Biography
Christopher Luxon is the Prime Minister of New Zealand and leader of the New Zealand National Party. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Botany at the 2020 general election and became leader of the National Party in November 2021. Following the October 2023 general election, he formed a coalition government with ACT New Zealand and New Zealand First, and was sworn in as Prime Minister on 27 November 2023. Before entering politics, he led Air New Zealand as Chief Executive and held senior international roles at Unilever.
Former Chief Executive of Air New Zealand (2013–2019); earlier a senior executive at Unilever, working across Canada, the United States and Europe.
Impact this term
54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
As a minister, Christopher Luxon leads government bills in their portfolio rather than members’ bills. Browse all bills before the House on the Bills tracker.
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Christopher Luxon voted the same way as National. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Christopher Luxon’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Christopher Luxon has declared in the official register — directorships, property, trusts, debts and gifts. Registers actual and potential conflicts of interest; it is not a measure of wealth.
4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Luxon Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary) 6 Real property Residential properties (x2) – Auckland Investment property – Auckland 7 Retirement schemes ANZ KiwiSaver AMP New Zealand Retirement Trust ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025 31 Australian Retirement Trust Super Savings Unicare Savings Plan 9 Debts owed to you ANZ Bank – bank deposits 12 Gifts Case of 12 wines – Gibbston Valley Winery Tickets to All Blacks game – New Zealand Rugby Tickets to Auckland FC game – Auckland FC Tickets to Crusaders game – Crusaders Rugby Tickets to One NZ Warriors game – One NZ Warriors Tickets to ASB Classic Tennis Men’s Final – Tennis Auckland/ASB Classic Tickets to Wellington Phoenix game – Wellington Phoenix FC Tickets to World of WearableArt Awards – World of WearableArt Wristwatch – NATO Summit Wristwatch – Thailand Prime Minister, Strettha Thavisin Cameron
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2025Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 October – 31 December 2025. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Roles & responsibilities
Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, speeches and voting records are being added from Parliament’s official register and Hansard. Photo: Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand, CC0 1.0 (Public Domain) (source ).