Martyn Dunne

Martyn Dunne
Martyn John Dunne
Born 16 January 1950
Auckland, New Zealand
Allegiance New Zealand New Zealand
Service/branch New Zealand Army
Years of service 1970 – 2004
Rank Major General
Commands held included: Dili Command, International Force in East Timor; Commander Joint Forces New Zealand (CJFNZ)
Awards Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Other work Comptroller of Customs and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service (2004-2011); New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia (2011-present)

Martyn John Dunne CNZM (2000), (born 1950), soldier and senior public servant, is New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia. He was Comptroller of Customs and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service (2004–2011) and was a career 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 in East Timor, INTERFET until 2000.[1]

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Early life

Dunne was born on 16 January 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand. He completed his secondary education at St Peter's College, Auckland.[2]

Army career

Dunne began his military service with the Territorial Force of the New Zealand Army in 1971. He was transferred to the Regular Force in October 1977 at the rank of Lieutenant, in the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. He was posted to 1 Ranger Squadron, New Zealand Special Air Service, Papakura, and employed as a Troop Commander. As Captain, he was deployed overseas with the New Zealand Army Truce Monitoring Contingent in 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 in 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 Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies and from the Australian Command and Staff College. He has a Master of Arts Degree in Strategic Studies from La Trobe University, Melbourne. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2000 following his service in East Timor.

Public Service

Martyn 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, Martyn 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.

Diplomat

In March 2011, Martyn Dunne assumed the position of New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia located in Canberra.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ The Defence Portfolio Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002, Major-General M.J. (Martyn) Dunne, CNZM:[1].
  2. ^ Rick Maxwell, St Peter's College, Auckland, Simerlocy Press, Auckland, 2008, p. 22.
  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

References/Sources

  • The Defence Portfolio: Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002, Major-General M.J. (Martyn) Dunne, CNZM:[2].
  • "Appointment of CEO Of NZ Customs Service" New Zealand Herald, Press Release: State Services Commission 24-08-2004 14:43, Retrieved March 5, 2008 from The Knowledge Basket database: [3]
  • Rick Maxwell, St Peter's College, Auckland, Simerlocy Press, Auckland, 2008
  • Ron Crosby, NZSAS: The First Fifty Years, Viking (Penguin), Auckland 2009.

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