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Tim Groser
NationalFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$2,131,000
8 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$4,472,195
8 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
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 | Minister (Cabinet) | $275,000 |
| 2013 | Minister of Trade Also: Ordinary MP; Minister of Trade; Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister for Climate Change Issues | Minister (Cabinet) | $268,500 |
| 2012 | Minister of Trade Also: Ordinary MP; Minister of Trade; Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister Responsible for International Climate Change Negotiations; Minister for Climate Change Issues | Minister (Cabinet) | $262,700 |
| 2011 | Minister of Trade Also: Ordinary MP; Minister of Trade; Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister Responsible for International Climate Change Negotiations | Minister (Cabinet) | $257,800 |
| 2010 | Minister (Cabinet) Also: ["Minister (Cabinet)"] | Minister (Cabinet) | $248,000 |
| 2009 | Minister (Cabinet) Also: ["Minister (Cabinet)"] | Minister (Cabinet) | $248,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (8 years) | $2,131,000 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
Expense History
Role types: MP (Parliament) · Minister (Executive)
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2016 | Minister | - | - | - | $1,978 | - | $64,545 | $66,523 |
| 2015 | Minister | $38,163 | $1,005 | $14,849 | $36,282 | - | $634,551 | $724,848 |
| 2014 | Minister | $38,347 | $817 | $21,839 | $41,496 | - | $501,020 | $603,536 |
| 2013 | Minister | $37,398 | $1,063 | $12,377 | $50,278 | $665 | $707,786 | $808,901 |
| 2012 | Minister | $37,398 | $569 | $17,316 | $69,386 | $1,410 | $581,597 | $706,266 |
| 2011 | Minister | $37,089 | $1,883 | $21,717 | $74,025 | $604 | $497,281 | $632,600 |
| 2010 | Minister | $38,140 | $951 | $18,086 | $74,236 | - | $534,691 | $665,571 |
| 2009 | Minister | $8,937 | $755 | $15,439 | $49,665 | - | $189,156 | $263,951 |
MP expenses from Parliament disclosure. Minister expenses disclosed separately via DIA Executive disclosure. Years showing '-' may indicate the person held a ministerial role during that period.
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
- •Colombia – official visit
- •Chile – official visit
- •China (x3) – official visit
- •Russia (x2) – official visit
- •Singapore (x2) – official visit
- •Turkey – official visit The primary expenses relating to all of this travel were funded by the Crown. Some accommodation, internal flights, and/or incidental expenses were met by the host Government.
- •Belgium – official visit
- •Switzerland – official visit
- •Peru – official visit
- •Indonesia – official visit
- •Myanmar (x2) – official visit
- •Australia (x3) – official visit
- •Germany – official visit
- •Mexico – official visit
- •Saudi Arabia – official visit
- •Philippines – official visit ANNUAL RETURNS J. 7
- •Japan – official visit
- •France (x3) – official visit
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD House (home), Titirangi, Auckland Bare section (held in the name of Jolimont (Parliament) Superannuation Scheme), Kāpiti Coast
20144 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
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- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD House (home), Titirangi, Auckland
20135 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
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Gifts (1)
- •Greenpeace – Sheyne Tuffery print
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD House (home), Titirangi, Auckland
20126 declared interests▼
Gifts (2)
- •Fonterra – Corporate hospitality, Rugby World Cup
- •Emirates – Corporate hospitality, Rugby World Cup
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
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Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD Home, Titirangi, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
20114 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
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- •
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD House (home), Titirangi, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
20104 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
- •Westpac Banking Corporation Limited – mortgage – current standard floating rate – Westpac NZ(+1 linked)
- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD House (home), Auckland
20096 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Indian Overseas Group Limited – promote New Zealand/India trade
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Indonesia – present paper. Contributor to accommodation: International Policy Council.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
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- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD Section, Auckland
20088 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD Section, Auckland
Company Directorships (1)
- •India Trade Group – promote New Zealand/India trade
overseas travel costs (3)
- •Canada – bipartisan trade/tourism visit with Minister Goff for inaugural Vancouver flight. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Air New Zealand.
- •Australia – deliver paper on trade, discussions with Australian Trade Minister Truss. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Tasman Transparency Group (independent Australia/New Zealand trade grouping).
- •India – bilateral discussions with Minister Kamal Nath, deliver paper on international trade. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Indian Government.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
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- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Superannuation Fund Jolimont Super
20079 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •India Trade Group – New Zealand / India trade promotion
overseas travel costs (4)
- •Fiji – lead parliamentary seminar on WTO. Contributors to travel and accommodation: WTO Secretariat and Commonwealth Secretariat.
- •Switzerland – dispute settlement. Contributor to travel and accommodation: WTO Secretariat.
- •USA – speech to US Oil Seeds Conference. Contributor to travel and accommodation – US Oil Seeds.
- •Hungary – attend IPC (agriculture and trade think tank). Contributor to travel and accommodation – IPC.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
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- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Superannuation Fund Jolimont Super
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland Section, Auckland
20069 declared interests▼
Gifts (2)
- •Qantas – Chairman’s Lounge
- •Air New Zealand – Koru Club
overseas travel costs (2)
- •Canadian Grains Council. Contributor to accommodation – Canadian Grains Council.
- •Canada – to deliver keynote address to the Canadian Grains Council. Contributor to travel –
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (3)
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Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Superannuation Fund Jolimont Super
Real Property (1)
- •Apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Further apartment, Thorndon, Wellington Apartment, Auckland CBD Hotel room, Auckland CBD
Source: Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament
Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests