Mark Prebble
Mark Prebble State Services Commissioner | |
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In office May 2004 – 30 June 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
Preceded by | Michael Wintringham |
Succeeded by | Iain Rennie |
Deputy Secretary to the Treasury | |
Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
In office 1998–2004 | |
Preceded by | Simon Murdoch |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Auckland, New Zealand |
Relatives | Richard Prebble (brother) Tom Prebble (brother) Antonia Prebble (niece) |
Mark Prebble
Early life and education
Prebble was born in
Prebble was educated at the University of Auckland, where he graduated with an MA in Economics, and at Victoria University of Wellington, where he earned a doctorate in public policy in 1990. His thesis was titled An Integrated Approach to Redistribution: Issues of Policy, Economics and Information.[4] Prebble tutored economics at Auckland and Wellington.[citation needed]
Career
Prebble joined the Treasury in 1977, rising to Deputy Secretary of the Department, and acted as Acting Secretary twice. While in non-executive roles at the Treasury, he was an organiser for the Public Service Association, the principal trade union for public servants.
In 1998, Prebble became Secretary of the
In 2004, Prebble was appointed
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Photo of Mark Prebble by Andrew Gorrie/ Dominion Post |
Personal life
Prebble's first wife died in a blizzard on Aoraki / Mount Cook. He remarried, and has two sons and two daughters.[3] His second wife, Lesley Bagnall, died in 2022.[8]
Honours
In the 2009 New Year Honours, Prebble was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for public services.[9]
References
- The Dominion Post. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ The Dominion Post. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Backstage boffin in limelight". The New Zealand Herald. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
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- ^ a b Berry, Ruth (2 March 2004). "Former 'Rogernome' to lead public service". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ "Prebble regrets not saying Corngate information withheld". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Ministry boss to suffer for sacking". Stuff.co.nz. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- Dominion Post. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2017.