Rebecca Kitteridge
Rebecca Lucy Kitteridge CVO (born c. 1965) is the current director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service.[1]
Rebecca Kitteridge | |
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Kitteridge in 2010 | |
7th Director-General of Security | |
Assumed office May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | John Key (2014-16) Bill English (2016-17) Jacinda Ardern (2017-) |
Preceded by | Warren Tucker |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964/1965 (age 55–57) |
Life
Kitteridge attended Upper Hutt College, and is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington.[2]
She was Secretary of the Cabinet from 2008 to November 2013.[3][4] During the last six months of this time she was seconded to the GCSB to carry out a review of compliance systems and processes there, in response to concerns of illegal spying on Kim Dotcom.[5][6]
On 25 Mach 2014, Kitteridge was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order upon relinquishing her roles as Secretary of the Cabinet and Clark of the Executive Council, and was invested by the Queen in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace.[7][8] In 2017, Kitteridge won the Public Policy Award at the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards.[9]
References
- "The trailblazing women who guard our security", 8 May 2015, ADLSI
- "We're about security not spying: SIS chief". NZ Herald. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- "Ms Rebecca Kitteridge, Director New Zealand Security Intelligence Service". NZSIS. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- "Rebecca Kitteridge named new SIS director". New Zealand Herald. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- "Review of Compliance at GCSB", Rebecca Kitteridge, March 2013, GCSB.govt.nz
- "Kitteridge report 'pretty damning' – Key", 14 April 2013, NBR
- "Buckingham Palace". Court Circular. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "Royal Victorian Order". New Zealand Gazette (38). 3 April 2014. p. 1092.
- "My Food Bag founder Cecilia Robinson supreme winner at Women of Influence awards". Stuff. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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Preceded by Warren Tucker |
Director-General of Security 2014–present |
Incumbent |