Biography
Jennifer Teresia Salesa is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who has served as a Member of Parliament since 2014. She was first elected as MP for Manukau East, and after its abolition in 2020 won the replacement electorate of Panmure-Ōtāhuhu. She served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government as Minister for Building and Construction, Minister of Customs and Minister for Ethnic Communities from 2017 until 6 November 2020.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Jenny Salesa voted the same way as Labour. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Jenny Salesa’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Jenny Salesa 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.
2 Other companies and business entities Praescient Limited – rental property 6 Real property Family home (jointly owned) – Auckland Rental property (owned by Praescient Limited) – Auckland Apartment (jointly owned by Kaha’u Superannuation Fund) – Auckland Apartment (jointly owned by Kaha’u Superannuation Fund) – Wellington Two acres of land, no dwellings (99-year lease) – Haveluloto, Tonga ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025 49 7 Retirement schemes 401(k) Fidelity superannuation scheme, United States of America 401(k) John Hancock superannuation scheme, United States of America Fisher Funds TWO KiwiSaver Scheme TIAA-Cref retirement account, United States of America Kaha’u Superannuation Fund 10 Debts owed by you Kiwibank – mortgage 11 Overseas travel costs Taiwan – Taiwan cross-party information and cultural exchange trip. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New Zealand. Hon Carmel
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
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