Lester John Castle (13 July 1921 – 26 November 1986) was the Chief Ombudsman of

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from 1984 to 1986. In this role, he was responsible for investigating complaints against central and local government agencies, including Ministers of the Crown. Castle was born in

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in 1921.Lester John Castle CMG, 1921 – 1986
my.lawsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 27 January 2013. He was the son of Sydney Castle, also a lawyer, and attended Christ's College, Christchurch and Victoria University College, graduating LLB in 1947. He became a Wellington solicitor, Council member and President of both Wellington Law Society and the

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. He was appointed an ombudsman in 1977, and Chief Ombudsman in 1984, holding this position until his death in Wellington on 26 November 1986. Castle was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours, and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal the same year.

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