Jenny Salesa

Jenny Salesa
Salesa in 2023
First Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
26 November 2020 – 6 December 2023
SpeakerTrevor Mallard (2020–2022)
Adrian Rurawhe (2022–2023)
Preceded byRuth Dyson
Succeeded byMaureen Pugh
7th Minister for Building and Construction
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byNick Smith
Succeeded byPoto Williams
Minister for Ethnic Communities
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byJudith Collins
Succeeded byPriyanca Radhakrishnan
65th Minister of Customs
In office
27 June 2019 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byKris Faafoi
Succeeded byMeka Whaitiri
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Panmure-Ōtāhuhu
Manukau East (2014–2020)
Assumed office
20 September 2014
Preceded byRoss Robertson
Majority18,626
Personal details
Bornc. 1968 (age 55–56)
Tonga
Political partyLabour
SpouseDamon Salesa
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
ProfessionPublic servant

Jennifer Teresia Salesa (née Latu, born c. 1968)[1] is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who has served as a Member of Parliament since 2014. She was first elected as MP for Manukau East, and after its abolition in 2020 won the replacement electorate of Panmure-Ōtāhuhu. She served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government as Minister for Building and Construction, Minister of Customs (from 2019) and Minister for Ethnic Communities from 2017 until 6 November 2020.

  1. ^ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2021.