Biography
Simon Watts is the Member of Parliament for North Shore. First elected in 2020, he is Minister of Climate Change, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Revenue, and Minister for Auckland.
Impact this term
54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
These are factual counts from the public record — not a score. MPs do different jobs: ministers run portfolios rather than sponsoring members’ bills, and MPs first elected in 2023 have a shorter record. We show the facts so you can decide what counts as doing enough.
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 Simon Watts voted the same way as National. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Simon Watts’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Simon Watts 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 SG & SRA Watts Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary) Watzi Trust (beneficiary) Cam & Marg Watts Family Trust (beneficiary) 6 Real property Family home (owned by trust) – North Shore Residential section (owned by trust) – Cambridge Commercial property (owned by trust) – Cambridge Holiday home (owned by trust) – Waihi Beach J. 7 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025 62 7 Retirement schemes Milford Asset Management KiwiSaver iSelect Superannuation Scheme Trust 10 Debts owed by you Westpac Bank – mortgage Hon Dr Duncan
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: New Zealand National Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).