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Mahesh Muralidhar
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National Party party list
Assumed office
2023
Personal details
BornKerala, India
Political partyNational
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
University of New South Wales

Mahesh Muralidhar is a New Zealand politician, representing the New Zealand National Party as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

Early life and career

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Muralidhar was born in Kerala and moved to New Zealand in the mid-90s to attend high school. He completed his schooling at Napier Boys' High School before graduating from the University of Auckland and the University of New South Wales.[1]

Muralidhar is the founder and Chief Executive of venture capital firm Phase One Ventures.[2] He has held multiple executive roles in start-up companies in Australia.[3]

Political career

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2023–present 54th List 43rd National

Muralidhar was selected by the National Party to contest the Auckland Central electorate at the 2023 election. He was 43rd on the party list.[4]

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