Martyn Dunne

Ministry of Primary Industries
Ministry of Primary Industries
	In office; 2013–2018
High Commissioner of New Zealand to Australia
	In office; 2011–2013
Preceded by	John Larkindale
Succeeded by	Chris Seed
Comptroller of the New Zealand Customs Service
	In office; 2004–2011
Personal details
Born	Martyn John Dunne; 16 January 1950 (age 74); Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Martyn John Dunne,

New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia based in Canberra. He was Comptroller of Customs and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service (2004–2011) after a career as soldier in the New Zealand Army from 1970 ending his military career in 2004 as Commander Joint Forces New Zealand with the rank of major general. In September 1999, Dunne led the New Zealand Force East Timor during New Zealand's largest deployment since World War II, and as the Senior National Officer and, with the rank of brigadier, commanded the Dili Command, an operational formation in the International Force East Timor, until 2000.^[1]

Early life

Dunne was born on 16 January 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand. He received his secondary education at St Peter's College, Auckland.

Army career

Dunne began his military service with the Territorial Force of the

South Rhodesia. In July 1989, Dunne was appointed commandant of the Officer Cadet School in Waiouru and promoted to lieutenant colonel. In September 1999 he was deployed with the New Zealand Force East Timor as the senior national officer. He was promoted to brigadier in October 1999 and commanded Dili Command, an operational formation in the International Force East Timor (INTERFET). In that capacity in East Timor, Dunne commanded New Zealand Forces and international troops during New Zealand's largest deployment since World War II. He was promoted to the rank of major general on 2 April 2001 prior to assuming his appointment as Commander Joint Forces New Zealand

(COMJFNZ), which post he held until 2004.

Dunne is a graduate from the

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours, following his service in East Timor.^[2]

Public service

Dunne was comptroller and chief executive of the New Zealand Customs Service from September 2004 until March 2011. During his time with the New Zealand Customs Service, he has also served on a number of state sector leadership and advisory boards, including the Leadership Development Centre. In June 2008, Dunne was elected chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), an intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. He continued this role throughout his service with New Zealand Customs. In March 2011, Dunne became

Ministry for Primary Industries beginning on 18 November 2013.^[4]^[5] He retired from the MPI role in 2018.^[6]

Dunne was appointed a

Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to the State, in the 2019 New Year Honours.^[7]

Honours and awards

	Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM)	2000
	Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)	2019^[7]
	New Zealand Operational Service Medal
	East Timor Medal
	New Zealand Armed Forces Award
	New Zealand Defence Service Medal with 3 clasps	Regular, Territorial & National Service
	Rhodesia Medal
	International Force East Timor Medal (Australia)

Notes

^ The Defence Portfolio Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002, Major-General M.J. (Martyn) Dunne, CNZM:[1] Archived 14 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2000 (including Special List for East Timor)". DPMC. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^ Media Release, Hon Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs, McCully names new NZ High Commissioner to Canberra, Official website of the NZ Government, 26 January 2011
^ "New Primary Industries boss named", NZ Farmer, via Stuff News, 1 October 2013. (Retrieved 1 October 2013)
^ Senior Leadership team, Ministry of Primary Enterprise (Retrieved 27 February 2015)
^ "Appointments of public service chief executives" Press Release, State Services Commission, 12 June 2018. (Retrieved 6 April 2019)
^ ^a ^b "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

References

The Defence Portfolio: Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002, Major-General M.J. (Martyn) Dunne, CNZM:[2]. This article incorporates text from this source, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
"Appointment of CEO of NZ Customs Service" New Zealand Herald, Press Release: State Services Commission 24 August 2004 14:43, Retrieved 5 March 2008 from The Knowledge Basket database: [3]
Ron Crosby, NZSAS: The First Fifty Years, Viking (Penguin), Auckland 2009.

Military offices
New title	Commander Joint Forces New Zealand 2001–2004	Succeeded by Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by John Larkindale	New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia 2011–2013	Succeeded by Chris Seed

[1] The Defence Portfolio Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002, Major-General M.J. (Martyn) Dunne, CNZM:[1] Archived 14 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine.

[CNZM-2] "The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2000 (including Special List for East Timor)". DPMC. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

[3] Media Release, Hon Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs, McCully names new NZ High Commissioner to Canberra, Official website of the NZ Government, 26 January 2011

[4] "New Primary Industries boss named", NZ Farmer, via Stuff News, 1 October 2013. (Retrieved 1 October 2013)

[5] Senior Leadership team, Ministry of Primary Enterprise (Retrieved 27 February 2015)

[6] "Appointments of public service chief executives" Press Release, State Services Commission, 12 June 2018. (Retrieved 6 April 2019)

[2019_NYH-7] "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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