Michael Wood is a Labour Party [27] Member of Parliament for Mount Roskill [15][16], having first entered Parliament following the 2016 Mt Roskill by-election [13].
Before entering politics, Wood held a number of roles in the workforce and community sector. According to a single reputable secondary source, he worked as a retail worker at Hugh Wright's men's clothing stores [5] and later for Habitat for Humanity [7]. He also served as a negotiator [3] and organiser [4] at Finsec, the financial sector union, according to the same class of source.
Wood was active in his local community prior to becoming an MP. He served as a local board member in the Mt Roskill community [10] and as Mount Roskill Labour electorate chairman [8], according to a single reputable secondary source. He stood as the Labour candidate in the Botany by-election in 2011 [2] before contesting and winning the 2016 Mt Roskill by-election [1].
After entering Parliament in 2016 [13], Wood was appointed Labour Party spokesman on Consumer Affairs, Ethnic Communities, and Revenue from 16 December 2016, according to a single reputable secondary source [12]. He also held the role of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Ethnic Communities [25] and served as a member of the Epidemic Response Committee from 25 March 2020 [17], according to the same class of source.
Wood served as a Minister in the Sixth Labour Government from 2017 [21]. He has held the confirmed roles of Minister of Transport [23] and Minister of Immigration [22]. According to single reputable secondary sources, he also served as Minister for Auckland [19] and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety [20].