Bruce Ferguson

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Allegiance New Zealand Name Bruce Ferguson Battles/wars Vietnam War		Rank Air Marshal Years of service 1969–2006
Born 14 July 1949 (age 75) Napier, New Zealand ( 1949-07-14 ) Service/branch Royal New Zealand Air Force Commands held Chief of Defence Force RNZAF Base Auckland RNZAF Operations Wing Central Flying School

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Air Marshal Sir Bruce Reid Ferguson, (born 14 July 1949) is a retired Royal New Zealand Air Force officer who served as Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force and Director of the Government Communications Security Bureau. He took up the appointment when the previous director, Warren Tucker, was appointed as Director of the Security Intelligence Service on 1 November 2006. Ferguson's term of appointment was for four years, stepping down from the role in 2011.

Previous to this he was the acting director of the New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, after he retired earlier in 2006 from a distinguished military career which culminated in four years as the New Zealand Chief of Defence Force.

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List of education and training qualifications

1970 – Graduated as RNZAF pilot

1989 – Graduated USAF Air War College

1995 – Graduated Royal College of Defence Studies

2000 – Graduated Ashridge Senior Executive Management Course

2001 – Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Strategic Studies College

2006 – Distinguished Fellow of the Institute for Strategic Leadership

List of career highlights and achievements

1969–73 – Pilot training/operational flying

1973–82 – Flying instructor/Commander, Search and Rescue detachment/operational flying

1982–84 – Commanding officer, Central Flying School

1984–86 – Staff officer to Chief of the Air Staff

1986–88 – Director, Air Force Personnel/USAF Air War College

1989–91 – Officer Commanding, RNZAF Operations Wing

1991–95 – Commander, RNZAF Base Auckland/Royal College of Defence Studies

1995–97 – Chief of Air Force Personnel

1997–2001 – Assistant Chief of Defence Force (Personnel)

2001–2006 – Chief of Defence Force

2006-2006 – Acting Director, Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM)

2006–2011 – Director, Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB)

List of awards

1977 – Queen's Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air

1984 – Air Force Cross

1994 – Officer of the Order of the British Empire

2006 – Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) (Distinguished Service Order) (Singapore)

2006 – Distinguished Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit

2009 – DCNZM redesignated as Knight Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit effective 5 June 2006'.

References

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