The official secretary to the governor-general of New Zealand is a member in the household of the governor-general of New Zealand. They are the general manager of Government House, Wellington and Government House, Auckland. Prior to 1917 they were known as the private secretary to the governor.[citation needed]
The Secretary is employed by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
List of official secretaries
| Name | Portrait | Term | Governor-General | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Cecil Day CMG CBE |
|
28 June 1917 – 1936 | Liverpool |
| Jellicoe | ||||
| Fergusson | ||||
| Bledisloe | ||||
| Galway | ||||
| 2 | David Fouhy CVO CBE |
31 July 1936 – 30 November 1960 | | |
| Newall | ||||
| Freyberg | ||||
| Norrie | ||||
| Cobham | ||||
| 3 | David Williams CVO CBE |
1 December 1960 – 31 July 1977 | | |
| Fergusson | ||||
| Porritt | ||||
| Blundell | ||||
| 4 | James Brown CVO |
1 August 1977 – 1985 | | |
| Holyoake | ||||
| Beattie | ||||
| 5 | Paul Canham LVO |
1985–1990 | | |
| Reeves | ||||
| 6 | Ken Richardson CVO QSO |
1990–1993 | | |
| Tizard | ||||
| 7 | Hugo Judd CVO QSO |
|
1993–2004 | |
| Hardie Boys | ||||
| Cartwright | ||||
| 8 | Tia Barrett | 2004–2005 | | |
| 9 | Andrew Renton-Green QSO |
2005–2007 | | |
| Satyanand | ||||
| 10 | Adrian Simcock | 2007 | | |
| 11 | Rob Taylor | 
|
2008–2010 | |
| 12 | Niels Holm | 
|
2010–2014 | |
| Mateparae | ||||
| 13 | Greg Baughen | 
|
2014–2021 | |
| Reddy | ||||
| 14 | Alice Ropata | 
|
2021–present | |
| Kiro |
See also
External links
- DPMC Organisation Chart, accessed 26 December 2014
- About DPMC, accessed 26 December 2014
- Management at Government House, accessed 8 September 2014
This page was last edited on 24 March 2024, at 18:36