The official secretary to the governor-general of New Zealand is a member in the household of the governor-general of New Zealand. They are the general manager of Government House, Wellington and Government House, Auckland. Prior to 1917 they were known as the private secretary to the governor.
The Secretary is employed by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
List of official secretaries Name Portrait Term Governor-General 1 Sir Cecil Day 28 June 1917 – 1936 Liverpool Jellicoe Fergusson Bledisloe Galway 2 David Fouhy 31 July 1936 – 30 November 1960 Newall Freyberg Norrie Cobham 3 David Williams 1 December 1960 – 31 July 1977 Fergusson Porritt Blundell 4 James Brown 1 August 1977 – 1985 Holyoake Beattie 5 Paul Canham 1985–1990 Reeves 6 Ken Richardson 1990–1993 Tizard 7 Hugo Judd 1993–2004 Hardie Boys Cartwright 8 Tia Barrett 2004–2005 9 Andrew Renton-Green 2005–2007 Satyanand 10 Adrian Simcock 2007 11 Rob Taylor 2008–2010 12 Niels Holm 2010–2014 Mateparae 13 Greg Baughen 2014–2021 Reddy 14 Alice Ropata 2021–present Kiro
See also Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia Secretary to the Governor General of Canada
External links DPMC Organisation Chart, accessed 26 December 2014 About DPMC, accessed 26 December 2014 Management at Government House, accessed 8 September 2014