Denise Adrienne Lee is a New Zealand politician who was the National Party's Member of Parliament for the Maungakiekie electorate from 2017 to 2020.
10 Facts About Denise Lee
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Denise Lee was previously an Auckland Council local body councillor.
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Denise Lee was married and known as Denise Krum during the start of her political career, before returning to her maiden name following the 2016 local election.
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Denise Lee later left United Future and joined the New Zealand National Party.
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Denise Lee stood on the party list during the 2011 election but was not ranked high enough to be elected.
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Denise Lee ran on the Auckland Future ticket during the 2016 local elections, and was re-elected with an increased majority.
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On 7 March 2017 Denise Lee was selected as National's candidate for Maungakiekie.
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Denise Lee was elected at the 2017 general election with a majority of almost 2000 votes.
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Denise Lee resigned from her position as councillor for the Maungakiekie-Tamaki ward, effective 12 October 2017, triggering a by-election held on 17 February 2018.
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In 2021 Denise Lee returned to local government when she was elected as a trustee of Entrust, a trust for electricity consumers in Auckland.