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Elections / 2023 / Hutt South / Hon Chris Bishop
Portrait of Hon Chris Bishop
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2023 general election Sitting MP
Defending Hutt South

Hon Chris Bishop

Kind
Electorate & list
Source
elections-wikipedia
As of
4 May 2026

Background

Hon Chris Bishop is a National Party [47] Member of Parliament for Hutt South [27] , currently serving as Attorney-General [23] and Minister of Transport [39] . Bishop was educated at Eastern Hutt School and Hutt International Boys'…

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Pecuniary interests

2025 register · as of 27 May 2026

As a sitting MP, this candidate files an annual Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests. Items below are the most recent declarations from the Register.

Debts owed by you
ANZ Bank ANZ Bank – mortgages (x2)
Gifts
NZ Olympic Committee Clothing – NZ Olympic Committee
NZ Paralympic Committee Clothing – NZ Paralympic Committee
Auckland Council Hospitality (for One NZ Warriors game) – Mayor Wayne Brown, Auckland Council
NZ Cricket Hospitality (for five games) and clothing – NZ Cricket
Hurricanes Rugby Hospitality (for four games) – Hurricanes Rugby
Auckland Council Hospitality at Pearl Jam Concert – Mayor Wayne Brown, Auckland Council
General Finance Hospitality lunch with Boris Johnson – General Finance
Sport NZ Hospitality tickets (x2) to annual awards ceremony – Sport NZ
Property Council of NZ Hospitality tickets to Industry Awards Ceremony – Property Council of NZ
Chatham Islands Council Seafood – Paul Eagle, Chief Executive Officer, Chatham Islands Council
Infrastructure New Zealand Tickets to Building Nations Conference and Gala Dinner – Infrastructure New Zealand
NZ Olympic Committee Tickets to various Olympics Events – NZ Olympic Committee
NZ Paralympic Committee Tickets to various Paralympics Events – NZ Paralympic Committee
Overseas travel costs
World Anti-Doping Agency Switzerland – WADA Executive Committee Meeting. Contributor to travel and accommodation: World Anti-Doping Agency.
Real property
Family home – Days Bay, Lower Hutt
Retirement schemes
Simplicity KiwiSaver Simplicity KiwiSaver

Recent press

50 articles across 7 outlets
RNZ 12
Stuff 11
Otago Daily Times 7
The Spinoff 6
1News 6
Newsroom 4
NZ Herald 4