John Larkindale
John Larkindale New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia | |
|---|---|
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Lackey |
| Succeeded by | Martyn Dunne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Peter Larkindale 1946 (age 77–78) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of charge-transfer complexes (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | David J. Simkin |
John Peter Larkindale QSO (born 1946) is a former New Zealand public servant and diplomat, whose overseas postings including ambassador to the Russian Federation and high commissioner to Australia.
Biography
Larkindale was born in Wellington in 1946,PhD at McGill University in Canada in 1971.[2][5] His doctoral thesis, supervised by David J. Simkin, was titled Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of charge-transfer complexes.[6]
Larkindale joined the staff of the
CHOGM summit held in Auckland
the following year.
In the
Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[7]
Between 1996 and 1999, Larkindale was the
high commissioner to Australia, in which role he served from 2006 until his retirement in 2011.[2]
Larkindale became a member of the board of the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) in 2012, and in March 2013 he was elected president of IPANZ.[2]
References
- ^ Ben M. Cahoon. "Tokelau". Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "New president for IPANZ". Institute of Public Administration New Zealand. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Library catalogue search". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-475-12408-1. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Library cataglogue search". McGill University. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Larkindale, J.P. (1971). Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of charge-transfer complexes. Montreal: McGill University. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 54256". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 30 December 1995. p. 34.