Member of the New Zealand Parliament for ACT party list
Incumbent
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.
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hosts Rangla Punjab, a Punjabi news and music show, from 4.00pm. Dr. ParmjeetParmar presents Mehfil, a music and competition show that incorporates BBC...
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