Leader of ACT New Zealand

Leader of ACT New Zealand
Incumbent David Seymour since 2024-10-04
Type	Party political office
Formation	1994
First holder	Roger Douglas
Website	https://www.act.org.nz

The leader of ACT New Zealand is the highest-ranked political position within ACT New Zealand. The current leader is David Seymour.

The leader is appointed by the party board. The leader is not required to be a member of parliament; when the leader is a member of parliament, the party constitution states that the leader is responsible for "the supervision, co-ordination and conduct of the Party’s activities in Parliament."^[1] The leader serves until they resign or the board removes them.

The party leader and deputy party leader are ex officio members of the ACT board. The board consists of a maximum of thirteen members, consisting of regional representatives, party MPs, the party president, party vice-president, the party treasurer, and others at the discretion of the board.^[2]