Act's David Seymour is the stand-out minor party leader according to the 2021 Herald CEOs survey. He even rated ahead of National's Judith Collins on the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton preferred PM poll at
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The Māori Party co-leaders debut for the first time in the CEOs survey.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi became MPs at the 2020 election — three years after the party was last represented in Parliament. They have been a been a vocal and forceful presence in Parliament.
Datacom's Tony Carter said: "While I don't agree with many of the Māori party views, their leaders are passionate advocates for them which you can respect," a view replicated by some other CEOs.