Michael Wood (New Zealand politician)

The Honourable Michael Wood
Wood in 2023
4th Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
In office 6 November 2020 – 21 June 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Andrew Little
Succeeded by	Carmel Sepuloni
58th Minister of Immigration
In office 14 June 2022 – 21 June 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Kris Faafoi
Succeeded by	Andrew Little
2nd Minister for Auckland
In office 1 February 2023 – 21 June 2023
Prime Minister	Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Vacant (last held by Judith Tizard)
Succeeded by	Carmel Sepuloni
28th Minister of Transport
In office 6 November 2020 – 6 June 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Phil Twyford
Succeeded by	David Parker
Deputy Leader of the House
In office 6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Iain Lees-Galloway
Succeeded by	Kieran McAnulty
Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives
In office 27 June 2019 – 2 November 2020
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Ruth Dyson
Succeeded by	Kieran McAnulty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Ethnic Communities
In office 26 October 2017 – 27 June 2019
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Minister	Jenny Salesa
Succeeded by	Priyanca Radhakrishnan
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mount Roskill
In office 3 December 2016 – 14 October 2023
Preceded by	Phil Goff
Succeeded by	Carlos Cheung
Personal details
Born	(1980-05-10) 10 May 1980 (age 44)
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Julie Fairey
Children	3

Michael Philip Wood (born 10 May 1980) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician and a former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, representing Mount Roskill between 2016 and 2023.

He was Minister of Immigration, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Minister of Transport, and Minister for Auckland in the second term of the Sixth Labour Government until his resignation in June 2023 due to controversies over shares.^[1][2]