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Career MP Salary
$2,131,000
8 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$4,472,195
8 years of data
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Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Timothy 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.
Salary & Role History
8 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Minister (Cabinet) Also: ["Minister (Cabinet)"] | Minister (Cabinet) | $296,000(highest) |
| 2015 | Minister of Trade Also: Ordinary MP; Minister of Trade; Minister for Climate Change Issues | Minister (Cabinet) | $275,000 |
| 2014 | Minister of Trade Also: Ordinary MP; Minister of Trade; Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister for Climate Change Issues |
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
10 years of declarations201527 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (23)
- •United States of America – official visit
- •Tunisia – official visit
- •Morocco – official visit
- •Kuwait – official visit
- •United Arab Emirates – official visit
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests