Parmjeet Parmar | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for ACT party list | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2023 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party list | |
| In office 20 September 2014 – 17 October 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Political party | ACT (2023–present) National (before 2023) |
| Spouse | Ravinder Parmar |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.parmjeetparmar.co.nz/ |
| Alma mater | University of Pune University of Auckland (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, neuroscience |
| Thesis | Neuroserpin regulates neurite outgrowth in AtT-20 and PC12 cell lines (2003) |
Kushmiita Parmjeet Kaur Parmar (born 1970)[1] is a New Zealand politician.
She was first elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives in the 2014 general election, representing the 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 general election.
Parmar is the first Indian woman to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
- ^ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.