Tim Groser

Tim Groser
New Zealand Ambassador
to the United States
In office
2016–2018
Preceded byMike Moore
Succeeded byRosemary Banks
10th Minister of Trade
In office
19 November 2008 – 14 December 2015
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded byPhil Goff
Succeeded byTodd McClay
4th Minister for Climate Change Issues
In office
27 January 2010[1] – 14 December 2015
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Succeeded byPaula Bennett
Minister of Conservation
In office
19 November 2008 – 27 January 2010[1]
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded bySteve Chadwick
Succeeded byKate Wilkinson
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National Party List
In office
17 September 2005 – 19 December 2015
Succeeded byMaureen Pugh
Personal details
Born (1950-03-06) 6 March 1950 (age 74)
Perth, Scotland
NationalityNew Zealand
Political partyNational
SpouseMilda Emza (m. 1996; div.)
RelationsJohn Groser (grandfather)[2]

Timothy John Groser (born 6 March 1950) is a New Zealand former politician and diplomat. A member of the New Zealand National Party, Groser was a Member of Parliament between 2005 and 2015. He held the offices of Minister of Trade, Minister of Conservation, and Minister for Climate Change in the Fifth National Government.

Previously, Groser was a diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and served as New Zealand's ambassador to the World Trade Organization from 2002 to 2005 and ambassador to Indonesia from 1994 to 1997. He resigned from Parliament on 19 December 2015 to take up the role of New Zealand's ambassador to the United States of America, which he held from January 2016 until August 2018, when he retired.

  1. ^ a b "John Key announces Cabinet reshuffle". The New Zealand Herald. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  2. ^ Venter, Nick (28 May 2005). "Master of Compromise". The Dominion Post. Wellington. p. B5 – via ProQuest.