Timothy Harley Macindoe (born 1961)[1] is a New Zealand politician who has served as a member of the Hamilton City Council for the East Ward since 2024. Macindoe was previously a Member of Parliament for the Hamilton West electorate from 2008 to 2020. He served as the Minister of Customs for the final six months of the Fifth National Government.
Tim Macindoe | |
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.jpg) Macindoe in 2017 | |
| 62nd Minister of Customs | |
| In office 2 May 2017 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Bill English |
| Preceded by | Nicky Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Meka Whaitiri |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office 7 October 2014 – 2 May 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Louise Upston |
| Succeeded by | Jami-Lee Ross |
| Deputy Chief Government Whip | |
| In office 29 January 2013 – 7 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Louise Upston |
| Succeeded by | Jami-Lee Ross |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton West | |
| In office 8 November 2008 – 17 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Gallagher |
| Succeeded by | Gaurav Sharma |
| Hamilton City Councillor for the East Ward | |
| Assumed office 19 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ryan Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Harley Macindoe 1961 (age 62–63) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Anne |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Residence | Hamilton |
| Alma mater | Knox College, Otago[citation needed] University of Waikato |
| Profession | Teacher, chief executive |
| Committees | Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Committee |
| Website | National Party website |
Early life and career
editMacindoe was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and boarded at King's College for his secondary education.[2] He later attended Otago University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History.[3] Macindoe was a secondary teacher for 17 years. He taught at several independent schools, including Christ's College, King's College, and St Peter's School in Cambridge, where he was deputy principal for six years. He has also held roles in retail, agriculture and as a prison tutor.[3]
In 2009, Macindoe completed his second degree; an LLB from the University of Waikato.[4]
Immediately prior to his election to Parliament in 2008, he was chief executive of the Music and Art Waikato Trust (Arts Waikato), based in Hamilton.[3]
Early political career
editMacindoe made four unsuccessful attempts to enter Parliament before finally seeing success at the 2008 general election.
In 1996, Macindoe unsuccessfully stood for United New Zealand in the Karapiro electorate and was ranked 11th on the United party list.[5] He thereafter joined the National Party and stood unsuccessfully in 1999 (as a list-only candidate, ranked 52nd), 2002 (in Tauranga, ranked 39th), and 2005 (in Hamilton West, ranked 62nd).[citation needed]
Through the same period, Macindoe held senior roles within the New Zealand National Party, including as chairman of the Hamilton West electorate, deputy chair of National's Central North Island regional organisation, and Central North Island regional policy chair.[3]
Member of Parliament
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2011 | 49th | Hamilton West | 55 | National | |
| 2011–2014 | 50th | Hamilton West | 49 | National | |
| 2014–2017 | 51st | Hamilton West | 28 | National | |
| 2017–2020 | 52nd | Hamilton West | 25 | National | |
In the 2008 election, Macindoe won the Hamilton West electorate by a margin of 1,618 votes, defeating incumbent Labour MP Martin Gallagher.[6]
During his first term within Parliament, Macindoe was the deputy chair of the regulations review committee and a member of the social services committee.[7]
In the 2011 New Zealand general election, Macindoe again won Hamilton West, defeating Labour Party list MP Sue Moroney by a margin of 4,418 votes.[8] He continued sitting on the social services committee and also chaired the justice committee until 2013, when he was selected as the National Party's junior whip and transferred to the education and science committee.[7]
In the 2014 New Zealand general election, Macindoe retained Hamilton West, defeating Moroney with a majority of 5,784 votes.[9] Following the 2014 election, he was named as the National Party's senior whip.[7]
During Prime Minister Bill English's second ministerial reshuffle in April 2017, Macindoe was appointed as Minister of Customs, Associate Minister of Education and Associate Minister of Transport.[10] He held these positions for six months until the government was defeated at the 2017 general election.
In the 2017 New Zealand general election, Macindoe won Hamilton West by a margin of 7,731 votes, defeating Labour candidate Dr Gaurav Sharma.[11] Following the formation of the Sixth Labour Government in October 2017, Macindoe was appointed the party's spokesperson for ACC, seniors and civil defense. He was also shadow attorney general between 2019 and 2020, sat on the education and workforce and the justice committee, and was deputy chair of the foreign affairs, defence and trade committee.[7]
In late April 2020, Macindoe drew media attention and public criticism when he joked about pushing women off balconies during a live-stream session of the justice select committee during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Macindoe subsequently apologised for his remarks but insisted he was joking.[12][13]
At the 2020 general election, Macindoe was defeated in Hamilton West by Labour's Gaurav Sharma by a margin of 6,267 votes.[14] At number 23 on the National Party list, Macindoe was ranked too low to return to Parliament on the party list.[15][16] He did not seek the National Party nomination for the 2022 Hamilton West by-election, which was held following Sharma's resignation.[17]
Hamilton City Council
editMacindoe was elected to the East Ward of the Hamilton City Council in a February 2024 by-election, replacing Ryan Hamilton after he was elected to parliament.[18]
Personal life and community involvement
editHe is married to Anne Macindoe, and they have two daughters.[3] Outside Parliament, Macindoe is a parishioner at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Forest Lake;[3] and he is actively involved with a large number of organisations within his electorate including Orchestra Central Trustee, Waikato Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton Citizens' Band Society Vice-president, Epilepsy Waikato Charitable Trust (Patron), and NZ Agricultural Fieldays Society.[3]
Macindoe served on the boards of two local schools. Subsequently, he was chairperson of Waikato Diocesan School's PTA for four years.[3] For nearly five years he served as a trustee for Free FM (Waikato's access radio station). He also participated on the committee that planned Hamilton's 150th anniversary celebrations in 2014.[3] Previously, he chaired the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Orchestra Steering Committee, and he served on the steering committee that culminated in the establishment of Sistema Waikato.[3] He was a supporter of the Hamilton Hydrotherapy Pool Trust and dyed his hair blue in a successful fundraiser for the project in 2008.[3]
Political views
editSmacking
editMacindoe opposed the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill and supported the "no" vote in the corporal punishment referendum, 2009.[19]
Same-sex marriage
editMacindoe opposed the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013, which legalized same-sex marriage in New Zealand. In Parliament, Macindoe cited his committed Christian beliefs in supporting his position, arguing that same-sex relationships could "never be regarded as true marriage" because they were "intrinsically different", and that "the nature of marriage should not be interfered with".[20]
Euthanasia
editMacIndoe voted against the End of Life Choice Act 2019 at all three readings.[21][22][23]
Abortion
editMacIndoe voted against the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 at all three readings.[24][25][26]
References
edit- ^ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "2021 Honours Tie Recipient: Hon Tim Macindoe". www.kingscollege.school.nz. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "About Tim". Hon Tim Macindoe's website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Hamilton MP among hundreds of Waikato Uni graduates". University of Waikato. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Karapiro attracts hopefuls[dead link] Waikato Times, 23 April 1999
- ^ "Official Count Results: Hamilton West". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Hon Tim Macindoe". New Zealand Parliament. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Count Results : Hamilton West". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Official Count Results -- Hamilton West". Electoral Commission. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Davidson, Isaac (24 April 2017). "Prime Minister Bill English reveals new-look Cabinet". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Hamilton West - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Wade, Amelia (24 April 2020). "National MP Tim Macindoe slammed for joking about domestic violence". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Lynch, Jenna; Small, Zane (24 April 2020). "National MP Tim Macindoe apologises for joking about pushing women off a balcony". Newshub. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Hamilton West - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Election 2020: Departing Hamilton West MP Tim Macindoe bows out of politics, keeps options open". Stuff. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Whyte, Anna (18 October 2020). "Analysis: The winners, losers, new faces and goodbyes of election 2020". 1News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Ensor, Jamie (26 October 2022). "Macindoe not seeking National Party candidacy for Hamilton West by-election". Newshub. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Tim Macindoe confirmed as Hamilton's East ward councillor". RNZ. 19 February 2024.
- ^ Akoorie, Natalie (13 July 2009). "Macindoe won't toe party line". Waikato Times. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Gay marriage bill passes first hurdle, faces select committee". TVNZ. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Euthanasia bill passes first reading". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Cooke, Henry (26 June 2019). "Euthanasia bill passes second reading". Stuff. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "End of Life Choice Bill — In Committee—Clauses 1 and 2 - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Abortion Legislation Bill: How the MPs voted". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Abortion law reform passes comfortably to next stage". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Abortion Legislation Bill — Third Reading - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.