Age, Biography and Wiki
Tim Groser was born on 6 March, 1950 in Perth, Scotland, is a New Zealand politician and ambassador. Discover Tim Groser's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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74 years old |
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6 March, 1950 |
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6 March |
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Perth, Scotland |
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New Zealand
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Tim Groser Height, Weight & Measurements
At 74 years old, Tim Groser height not available right now. We will update Tim Groser's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Tim Groser's Wife?
His wife is Milda Emza (m. 1996; div.)
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Milda Emza (m. 1996; div.) |
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Tim Groser Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tim Groser worth at the age of 74 years old? Tim Groser’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from New Zealand. We have estimated Tim Groser's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Timothy John Groser (born 6 March 1950) is a New Zealand politician and diplomat.
He was born in Perth, Scotland and came to New Zealand with his parents in 1958.
After completing his education at Victoria University of Wellington he served as a policy adviser in a number of key departments including Treasury, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Prime Minister's Advisory Group under Robert Muldoon.
In the 1980s he was appointed New Zealand's chief agricultural negotiator in the GATT Uruguay round before being promoted to Chief Negotiator midway through negotiations.
He subsequently became New Zealand's ambassador to Indonesia from 1994 to 1997.
Groser converted to Islam to marry Milda Emza, an Indonesian Muslim and his second wife, in 1996, during his tenure as ambassador to Indonesia.
They are no longer married.
Between 2002 and 2005, Groser has served as New Zealand's Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and as the WTO's chairman of agricultural negotiations.
He was heavily involved in the Doha round of discussions.
A member of the New Zealand National Party, Groser was a Member of Parliament between 2005 and 2015, and a cabinet minister between 2008 and 2015.
In 2005 Groser opted to leave the civil service and run for Parliament.
He was selected to stand as a list-only candidate for the National Party in the 2005 election.
After the 2008 election he was given a Cabinet position with the Conservation and Trade portfolios.
Groser made international headlines in late 2012 when he said that the New Zealand Government would not sign up for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.
Tim Groser said the 15-year-old agreement was outdated, and that New Zealand was "ahead of the curve" in looking for a replacement that would include developing nations.
In December 2012, the New Zealand Government announced that it was supporting Groser's bid to become the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization, a position which became vacant at the end of May 2013 with the retirement of Pascal Lamy.
He was placed 13th on the list and as a result was comfortably elected.
Groser's bid was eventually unsuccessful and the Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevêdo was elected as the Director General of the WTO in May 2013.
He resigned from Parliament on 19 December 2015 to take up the role of New Zealand's ambassador to the United States of America.
On 22 March 2015, The Intercept news website claimed that New Zealand's signals intelligence agency, the Government Communications Security Bureau, had spied on other WTO directorship contenders on behalf of Groser.
Known targets included candidates from Brazil, Costa Rica, Ghana, Jordan, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, and South Korea.
Despite no official announcement having been made, New Zealand media reported earlier in 2015 that Groser was "widely expected" to replace Mike Moore as ambassador to the United States.
This was confirmed by prime minister John Key on 7 December 2015, with Groser relinquishing his roles on 14 December.
In July 2015, Groser said he believed reasonable people were being "whipped up into a frenzy" over issues like pharmaceutical costs and investor-state dispute settlement by people who, for ideological reasons, oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
Groser resigned from Parliament on 19 December 2015 to take up the role of New Zealand's ambassador to the United States of America.
Groser will take up his post as ambassador in early 2016.
He served a three-year appointment until August 2018.
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters denied that Groser had been recalled, stating that Groser had not sought an extension to his three-year term as Ambassador.
According to Stuff, the New Zealand Government was unhappy with Groser's failure in securing an exemption from the Trump Administration's steel tariffs.
On 10 July 2023, Groser welcomed New Zealand's recently signed free trade agreement with the European Union, stating that the "deal is more valuable strategically and politically than economically for the EU bloc, and helps New Zealand diversify away from China."
