- Maarten Wevers
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name =Maarten Wevers
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office =Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
term_start =2004
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primeminister =Helen Clark
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office2 = High Commissioner toPapua New Guinea
term_start2 =1993
term_end2 =1994
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office3 = Ambassador toJapan
term_start3 =1994
term_end3 =1997
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birth_place =Netherlands
birth_date =1952 Maarten Laurens Wevers,
CNZM (born1952 ) is aNew Zealand diplomat andpublic servant , who served as New Zealand's High Commissioner toPapua New Guinea and Ambassador toJapan . He is currently the Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.Wevers was born in
the Netherlands and emigrated to New Zealand when he was just over one year old.Wevers graduated from
Victoria University of Wellington with aBSc and BA (Hons) ineconomics . He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Division, in 1977 and in 1982 was Second Secretary at the New Zealand Embassy in Japan. From 1985 to 1987 he was Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,David Lange , in Wellington before being seconded to the Institute of Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington to undertake research on relations between Japan and New Zealand.Between 1989 - 1992 Wevers served as Counsellor in the New Zealand Embassy, Brussels before becoming High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (1993-1994) and as Ambassador to Japan (1994-1997).
In 1999 Wevers was appointed Chair of the
APEC Senior Officials Meeting, during New Zealand’s APEC year.In 2000, Wevers left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become regional director of New Zealand Post International Limited and General Manager, Government Business, for New Zealand Post Limited.
In 2004, Wevers was appointed Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
In 2000 he was appointed a
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM).
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