Tim Groser
Tim Groser | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 2016–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Moore |
| Succeeded by | Rosemary Banks |
| 10th Minister of Trade | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 14 December 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Phil Goff |
| Succeeded by | Todd McClay |
| 4th Minister for Climate Change Issues | |
| In office 27 January 2010 – 14 December 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Succeeded by | Paula Bennett |
| Minister of Conservation | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 27 January 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Steve Chadwick |
| Succeeded by | Kate Wilkinson |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party List | |
| In office 17 September 2005 – 19 December 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Maureen Pugh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1950 Perth, Scotland |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Milda Emza (m. 1996; div.) |
| Relations | John Groser (grandfather) |
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.