Lou Gardiner
Lou Gardiner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1952 Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit |
| Other work | Chief executive, Crimestoppers New Zealand |
ONZM (4 August 1952 – 18 July 2015) was a New Zealand military officer. He served as Chief of Army
from 2006 to 2009, and later was the chief executive of Crimestoppers New Zealand.
Early life and family
Born in Wellington in 1952,[1] Gardiner was the son of Shirley and Dan Gardiner.[2] He received his secondary education at St Patrick's College, Wellington.[3]
Military career
After enlisting in the
Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies in Canberra, Gardiner was appointed director of resource policy and plans at the New Zealand Defence Force headquarters in late 1997. He was promoted to brigadier in December 1998 and appointed deputy Chief of Staff, but was appointed Land Commander a week later. He was reappointed deputy Chief of Staff in December 1999 and the following July he received a 12-month posting as chief military observer with the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. He was appointed Head New Zealand Defence Staff, Canberra, in 2001.[1]
In the
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of his military operational service.[4]
Gardiner was promoted to the rank of major general and appointed Commander Joint Forces New Zealand in late 2004. He served as Chief of Army from May 2006 to May 2009.[1]
Later life
Following his retirement from the New Zealand Defence Force, Gardiner was the chief executive of Crimestoppers New Zealand.[1] In 2014 he was appointed director of leadership at Scots College in Wellington.[5] He died of cancer on 18 July 2015,[6] and was buried at Akatarawa Cemetery.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Major General (RDT) L J (Lou) Gardiner, ONZM". Ministry of Defence. 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Louis Gardiner death notice". New Zealand Herald. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ St Patrick's College, School Roll 1885–1985 (retrieved 16 August 2015)
- ^ "New Year honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Yule, Graeme (2014). "Welcome to the 2014 school year". Scots College. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Former army chief Lou Gardiner dies". Stuff.co.nz. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Cemetery enquiry". Upper Hutt City Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.