Allegiance New Zealand Name Tony Parr Rank Rear Admiral | Years of service 1980–2012 | |
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Died (1955-08-04) 4 August 1955 (age 60) Commands held Chief of NavyHMNZS Te ManaHMNZS WaikatoHMNZS Pukaki | ||
Tony parr
Rear Admiral Anthony Jonathan "Tony" Parr, ONZM, MVO (born 4 August 1955) was the Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy from April 2009 to November 2012. He was succeeded by Rear Admiral Jack Steer.
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Early life
Parr was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He was raised in Fiji and attended New Plymouth Boys' High School as a boarder. He graduated from the University of Waikato in 1977 with a Bachelor of Social Science in politics and after completing the first year of a Bachelor of Law degree in 1979, he joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in January 1980 in the rank of sub lieutenant.
Naval career
During his naval career, Parr served aboard the ships HMNZS Taranaki, HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Wellington. He also served as the commanding officer of HMNZS Pukaki, HMNZS Waikato and HMNZS Te Mana.
Since leaving Te Mana, Parr served at HQ Joint Forces New Zealand, holding a number of senior positions in the RNZN.