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Introduction
Chris Penk is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.
Biography
Name | Chris Penk |
Net Worth | $2 million |
Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
Height | 1.83m |
Age | 42 years |
christopher.penk@parliament.govt.nz | |
Contact | M/A |
Christopher Aidan Penk was born in 1980 (age 42 years) in West Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Kelston Boys’ High School and graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Arts in 1999.
Penk joined the Royal New Zealand Navy, serving as an officer on HMNZS Te Kaha. He was an aide-de-camp for Governor-General Silvia Cartwright, before joining the Australian Defence Force for four years.
After his military career, Penk became a property lawyer. His father, Stephen Penk, is an Associate Dean at the University of Auckland’s Law School and his brother Alex Penk is also a lawyer.
In August 2014, Penk was selected to contest the Kelston electorate in the general election after the resignation of Claudette Hauiti. He placed second behind Carmel Sepuloni. Penk was ranked 68th on the National P arty’s party list and was not elected to parliament.
Chris Penk won selection as National’s Helensville candidate for the 2017 election, replacing former prime minister John Key. He won Helensville, defeating Labour’s candidate Kurt Taogaga by a margin of 14,608 votes.
During the 2020 New Zealand general election, Penk contested the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate, defeating Labour’s candidate Marja Lubeck by a margin of 4,435 votes.
In June 2021, in response to Winston Peters describing National Party members as “sex maniacs”, Penk made a tweet saying Peters “is the real sex maniac because he can fuck a whole country at once”.
Judith Collins said her office asked Chris Penk
Wife: Chris Penk is married to his longtime girlfriend. The couple welcomed their first child a daughter in 2017.
Chris Penk net worth
How much is Chris Penk worth? Chris Penk’s net worth is estimated at around $2 million. His salary for 2022 ranges from $162,574 to $475,483, but with bonuses, benefits, and various other compensation, he made significantly more than his salary in the year 2020. His main source of income is from his career as a politician and lawyer. Penk’s successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential politicians in New Zealand.