Official Secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand
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.
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 | ||||
| | ||||
| 8 | Tia Barrett | 2004–2005 | Cartwright | |
| 9 | Andrew Renton-Green QSO |
2005–2007 | | |
| | ||||
| 10 | Adrian Simcock | 2007 | Satyanand | |
| 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
Categories:
- Government of New Zealand