Don Hunn
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Don Hunn High Commissioner | |
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In office 1976–1979 | |
Preceded by | Paul Cotton |
Succeeded by | Rod Gates |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 December 1934 |
Donald Kent Hunn
Education
Hunn attended
Diplomatic career
Hunn joined the
State Services Commissioner
Hunn returned to New Zealand in 1982 as a
During his time as SSC, Hunn was responsible for a major reorginatisation of the public service with the introduction of the State Sector Act 1988. This involved transforming the
In 1990, Hunn was awarded the
Retirement
In his retirement, Hunn was appointed Chairman of
Hunn has been appointed to chair numerous New Zealand government reviews and inquiries, including the 1999 review of the activities of the Department of Work and Income, a review of "leaky building syndrome", the review of the 1999 General Election, the review of the organisation of Defence Services in New Zealand, among many others.
Hunn is presently a Fellow of the Victoria University School of Government, and a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Public Administration. He served on the board of the Royal New Zealand Ballet for a period until February 2012.[3]
In August 2007, State Services Commissioner Mark Prebble appointed Hunn to investigate the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Madeleine Setchell from the Ministry for the Environment, following allegations that Environment Minister David Benson-Pope used political influence to have her removed from her position.
Personal life
Hunn married Janine Tattersfield in the 1960s, and the couple went on to have two children.
References
- ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "New Year honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Charities Commission". Charities Services. Retrieved 28 November 2019.