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'''Kushmiita Parmjeet Kaur Parmar''' (born 1970)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.parliament.nz/media/6305/roll-of-members-of-the-new-zealand-house-of-representatives-1854-onwards.pdf |title=Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards |date=24 May 2019 |work= |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |accessdate=3 September 2020}}</ref> is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the [[2014 New Zealand general election|2014 general election]] as a representative of the [[New Zealand National Party]].
 
She was first elected as a Member of the [[New Zealand House of Representatives]] in the 2014 general election, representing the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]]. After being deseated in the 2020 general election, Parmar changed allegiance to [[ACT New Zealand]] and was elected for that party in the [[2023 New Zealand general election|2023 general election]].
==Early life==▼
 
Parmar grew up in India where her father served in the [[Indian Air Force]]. She completed a masters in biochemistry in India and in 1995 moved to [[New Zealand]] to join her husband. In [[Auckland]], she gained a PhD in neuroscience and worked as a scientist. She worked as a current affairs and talkback host in radio broadcasting, and accompanied former prime ministers [[Helen Clark]] and [[John Key]] on their official visits to India. The National Party appointed her to the board of the-then [[Superu|Families Commission]] in 2013. She entered Parliament as a National [[list MP]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11756320|accessdate=17 December 2016|title=Military upbringing aids National candidate Parmjeet Parmar's Roskill fight|date=29 November 2016|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] }}</ref>
Parmar is the first Indian woman to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
 
▲==Early life and career==
Parmar grew up in India where her father served in the [[Indian Air Force]]. She completed a master's in biochemistry in India and in 1995 moved to [[New Zealand]] to join her husband. At the [[University of Auckland]], she gained a PhD in neuroscience and the title of her 2003 doctoral thesis was ''Neuroserpin regulates neurite outgrowth in AtT-20 and PC12 cell lines''.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Parmar |first=Parmjeet |year=2003 |type=Doctoral thesis |title=Neuroserpin regulates neurite outgrowth in AtT-20 and PC12 cell lines |publisher=ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland |hdl=2292/1074}}</ref> She then worked as a scientist.
 
In 2007, Parmar and her husband became directors of confectionery company, Kiwi Empire Confectionery Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KIWI EMPIRE CONFECTIONERY LIMITED (1967482) Registered|url=http://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/co/1967482|website=New Zealand Companies Office}}</ref> She also worked as a current affairs and talkback host on [[Radio Tarana]], and accompanied prime ministers [[Helen Clark]] and [[John Key]] on their official visits to India as a member of the press.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=29 November 2016 |title=Military upbringing aids National candidate Parmjeet Parmar's Roskill fight |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11756320 |accessdate=17 December 2016 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref>
 
Parmar held two government appointments prior to becoming a politician. She was appointed as a community representative on the Film and Video Labelling Body in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film and Video Labelling Body appointments {{!}} Beehive.govt.nz |url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/film-and-video-labelling-body-appointments |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.beehive.govt.nz |language=en}}</ref> The following year, she was appointed to the board of the Families Commission (later [[Superu]]).<ref>{{cite journal |title=Appointments to the Families Commission |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2013-go3272 |date=30 May 2013 |journal=[[New Zealand Gazette]] |accessdate=3 August 2023}}</ref>
 
In early 2014, Parmar was photographed wearing a National Party ribbon with John Key at an Auckland event. This fuelled rumors of that Parmar would run in that year's election as a National candidate, and led Labour MP [[Rajen Prasad]] (who was also a former chief Families Commissioner) to question whether it was appropriate for Parmar to remain on the Family Commission board.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 March 2014 |title=Families Commission questioned over political links |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9818868/Families-Commission-questioned-over-political-links |accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> When Parmar was eventually confirmed as a National candidate, she said she would resign from the board immediately.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=14 June 2014 |title=National selects Parmjeet Parmar as Mt Roskill candidate |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1406/S00189/national-selects-parmjeet-parmar-as-mt-roskill-candidate.htm?from-mobile=bottom-link-01 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.scoop.co.nz}}</ref>
 
==Political career==
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In early 2014, Parmar was photographed wearing a National Party ribbon with John Key at an Auckland event. This led to Labour MP [[Rajen Prasad]] to question whether it was appropriate for Parmar to remain as a commissioner for the [[Superu|Families Commission]], fueled also by rumours of Parmar's potential of running as a candidate for the 2014 general election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9818868/Families-Commission-questioned-over-political-links |title=Families Commission questioned over political links|date=12 March 2014 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>
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{{NZ=== National Party}} ===▼
After originally contesting the National Party's {{NZ electorate link|Hunua}} selection, Parmar contested the {{NZ electorate link|Mount Roskill}} electorate at the {{NZ election link|2014}}, placing second after [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]'s [[Phil Goff]]. Ranked 48th on National's party list, she was elected as a list MP.
Parmar was announced as a National Party candidate in June 2014.<ref name=":1" /> She contested the [[Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Roskill]] electorate at the [[2014 New Zealand general election|2014 election]] and came second place after Labour's candidate [[Phil Goff]]. Ranked at 48 on National's party list, she was elected as a list MP. Goff retired in 2016; Parmar unsuccessfully contested Mount Roskill against Labour's [[Michael Wood (New Zealand politician)|Michael Wood]] in the [[2016 Mount Roskill by-election|subsequent by-election]], and again at the [[2017 New Zealand general election|2017 general election]] were she was returned as a list MP.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mt Roskill: Electoral Profile – New Zealand Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/electorate-profiles/electorate-profiles-data/document/DBHOH_Lib_EP_Mt_Roskill_Electoral_Profile/mt-roskill-electoral-profile |access-date=5 June 2020 |publisher=[[New Zealand Parliament]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
In her maiden speech of 28 October 2014, Parmar stated her values of "strong, caring families and communities, personal responsibility, and equal citizenship and opportunities" and set out her priorities for the science sector and small businesses.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Parmar, Parmjeet: Address in Reply - New Zealand Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/51HansS_20141028_00001026/parmar-parmjeet-address-in-reply |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.parliament.nz |language=en}}</ref> In her first term, during the final three years of the [[Fifth National Government of New Zealand|Fifth National Government]], Parmar was a member of the social services committee and transport and industrial relations committee.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Parmar, Parmjeet - New Zealand Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/members-of-parliament/parmar-parmjeet |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.parliament.nz |language=en}}</ref> In 2017, she was briefly deputy chair of the transport and industrial relations committee.<ref name=":5" />
In November 2015, it was revealed housing officials tried to hide Parmar's attempt to use a Government housing roadshow to raise her profile in the Mount Roskill area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11544788 |title=National MP busted 'trying to use taxpayer money for political campaigning'|date=13 November 2015 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>
Parmar contested the [[2016 Mount Roskill by-election]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/central-leader/85512502/Parmjeet-Parmar-selected-by-National-to-contest-the-Mt-Roskill-by-election |title=Parmjeet Parmar selected by National to contest the Mt Roskill by-election |work=Central Leader |publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |author=Nicole Lawton |date=19 October 2016 |accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref> on 3 December 2016, but she was unsuccessful, with Labour's [[Michael Wood (New Zealand politician)|Michael Wood]] winning by a comfortable margin.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mt Roskill by-election: Labour candidate builds healthy lead|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/319519/mt-roskill-by-election-labour-candidate-builds-healthy-lead|accessdate=3 December 2016|work=[[Radio New Zealand]]|date=3 December 2016}}</ref> She was successful in campaigning for the party vote in the 2014 election, with National winning the party vote in the electorate for the first time since the seat's formation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Mt Roskill: Electoral Profile - New Zealand Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/electorate-profiles/electorate-profiles-data/document/DBHOH_Lib_EP_Mt_Roskill_Electoral_Profile/mt-roskill-electoral-profile|access-date=2020-06-05|publisher=[[New Zealand Parliament]]|language=en}}</ref> National won the party vote in the seat again in the 2017 election.<ref name=":0" />
 
Parmar’s member’s bill, the Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill, was introduced on 10 May 2017.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill – New Zealand Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/BILL_74075/newborn-enrolment-with-general-practice-bill|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.parliament.nz|language=en}}</ref> The bill, which proposed to require newborns to be enrolled with a general practice before the age of 6 months, passed its first reading with support of all parties and was referred to the health committee.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill — First Reading |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/HansS_20171213_073800000/event |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.parliament.nz |language=en}}</ref> At its second reading in mid-2018, the bill was voted down with members in the majority arguing that enrolment of newborns with general practices is already required without legislation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill — Second Reading - New Zealand Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20180627_20180627_32 |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.parliament.nz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2018 |title=Govt to withdraw support for National's bill requiring newborns to be registered with GPs |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/103716475/govt-to-withdraw-support-for-nationals-bill-requiring-newborns-to-be-registered-with-gps |access-date=22 May 2021 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref>
During the [[2020 New Zealand general election|2020 general election]], Parmar contested Mount Roskill but was defeated by Wood, who retained the seat by a margin of 9,514 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mt Roskill - Preliminary Count |url=https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020_preliminary/electorate-details-25.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |accessdate=26 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also lost her seat in Parliament based on preliminary results.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whyte |first1=Anna |title=Analysis: The winners, losers, new faces and goodbyes of election 2020 |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/analysis-winners-losers-new-faces-and-goodbyes-election-2020 |accessdate=22 October 2020 |work=[[1 News]] |date=18 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022090204/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/analysis-winners-losers-new-faces-and-goodbyes-election-2020 |archivedate=22 October 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In her second term, when National formed the official opposition, Parmar was appointed the party's spokesperson for research, science and innovation from 2017 to 2020, as an associate spokesperson for economic development from 2018 to 2020, and as spokesperson for statistics in 2020.<ref name=":5" /> She was a member of the economic development, science and innovation committee from 2017 to 2018 and chair of the education and workforce committee from 2018 to 2020.<ref name=":5" /> As science and innovation spokesperson, Parmar advocated for more certainty of funding for fire research in light of [[2017 Port Hills fires|Port Hills]] and Nelson fires<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bushfires illustrate need to fund fire research – Parmjeet Parmar |url=http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/355863 |access-date=22 May 2021 |website=www.voxy.co.nz |language=en}}</ref> and for financial security for Crown Research Institutes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three state research institutes on watch amid funding concerns |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/three-state-research-institutes-on-watch-amid-funding-concerns/KSZXRLXKUGVKTILQWQ4HPSTMGE/ |access-date=22 May 2021 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> She supported legislative change to enable gene-editing as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comment: Time to modernise our Biotech laws |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/comment-time-to-modernise-our-biotech-laws/ASQOCBPWIJIMJD3SRLZIKPPYB4/ |access-date=22 May 2021 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National would overhaul law governing gene editing |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/national-would-overhaul-law-governing-gene-editing/GPRVLLR464SSRAKYQAMBT5MEKA/ |access-date=22 May 2021 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
 
Parmar's second member's bill, the Patents (Advancement Patents) Amendment Bill, was debated in August 2018. It proposed to create a second-tier patent with lesser eligibility requirements and protection compared to the standard patent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bill to introduce second-tier patent system drawn|url=http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/307716|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.voxy.co.nz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Patents (Advancement Patents) Amendment Bill – New Zealand Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/BILL_77945/patents-advancement-patents-amendment-bill|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.parliament.nz|language=en}}</ref> The bill attracted attention from local patent attorneys,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second-tier patent system proposed for New Zealand|url=https://www.thelawyermag.com/nz/news/general/second-tier-patent-system-proposed-for-new-zealand/204622|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.thelawyermag.com|language=en}}</ref> the software industry,<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 April 2018|title=Software industry to benefit under proposed patent law changes|url=https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/software-industry-benefit-under-proposed-patent-law-changes-vy-p-214469|access-date=22 May 2021|website=NBR|language=en}}</ref> and from overseas jurisdictions<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 July 2018|title=New Zealand's proposed second-tier "Advancement" patent yet to advance|url=https://shelstonip.com/insights/briefings/new-zealands-proposed-second-tier-advancement-patent-yet-advance/|access-date=22 May 2021|website=Shelston IP|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Same-same but different: Will the fate of second-tier patents be the same on both sides of the tasman?|url=https://www.griffithhack.com/ideas/insights/same-same-but-different-will-the-fate-of-second-tier-patents-be-the-same-on-both-sides-of-the-tasman/|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.griffithhack.com|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Summerfield|first=Mark|title=With Second-Tier Patent Rights in Retreat in Australia, Are They Making an 'Advancement' in New Zealand?|url=https://blog.patentology.com.au/2018/04/with-second-tier-patent-rights-in.html|access-date=22 May 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand to adopt the Innovation Patent 'baby' Australia is threatening to throw out with the bathwater?|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-zealand-adopt-innovation-patent-baby-australia-throw-peter-caporn|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.linkedin.com|language=en}}</ref> but was ultimately unsuccessful at its first reading.
 
Parmar worked with a Mt Roskill local amenity, [[Stardome Observatory]], to help fix an issue that all Auckland Regional Amenities faced in regards to their financial reporting requirements. Parmar sponsored a private bill, the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Amendment Bill, which was supported by all parties and became law on 2 July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Amendment Bill – New Zealand Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/BILL_91246/auckland-regional-amenities-funding-amendment-bill|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.parliament.nz|language=en}}</ref>
 
In response to comments by [[New Zealand First]] MP [[Shane Jones]] in which he stated that immigrants that criticised immigration policies should "catch the first plane home," Parmar sent a letter to Prime Minister [[Jacinda Ardern]] expressing her concerns.<ref name="arranged">{{Cite web|date=9 November 2019|title=Shane, you're wrong: National MP happily in an arranged marriage for 25 years|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/117293146/shane-youre-wrong-national-mp-happily-in-an-arranged-marriage-for-25-years|access-date=22 May 2021|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=3 November 2019|title=Parmjeet Parmar writes to PM about Shane Jones|url=https://www.indiannewslink.co.nz/parmjeet-parmar-writes-to-pm-about-shane-jones/|access-date=22 May 2021|website=indiannewslink.co.nz|language=en-US}}</ref> On the 150th anniversary of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s birth, Parmar ran a petition for his statute to be installed in Auckland to acknowledge his legacy. At the time of launching her petition, she said "that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi is not just about India and New Zealand, and/or Indians in New Zealand, it is about honouring his legacy – the legacy that is ever lasting and is influencing civilised societies all around the world."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honour the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi|url=https://www.indiannews.co.nz/allstories/mahatma-gandhi-petition|access-date=22 May 2021|website=The Indian News|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Parmar was defeated in [[Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Roskill]] at the [[2020 New Zealand general election|2020 election]] and the National Party did not win enough support for her to return as a list MP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2020 |title=Labour's red tide sees its parliamentary diversity increase |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/428690/labour-s-red-tide-sees-its-parliamentary-diversity-increase |access-date=22 May 2021 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> She sought the National candidacy in Mount Roskill, [[Upper Harbour (New Zealand electorate)|Upper Harbour]], and [[Maungakiekie (New Zealand electorate)|Maungakiekie]] ahead of the [[2023 New Zealand general election|2023 general election]] but was not selected.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearse |first=Adam |date=31 May 2023 |title='National needs to work harder': Former National MP jumps to Act Party |url=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/former-national-mp-parmjeet-parmar-jumps-to-act-will-stand-in-pakuranga/ |access-date=22 November 2023 |website=[[Newstalk ZB]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== ACT New Zealand ===
On 31 May 2023, Parmar announced her return to politics, switching her party affiliation from National to [[ACT New Zealand|ACT]]. That same day, she was confirmed as the ACT candidate for [[Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)|Pakuranga]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/491045/former-national-mp-parmjeet-parmar-switches-to-act-for-2023-election |title=Former National MP Parmjeet Parmar switches to ACT for 2023 election|work=RNZ |date=31 May 2023 |first=Anneke |last=Smith}}</ref> In July, ACT placed her ninth on its party list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whyte |first=Anna |date=16 July 2023 |title=ACT releases candidate list, MP James McDowall to retire |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132554781/act-releases-candidate-list-mp-james-mcdowall-to-retire |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en }}</ref>
 
During the [[2023 New Zealand general election]] held on 14 October, Parmar was elected to Parliament on the ACT party list.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 General Election - Successful Candidates |url=https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/successful-candidates.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=25 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122030023/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/successful-candidates.html |archive-date=22 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also came third place in the Pakuranga electorate, gaining 1,298 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakuranga - Official Result |url=https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-35.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123163448/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-35.html |archive-date=23 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
As ACT's education spokesperson, Parmar objected to the [[University of Auckland]]'s designated [[safe space]]s for [[Māori people|Māori]] and [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]] students. She argued that the policy was racially discriminatory, divisive and failed to address historical injustices faced by ethnic minorities in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parmar |first1=Parmjeet |title=Auckland University's designated Maori and Pacific spaces: ACT education spokeswoman Parmjeet Parmar's view |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/parmjeet-parmar-its-not-the-job-of-a-university-reinforce-any-groups-existing-world-views/BB2YUUPAHJCFLPNNF7BSOF4UEI/ |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404075132/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/parmjeet-parmar-its-not-the-job-of-a-university-reinforce-any-groups-existing-world-views/BB2YUUPAHJCFLPNNF7BSOF4UEI/ |archive-date=4 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
While still living in India, Parmar's family [[Arranged marriage|arranged for her to marry]] Ravinder Parmar, who was a New Zealand citizen.<ref name="arranged"/> They have two sons.<ref name=":4" />
 
==References==
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