary Sports Club Trust.
- •United Arab Emirates (UAE) – parliamentary visit/invitation to participate in an international event for completing UAE’s Year of Tolerance. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Global Council for Tolerance and Peace.
- •Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
Real Property (3)
- •Rental property (commercial) – Pukekohe, Auckland
- •Apartment – Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family home – Ōrewa, Auckland
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Orewa Surf Life Saving Club (patron) – surf life saving
Company Directorships (1)
- •GCC Services – supply chain v integrated facilities solutions
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan
20198 declared interests▼
Real Property (3)
- •Rental property (commercial), Pukekohe, Auckland
- •Family home, Ōrewa, Auckland
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington
Company Directorships (1)
- •GCC Services – supply chain and integrated facilities solutions
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Orewa Surf Life Saving Club (patron) – surf life saving
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
20187 declared interests▼
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
Real Property (3)
- •Rental property (commercial), Pukekohe, Auckland
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family home, Ōrewa, Auckland
Gifts (1)
- •ANZ Bank – Tickets to cricket (x3)
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
201710 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
Real Property (3)
- •Rental property (commercial), Pukekohe, Auckland
- •Family home, Ōrewa, Auckland
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington
Gifts (3)
- •Japanese Minister – Pen
- •
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Japan – further bilateral relations between Japan and New Zealand. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan
20169 declared interests▼
Gifts (2)
- •Zealand Black Caps V Pakistan T20 – Zealand Black Caps v Pakistan T20
- •– Tickets to Prime Minister’s Olympic Gala fundraising dinner, and ticket to New
overseas travel costs (1)
- •United Kingdom – improve foreign relations through parliamentary sports (rugby). Contributor to travel and accommodation: Parliamentary Sports Trust (subsidy).
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
Real Property (3)
- •Rental property (commercial), Pukekohe, Auckland
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family home, Ōrewa, Auckland
20154 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Ōrewa, Auckland Rental property (commercial), Pukekohe, Auckland Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan*
20145 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Ōrewa, Auckland Rental property (commercial), Pukekohe, Auckland
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Argentina – improving foreign relations through parliamentary sports (rugby). Contributor to travel and accommodation: Parliament Sports Trust (subsidy).
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
20135 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mercer KiwiSaver
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Orewa, Auckland Holiday home, Oruanui, Taupō Rental property (commercial), Pukekohe, Auckland
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Taiwan – fact-finding mission. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of Taiwan
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan
20124 declared interests▼
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Possum Bourne Family Trust – personal loan*
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Orewa, Auckland Rental property (residential), Pukekohe, Auckland Holiday home, Oruanui, Taupo Rental property (commercial), Pukekohe, Auckland
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •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