Naisi Chen is, according to a single reputable secondary source, a New Zealand Labour Party list Member of Parliament [22][29].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Chen has a background spanning law studies [6], business consultancy in employment relations and HR matters [5], and work as a choral conductor [3]. She is also described as having been an urban housing activist [7] and a participant in the Office of Ethnic Communities Young Leaders Program [9].
In terms of party involvement, Chen is reported to have served as Vice President of Young Labour [24] before standing as a candidate for the Botany electorate in 2020 [1]. She entered Parliament as a Labour list MP from 2020 [21][31], with one source placing her commencement as a Labour Member of Parliament from April 2021 [20]. She stood as a candidate for East Coast Bays in 2023 [2].
Within Parliament, Chen is reported to have served as deputy chair of the economic development, science and innovation committee from 2020 [26], and later as chair of that same committee from 2023 [25]. She is also reported as a member of the governance and administration committee, from 17 October 2020 [27].
Outside of Parliament, Chen is described as a director of several entities, including Gian Consultants Limited, an employment consulting firm [19], Gal.S Consultants Limited [18], and Dream and See Limited, an event planning company [16]. She is reported to have served as a board member of Foundation North from 2019 [10][17], a board member of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra [15], and a board member of the Aotearoa Chinese Legal Support Foundation [14]. She is also described as an advisory board member of the NZ China Council [8], a member of the Youth Advisory Group of Philanthropy NZ [12], a chartered member of the Institute of Directors [11], and a former president of the NZ Chinese Students' Association [13]. In 2017, she is reported to have received the ANZ Community Spirit Award [28].