LTGEN Mateparae
Prime Minister John Key recently announced the appointment of Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae as the next Director of the Government Communications Security Bureau, effective 7 February 2011.
LTGEN Mateparae said, “Over the past four and a half years I have been fortunate and honoured to have had the opportunity to lead the men and women, uniformed and civilian, full time and part time, who serve in the New Zealand Defence Force.
"Selection of my successor is in hand and I expect an appointment to be announced by 10 November 2010. In the meantime, there remains much work to do around our on-going operational commitments and in preparation for the Government’s Defence White Paper.”