Denis McLean
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| Born | Denis Bazeley Gordon McLean 18 August 1930 Napier, New Zealand |
| Died | 30 March 2011 (aged 80) , New Zealand |
| Occupation | Public servant |
| Spouse | Anne Davidson |
| Children | 3 |
Denis Bazeley Gordon McLean
Early life, family and education
McLean was born in Napier. He was the eldest son of Gordon McLean, a newspaper editor, and Ruahine Smith. His family later lived in Auckland and Wellington.
McLean attended
In early 1958, McLean married Anne Davidson in Oxford,[2] and the couple went on to have three children.[3]
Career
After graduating from Oxford, McLean joined the New Zealand
In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, McLean was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[4]
After he retired from government service in 1995, McLean was appointed the Joan and James Warburg Chair of International Relations at
Works
McLean wrote three books: The Long Pathway, Te Araroa (1986), about walking the east coast of the North Island with his family; The Prickly Pair (2003), on Australia-New Zealand relations; and Howard Kippenberger: Dauntless Spirit (2008), a biography of the military commander Sir Howard Kippenberger. The common theme underlying the apparent diversity of McLean's writing was a fascination with New Zealand's evolving national identity.
Death
McLean died on 30 March 2011 at his home in Wellington.[3]
References
- ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- ^ Marriages. Vol. 6b. General Register Office, United Kingdom. March 1958. p. 2124. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ The Dominion Post. Archived from the originalon 12 January 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "No. 51774". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 17 June 1989. p. 31.
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