Tim van de Molen


Timothy John van de Molen is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.

Personal life

Van de Molen lives in Tamahere, Waikato and has worked as a farmer and a rural manager for Rabobank. In 2013, Tim won the NZ Young Farmer of the Year Award after coming runner up in 2011. He is married and has a daughter and son.

Political career

At the 2017 general election van de Molen stood in the electorate of. He had not previously stood for parliament or other office. The Waikato electorate has been held by the National party since 1938, apart from two periods where the electorate did not exist. van de Molen was selected by National to replace Lindsay Tisch as their candidate; Tisch had held the electorate from 2008 to 2017 but decided not to seek re-election.

Member of parliament

Van de Molen serves as the National Party's Third Whip, subordinate to the party's Senior Whip.