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

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, 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. Following his retirement, in July 2012, he was appointed as a Justice of the Peace for New Zealand. Previous to this he was the acting

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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.

Early life and family

Ferguson was born in Napier on 14 July 1949, the son of Phyllis and Arthur Ferguson, and educated at

Tauranga Boys' College , motto_translation = I take up the work and I carry it through , coordinates = , type = State Secondary school , established = 1958 , MOE = 121 , principal = Andrew Turner , decile = 6N , years = 9 – 13 , upp ...

. In 1974, he married Rosemary Rondel, and the couple went on to have three children.

List of education and training qualifications

* 1970 – Graduated as

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pilot * 1989 – Graduated

USAF Air War College The Air War College (AWC) is the senior Professional Military Education (PME) school of the U.S. Air Force. A part of the United States Air Force's Air University, AWC emphasizes the employment of air, space, and cyberspace in joint operatio ...

* 1995 – Graduated

Royal College of Defence Studies The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) instructs the most promising senior officers of the British Armed Forces, His Majesty's Diplomatic Service and Civil Service in national defence and international security matters at the highest lev ...

* 2000 – Graduated Ashridge Senior Executive Management Course * 2001 –

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, 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,

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* 1984–86 –

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to Chief of the Air Staff * 1986–88 – Director, Air Force Personnel/USAF Air War College * 1989–91 –

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Operations Wing * 1991–95 – Commander,

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* 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,

(GCSB)

List of honours and awards

* 1977 –

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air The Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, formerly the King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, was a merit award for flying service awarded by the United Kingdom between 1942 and 1994. It was replaced by the Queen’ ...

in the

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* 1984 – Air Force Cross in the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours * 1990 – New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal * 1994 – Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours * 2006 –

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) ( eng, Distinguished Service Order (Military)) is a decoration awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces and allied military members for exceptionally distinguished service or merit in senior comma ...

(Distinguished Service Order) (Singapore) * 2006 –

Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rend ...

, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force, in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours * 2009 – DCNZM redesignated as

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rend ...

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